The transit comes as Taiwan is conducting wartime readiness exercises and a major U.S.-led naval exercise is underway near Hawaii.
Beijing will use anyone as ‘a bargaining chip to keep its supply chains open’ and Americans working or traveling in China should take note, a researcher warns.
ISIS has declared a new phase of activity in Syria and has carried out several terrorist attacks since February against the government of Ahmed al-Sharaa.
The US president criticized ‘fake news’ reporting on tolls, and separately noted that ’no money has been given to Iran.’
The economic committee gave the green light to the European Central Bank’s proposal for a eurozone-wide digital currency.
The three nations issued a joint statement saying that the safety of seafarers and vessels must be ‘guaranteed and respected.’
Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House FIFA Task Force, said the easing of restrictions was always planned if things went smoothly.