Pompeo Derides ‘Multilateralism for the Sake of Hanging Out With Your Buddies at a Cool Cocktail Party’

Reacting to implied criticism from the diplomat nominated to be the next U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Secretary of State Mike Pompeo suggested on Tuesday that a Biden administration may embrace multilateralism...

WHO Hopes Int’l Team Probing Virus Origin Will Reach Wuhan ‘As Soon As Possible’

Almost a year after a man in Wuhan became the first person known to have symptoms of the as-yet unknown illness later named COVID-19, an international team of experts has been convened, and the World Health...

Vaccine Pledge: 24 Hours From Approval to Distribution; 24 Hours Later, Injections Underway

Twenty-four hours after the Food and Drug Administration grants authorization for a coronavirus vaccine, distribution to administration facilities across the nation will be underway, according to the four-star...

After UN ‘Database’ Targets Israeli Settlements, Trump Administration to Blacklist BDS Supporters

Nine months after the U.N.’s human rights office released a blacklist of private companies doing business in Israeli “settlements” in disputed territory claimed by the Palestinians, Secretary of...

McCarthy on House in 2021: ‘We Might Not Be Able to Schedule the Floor, But We’re Going to Run the Floor’

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday the election had delivered a “historic political upset, fueled by conservative women, minorities, and veterans,” projecting that the GOP...

Biden in 2019, on Afghanistan: ‘We Don’t Need Those Troops There. I Would Bring Them Home’

The Pentagon’s confirmation on Tuesday that the U.S. will withdraw thousands of troops from Afghanistan by mid-January is evoking strong reactions, including from both sides of the aisle in Congress....

Biden: ‘The Only Reason People Question the Vaccine Now is Because of Donald Trump’

Joe Biden said on Monday he would have a COVID-19 vaccination if a vaccine is approved, and charged – not for the first time – that the only reason some people would be hesitant to have it was because...

Sen. Coons Says He’s Getting ‘Dozens of Calls’ From Foreign Ambassadors

Sen. Chris Coons (D-Dela.), whose name is among those being floated as a possible pick for secretary of state in a Biden administration, said Thursday he has received “dozens of calls” from foreign...

Amid Pandemic, WHO Assembly Devotes Four Hours to Condemning Israel

The world may be grappling with a once-in-a-century pandemic, but World Health Organization member-states dedicated four hours of its annual gathering in Geneva on Thursday to discuss and condemn Israel,...

US to WHO: Why Aren’t You Sharing More Information About the China Coronavirus Probe?

A top U.S. health official took the World Health Organization to task this week for a sluggish and non-transparent approach towards a long-planned mission to China to investigate the origins of the coronavirus...