US Changes Vaccine Strategy, WHO Says Herd Immunity Will Not Be Achieved in 2021

VOA — The United States is changing vaccine strategies, releasing millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses it was holding back for use as second shots to inoculate Americans older than 65, as well... Read more »

US military leaders blast ‘insurrection’ at Capitol

DW — Top ranking members of the US armed forces have decried the far-right violence from Donald Trump’s supporters and confirmed that Joe Biden will be inaugurated on January 20.   The... Read more »

Vast Majority of Americans See Their Democracy as Under Threat, Poll Finds

VOA — Nearly three-quarters of U.S. voters say democracy is under threat in the wake of a deadly mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to a new poll by Quinnipiac University.... Read more »

FBI Looking at Threats to Biden’s Inauguration 

VOA — Concerns are growing that the storming of the U.S. Capitol last week by extremists supporting U.S. President Donald Trump may be the start of what could be a series of... Read more »

Democrats to officially call on Mike Pence to oust Donald Trump

DW — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats will proceed with impeachment proceedings if the US vice president refuses to declare Donald Trump unfit for office.   US House Speaker Nancy... Read more »

In Extraordinary Rebuke, US Diplomats Blast Trump for Capitol Riot

VOA — WASHINGTON – In a highly unusual move, American diplomats have drafted two cables condemning President Donald Trump’s incitement of the deadly assault on the Capitol and calling for administration officials... Read more »

US House Democrats Push for Trump’s Impeachment

VOA — WASHINGTON – Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives pushed ahead Sunday to impeach Donald Trump in the waning days of his presidency, contending he should be held accountable for... Read more »

Twitter Bans Trump, Removes Tweet by Iran’s Khamenei on Same Day, Sparking ‘Double Standards’ Backlash

VOA — WASHINGTON – U.S. tech giant Twitter took sharply different actions against the leaders of the U.S. and Iran on Friday, permanently banning President Donald Trump’s personal account while removing one... Read more »

Iran leader bans COVID vaccines from UK and US

DW — Despite a high coronavirus death toll, Iran’s hardline Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamanei has called for a ban on BioNTech-Pfizer and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said in... Read more »

Iran reveals new missile base on the Persian Gulf

DW — Iranian military forces have shown off their Naval Missile Facility on the coast of the Persian Gulf and boasted of their extended defensive capabilities. The new facility was built on... Read more »