Category: In The News (时事新闻)

Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar became a major party’s candidate for the state’s 5th District in the United States Congress. Omar won the Democratic Party’s primary election for the area…

Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats in answer to a chemical attack on a Russian double agent and his daughter in the city of Salisbury, England. Prime Minister Theresa May…

Stephen Hawking, the most famous physicist of his time, has died at the age of 76. A family spokesman said Hawking, who was British, died peacefully early Wednesday at his…

The threat of a nuclear conflict between the United States and North Korea affected an event marking the anniversary of world’s second atomic attack. A crowd gathered in the Japanese…

Yushinori Ohsumi of Japan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The Nobel Assembly at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute announced the prize on Monday. The institute is honoring…

The American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says North Korea could signal that it is ready for talks by halting its missile tests. On Monday, Tillerson said, “We’ve not had…

North Korea still lacks the necessary technology to send a nuclear weapon all the way to the United States mainland, say experts. But the same experts admit that North Korea’s…

Russia has called on the United States to show “political will” to improve relations between the two countries. The comment comes one day after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered large…

The United States Congress has approved a bill placing new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea. The measure passed both houses of Congress this week. The vote in the…

British Prime Minister Teresa May has officially started the process for Britain to leave the European Union (EU). May sent a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk on Wednesday.…

A Dutch political party known for its anti-Muslim statements has failed to win the most seats in parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. The Party for Freedom, or PVV, led by…

Populist movements are making major gains across the world with the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. Most political observers believe Trump’s path to…

On the first day of his presidency, Donald Trump began making changes to the policies of earlier presidents. A document released by the new Trump White House said the president…

The United States and Israel have exchanged criticism over the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. On December 23, the Obama administration allowed the United Nations to pass…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he has decided not to expel American diplomats from his country. Russia’s foreign minister had suggested expelling United States diplomats and other measures…