Defending Taiwan against China Taiwan Consul General James J.K. Lee tells Eric Shawn what his government is doing to defend the island nation from increasing belligerence from Beijing. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Taiwan counsel general is warning about a potential invasion of his country by China and is calling on the world’s democracies to support …
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China recruited top scientists from Los Alamos National Laboratory to aid military, report says
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! China has engaged in a decades-long campaign to insert and recruit allied researchers from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, according to a report from information security firm Strider Technologies. The report asserted that between 1987 and 2021, at least 162 scientists who passed through the nuclear research lab returned …
Read More »Report finds Facebook violated Palestinian users’ freedoms
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Actions by Facebook and its parent Meta during last year’s Gaza war violated the rights of Palestinian users to freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, political participation and non-discrimination, a report commissioned by the social media company has found. The report Thursday from independent consulting firm Business for Social Responsibility confirmed long-standing …
Read More »Ukrainians in Kremlin-backed territory vote whether to join Russia in ‘sham referenda’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Controversial referendums on whether Moscow-held regions of Ukraine should join Russia began on Friday, according to Russian-backed officials. The referendums ask if certain Ukrainians want their regions to be part of Russia. The votes, which are expected to lean in favor of Russia, have been denounced by Ukrainians and Westerners alike, who …
Read More »Poland hands out iodine pills as fighting rages near Ukrainian power plant
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Poland began distributing iodine tablets to various regional fire departments Thursday over concerns about potential radioactive exposure from a nuclear power plant under occupation by the Russians in Ukraine. There has been shelling near Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest plant during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces, and buildings near the plant’s six reactors …
Read More »Inside Saudi Arabia’s role freeing American POWs from Putin’s prison
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Americans and eight other former prisoners of war from the Ukraine war have been freed by Russia, thanks to the intervention of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “It’s a fantastic result and shows the importance of continuing to work towards achieving results through engagement and dialogue,” said Saudi Foreign …
Read More »El Salvador landslide kills at least 7 following 4 days of heavy rain
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! At least seven people have been killed in landslides in El Salvador following four days of heavy rains across the country, Civil Defense authorities said Thursday. Two people died in Panchimalco about 11 miles south of the capital and a family of five perished in the municipality of Huizucar, also south of …
Read More »6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Mexico, killing at least 1
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck western Mexico on Thursday morning, killing at least one person and damaging an unknown number of buildings. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) initially reported that the earthquake hit the Michoacán region in Southwest Mexico. However, Mexico City was also impacted over 100 mile away, where the …
Read More »Iranian president speaks of ‘justice’ to UN as protests consume his country with demands for regime change
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! UNITED NATIONS, New York – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with talk of “justice” and “democracy” as protests outside the U.N. and within Iran itself call for an end to a regime that many citizens say does not represent their country. As protests continue in Iran, …
Read More »Iran cuts off social media, internet services as President Raisi addresses UN amid widespread protests
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iranians were cut off from Instagram, WhatsApp, and other internet services Wednesday as protests, sparked by the death of a woman in police custody, rocked the country. The near-total internet blackout came as Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Wednesday. The woman, 22-year-old Mahsa …
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