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2021-06-23 • Wed
12:48

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Khatibzadeh said on the 23rd that the US government’s move to shut down a number of Iranian media websites shows that the United States “systematically undermines global freedom of expression.”

2021-05-25 • Tue
14:30

Florida Gov. DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that would ban tech platforms from banning Florida political candidates, a politically charged move that would make big tech platforms more accountable for their content decisions, a move that looks likely to invite legal challenges.

2021-05-07 • Fri
18:31

The UK will reopen to travel on May 17 and includes 12 countries on its safe list.

2021-04-09 • Fri
08:35

Buckingham Palace announced the death of Prince Philip at the age of 99. The death of Prince Philip has cast a shadow over the British royal family, which is facing racial discrimination, and it is not known whether Harry Meghan and his wife, who are far away, will return to the UK to bid farewell to their grandfather.

03:05

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will join Fox News as a contributor. Pompeo is the latest former Trump administration official to join Fox. Other notable figures include former White House press secretary Kelly McNaughey and former White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow. The company said Pompeo will make his analysis available on all Fox News platforms, including its business network. He will make his debut on Friday’s episode of “Fox and Friends.”

2021-03-27 • Sat
11:43

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that Facebook will restore Trump’s account according to the recommendations of the oversight committee.

2021-03-20 • Sat
05:19

At 18:09 local time on the 20th, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred in the sea near Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.

2021-02-26 • Fri
20:27

On the 26th local time, during the 46th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Zheng Ruohua, deputy head of the Chinese government delegation and secretary for justice of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, made a video speech. Zheng Ruohua said that after the enactment of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Hong Kong has restored the rule of law and order, and residents can resume their normal lives.

2021-02-13 • Sat
18:23

The US Senate held a final vote on the impeachment of former President Trump on the 13th local time, and finally failed to pass the “sedition” impeachment clause with 57 votes in favor and 43 votes against, and Trump was not convicted.

10:19

At 23:07 local time on the 13th, an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale occurred in the waters near Fukushima, Japan. There was a noticeable tremor in Tokyo and other places. According to the Japan Broadcasting Association TV, there is currently no danger of a tsunami. According to the official measurement of the China Earthquake Network, the epicenter depth of the earthquake is 50 kilometers.

2021-02-10 • Wed
02:47

Varma, spokesman for the President of the United Nations General Assembly, announced on the 8th that the President of the General Assembly and the rotating President of the Security Council have signed a joint letter to Member States, officially launching the selection and appointment process for the next UN Secretary-General.

2021-02-07 • Sun
21:19

The Associated Press quoted US officials as saying on the 7th that the Biden administration will rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council, once again overturning a foreign policy during the Trump administration.

19:14

On February 7, local time, according to the official statement of the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, former US Secretary of State George Schultz died on February 6, local time, at the age of 100.

2021-02-05 • Fri
10:42

The government, which is currently taken over by the Myanmar military, has ordered telecom operators to temporarily ban access to Facebook’s services on the 4th, and the ban will last until midnight on February 7.

2021-01-29 • Fri
01:39

“I hope we can see the reopening of US-China relations,” UN Secretary-General Guterres said in the face of the media on the 28th.

2021-01-24 • Sun
09:56

On the 23rd local time, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Chile, followed by multiple aftershocks. Chile’s interior ministry issued a tsunami warning to coastal areas and ordered the evacuation of the country’s scientific base in Antarctica.

2021-01-22 • Fri
10:30

The official website of the White House announced on the 21st that the new US President Biden appointed Zhao Kelu, former acting director of the Voice of America, as the acting executive director of the US International Media Agency, responsible for US foreign propaganda work, becoming the first female executive in the history of the agency.

2021-01-21 • Thu
01:38

At noon local time on January 20, Joe Biden held an oath ceremony in Washington, the capital of the United States.

2021-01-16 • Sat
21:40

On the 16th local time, #Facebook restored the Trump account#, but Facebook’s wave of operations was “quietly” and did not give any explanation. Similarly, Trump’s INS account was quietly restored. At present, Trump’s two accounts show no signs of activity, and it is unclear whether Trump has regained control of the two accounts.

2021-01-15 • Fri
03:04

On January 14, local time, Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, who took the lead in “banning”, sent more than a dozen tweets in one go to defend his decision. Jack Dorsey called it the right decision, but acknowledged that Twitter’s move set a dangerous precedent: the power of individuals or corporations has overridden parts of the global public conversation.

2021-01-13 • Wed
06:35

KCNA reported on 11 January that the sixth day of the Eighth Congress of the Workers’ Party of Korea was held on January 10 with the high political consciousness and enthusiasm of all participants. According to the report, according to the constitution of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the term of office of the seventh party central leadership body ended, and the congress held the election of the eighth party central leadership body. The report also said that all participants expressed their approval of the election of the 138 candidates recommended as members of the party’s Central Committee, and congratulated all the candidates who were unanimously approved by the audience with warm applause. The report pointed out that in the face of the most important issue of electing the head of the Workers’ Party of Korea, the general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea, all participants were particularly excited. According to the report, the meeting reflected the unanimous will and long-cherished wish of all participants, all party members, the DPRK people, and the officers and men of the DPRK to strengthen and develop the Kim Il-sung, Kim Jong-il political party, and strive for new victories in the main revolutionary cause, and unanimously adopted a resolution on wholeheartedly supporting Comrade Kim Jong-un as general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea. The report also said that all the participants broke out into thunderous cheers and would like to extend the greatest honor and warmest congratulations to Comrade Kim Jong-un.

00:25

American “gambling king” and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Group Sheldon Adelson died at the age of 87.

2021-01-12 • Tue
19:06

France’s digital minister said in a speech on the collective ban of Trump by American technology companies: “Laws will be introduced as soon as possible to end the lawlessness and uncontrolled state of the digital oligarchy!” How can they unilaterally decide to block a blogger with 80 million followers? They do whatever they want in the field of public debate, free from any scrutiny, and imagine the day they decide to take sides in politics, they can change their own rules to prohibit this and that view. ”

2021-01-10 • Sun
07:53

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo posted on Twitter on the 9th, declaring that the United States would stop the official restrictions on US contact with Taiwan.

05:00

Lehigh University in Pennsylvania announced on the 8th that it revoked the honorary degree awarded to US President Trump more than 30 years ago.

2021-01-09 • Sat
09:43

Reuters just reported that after the Twitter platform announced the permanent ban of Trump’s personal account, Trump said that he would “build our own platform in the near future.”

2021-01-01 • Fri
15:49

The New York Stock Exchange announced on December 31 that it would delist three Chinese companies, China Unicom (Hong Kong), China Mobile and China Telecom, in order to comply with the Trump administration’s executive order prohibiting Americans from investing in “Chinese companies with military background.”

2020-12-22 • Tue
10:20

According to the British Reuters news, the US State Department issued a statement by Secretary of State Pompeo on the 21st local time, continuing to talk about the so-called “human rights” and announcing additional visa restrictions on some Chinese officials. According to the report, this is a further action against China during the last month of US President Trump’s term.

2020-12-05 • Sat
15:53

According to Reuters on the 4th, Joe Nicholasen, deputy governor of Norges Bank, announced his resignation on the same day. He said his request for a security clearance renewal was denied because his wife was a Chinese.

13:20

According to the Associated Press Washington, the US State Department said on December 4 local time that the United States will impose visa restrictions on Chinese citizens participating in overseas influence operations. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the restrictions would apply to Chinese Communist Party officials or anyone else involved in propaganda or influence activities related to the United Front Work Department. It is unclear how many people will be covered by the new restrictions.

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