US officials pried open the doors of the Chinese consulate in Houston Friday, taking over the building shortly after Chinese officials vacated the facility.

Asia

China orders US to close Chengdu consulate in apparent retaliation for Houston shutdown order

China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu, apparent retaliation for the Trump admin closing China’s Houston consulate over accusations of espionage.

Asia

China Threatens Retaliation After US Serves Eviction Notice to Chinese Consulate in Houston

China condemns what it called an “unprecedented escalation" by the US & threatened to retaliate after it was ordered to close Chinese consulate in Houston.

Asia

China Flooding Death Toll Rises as Surging Waters Trigger New Alerts, Dam Blasted

Torrential rainfall, expectations for further flooding led China to raise flood alert on river to 2nd-highest level; dam blasted to release surging waters

Asia

Hong Kong Protester First to be Charged Under New Security Law is Denied Bail

A man caught carrying a sign with the message “Liberate Hong Kong” became 1st person charged under controversial new security law; Man was denied bail.

Asia

Landslide at Myanmar Jade Mine Triggers ‘Muddy Wave,’ Killing Over 160

Myanmar Fire Service Dept said at least 162 bodies were recovered after the landslide, the center of world’s biggest & most lucrative jade mining industry.

Asia

Trump: I’m Getting More & More Angry at China When Seeing COVID-19

President Trump tweeted Tuesday evening that as he watches “the Pandemic spread its ugly face all across the world” he gets “more and more angry at China.”

Asia

India Bans TikTok, Dozens of Other Chinese Apps

Indian gov't bans 59 apps developed by Chinese firms over concerns the apps were engaging in activities that threatened national security & defence of India

Asia

FCC Designates Huawei, ZTE National Security Threats

The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday designated Chinese telecommunication giants Huawei and ZTE as national security threats.

Asia

Pastor Beaten by Mob, Church Set on Fire as Violent Christian Persecution Escalates in India

India has seen a sudden increase in attacks on Christians as more people are circulating since the COVID-19 lockdown was lifted.

Asia

Satellite Imagery Shows China Building Up Military Presence in Galwan Valley Days After Deadly Clash with India

satellite imagery from disputed border area of the Himalayas between China and India shows evidence China has been building up its military presence.

Asia

Hong Kong Pastors Face Arrest, Extradition to China with New Security Laws: Watchdog

China’s blueprint for national security in Hong Kong puts pro-democracy activists, including pastors, at risk of being extradited & tried in mainland China.

Asia

China FURY: World on brink as India taunts Beijing over secret deaths

BEIJING has deleted online news detailing the real death toll from the deadly clash with India in the Galwan Valley, censoring comments by India's PM Modi.

Asia

Indian Troops Given ‘Fire At Will’ Orders Against Chinese Troops If Threatened, Enraging Beijing

Beijing enraged over Indian media reports its Army was given orders to shoot or use "complete freedom of action" in hostile engagements with Chinese forces.

Distress of Nations

Reports: Biggest Clash Between China, India in over 50 Years Leaves at Least 50 Casualties

Indian news sources reported as many as 50 PLA fighters died in an hours-long brawl between the two countries’ border soldiers on Monday.

Asia

North Korea Blows Up South Korea Liaison Office: Seoul

South Korea said Tuesday that North Korea’s military demolished an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the tense Korean border.

Asia

China: ‘Extremely Dangerous for India’ to Boycott Chinese Products

China says Indians’ demands to boycott Chinese entities following a deadly clash between the two countries’ on Monday are “extremely dangerous for India”

Asia

Kim Jong Un’s Sister Threatens Military Action Against South Korea, Promises ‘tragic scene’

The sister of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un bashed South Korea and has threatened military action after a recent decline in relations.

Asia

Mike Pompeo Assails China’s ‘Decades-Long War on Faith’

Pompeo blasted China’s egregious violations of religious liberty, telling journalists the CPP has been waging a “decades-long war on faith.”

Asia

Chinese Churches Can Reopen… If They Preach Party Doctrine

While coronavirus restrictions may be lifting for state-approved churches in China, many find themselves facing an even more dangerous situation...

Asia

Deadly flooding in China forces Hundreds of thousands into Shelters

Hundreds of thousands of people were forced from their homes in south and central China after major flooding caused destruction throughout the region.

Africa

Locusts Swarms Cover 13 Countries; Expected to be 8,000 Times Larger Than Last Year

The swarms of locusts that covered Africa last year returned, unseasonal rains generated what experts believe could be 8,000 times larger than the last.

Asia

Pompeo says US considers welcoming Hong Kong people, entrepreneurs

The United States is considering the option of welcoming people from Hong Kong in response to China's push to impose national security legislation.

Asia

‘China Has Total Control’: Trump says US will Terminate Relationship with WHO

Trump said Friday that he would terminate the relationship between the US & the WHO immediately, accusing the organization of taking directives from China.

Asia

North Korea Nuclear Fuel Plant Still Operational Despite US Pressure to End Program, Report Says

North Korea is pushing forward with work at a nuclear fuel plant despite calls from the U.S. to wind its program down, a report says.

Asia

US Indicts North Koreans, Accuses State-Owned Bank of Evading Sanctions

US Justice Dep. accuses North Korea's state-owned bank of evading sanctions and charging 28 N. Koreans in largest crackdown on country's Sanction violations

Asia

The United States Prioritizes Stopping Chinese Involvement in Israeli 5G

The US argues that Chinese companies will use their involvement in building 5G networks for espionage or possibly sabotage of communications infrastructure.

Asia

China’s Top Diplomat: ‘The Issue of Globalization Needs to Be Solved with Globalization’

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the world to “champion” global governance and globalization in light of the ongoing Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

Asia

180 Arrested in Hong Kong Protests Against China’s ‘National Security’ Takeover

Thousands of protesters filled the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to denounce Beijing’s plan to impose a draconian national security law.

Asia

Pompeo: China Measure a ‘Death Knell’ for Hong Kong Autonomy

Pompeo condemns China’s effort to take over national security legislation in Hong Kong, calling it “a death knell" for the autonomy that Beijing promised.

Asia

China to Impose Sweeping National Security Law in Hong Kong, Bypassing City’s Legislature

CCP will impose sweeping national security law in Hong Kong, criminalizing "foreign interference", secessionist activities and subversion of state power.

Asia

Cyclone Amphan, Strongest Storm in Over a Decade, Slams Coast of India, Bangladesh as Millions Flee

One of the strongest storms in more than a decade hit India, Bangladesh, packing heavy rain & wind as millions fled in an evacuation complicated by COVID-19

Asia

Trump Cuts China’s Huawei Off From World’s Top Chip Maker; China Threatens ‘Biggest Counterattack’

Trump admin cuts off China’s Huawei from receiving products from TSMC, which is the world’s largest manufacturer of advanced microchips.

Israel & Middle East

Chinese Ambassador to Israel found dead at Herzliya home

Chinese Ambassador to Israel Du Wei was found dead in his Herzliya home on Sunday morning, a Foreign Ministry official confirmed.

Asia

China Wants International Probe into U.S. ‘Biological Weapons’

The Chinese state newspaper Global Times cited “Chinese military experts” urging an international probe into American biological laboratories.

Asia

North Korea ‘Church’ Doesn’t Look Like Any Other But It Exists: Watchdog

Being a Christian in North Korea means using mysterious, spylike tactics to read the Bible, facing threats of concentration camps, the death penalty.

Asia

North Korean Leader Under Threat as Public ‘Resist’ New Currency Law

North Korea has now banned the use of foreign currency in the country in order to encourage the domestic won, even though it is completely untrusted.

Asia

Afghanistan Arrests Regional Islamic State Leader

Afghan security forces arrested three senior South Asia Islamic State members including the group's regional leader, the government said on Monday.

Asia

Hong Kong Police Arrest More Than 200 After Pro-democracy Protests Erupt Again

Hong Kong police arrested 230 people over the weekend during a chaotic pro-democracy protest that erupted amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Asia

China Asked The WHO To Help Cover Up Coronavirus, German Intelligence Concludes

Xi Jinping personally asked the WHO to delay the release of critical information regarding its coronavirus outbreak, German intelligence has concluded.

Christian Persecution

Mob of Armed Men Storm Christian Church in Pakistan

A group of armed men raided a Christian church in Punjab, Pakistan, on Saturday, desecrating a cross and demolishing a gate and a boundary wall.

Asia

China Calls Hong Kong Protesters a ‘Virus’ that ‘Must Be Eliminated’

HKMAO, CCP political office in Hong Kong, on Wednesday condemned pro-democracy demonstrators as a “political virus” that “must be eliminated”.

Christian Persecution

Bigotry, Caste System Fuel Pakistani Christians’ Suffering

A recent spike in deaths among Christian sewer cleaners in Pakistan has exposed the country’s long history of discrimination against religious minorities.

Christian Persecution

Five Countries Added to List of Top Religious Persecutors

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom added five countries to its list of top offenders in its 2020 annual report.

Distress of Nations

Killer Asian Giant Hornets Discovered in United States for First Time

Asia’s ‘murder hornets’ were spotted in the United States for the first time recently, causing scientists to worry that the insect might be colonizing.

Berean Review

Terry James: Global Bully in Prophecy

Today’s most pronounced bully is China, a dictatorship that, accidentally or deliberately, shown itself to be the leading bully on the international block.

Asia

Pompeo says ‘Enormous Evidence’ Virus Came From Chinese Lab

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday that there was “enormous evidence” that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a laboratory in Wuhan, China.

Asia

North and South Korea Exchange Gunfire Across Border

North & South Korea exchanged gunfire around the South's guard post Sunday, raising tension a day after N. Korean leader ended an almost 3-week absence.

Asia

China Tried To Pressure Australia To Back Off Coronavirus Investigation. It Backfired.

The CCP attempts to pressure Australia to back off calls for an international investigation into China’s handling of the COVID-19 appears to have backfired.

Asia

South Korea Detects ‘Unusual Increase’ in North Korean Air, Artillery Operations

South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo said North Korea is stepping up readiness activities for its air & artillery units, for no apparent reason.

Asia

China Claims To Be Victim Of COVID-19 Disinformation, Accuses US Of ‘Hiding Something’

“China always stands against disinformation campaign. We are victim rather than producer of disinformation,” the Chinese foreign ministry Tweeted.

Asia

Communist China Sends $30 Million to World Health Organization After U.S. Freezes Funding

China announced it will donate another $30 million to World Health Organization, which has undergone scrutiny for helping China with Coronavirus cover-up.

Asia

US Eyes Report on North Korea Leader Kim Jong-Un’s Health; South Korea Casts Doubt

S. Korean & Chinese officials cast doubt on reports that N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un is ill, while U.S officials said they are closely monitoring situation

Asia

China May be Conducting Secret Nuclear Tests, State Department Warns

State Department is concerned China may be conducting small nuclear tests in secret, possibly violating an international agreement banning such tests.

Asia

Behind Bloomberg News’ Campaign to Silence its Own Journalists for Reporting on China Corruption

It's a story that spans decades, exposes corrupt Chinese politicians and shows the lengths Bloomberg L.P. will go to protect its profit.

Asia

Pompeo on Possibility of Wuhan Lab Leak: We will ‘Review Precisely What Happened’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not rule out the possibility of a coronavirus leak from a virology lab in Wuhan, China, in a radio interview on Tuesday.

Asia

Senator Tom Cotton On China: ‘It’s Time To Start Delinking Our Two Economies’

Sen. Tom Cotton told Fox News that it was time for the US to start “delinking” its economy from communist China as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Asia

AG William Barr: China Far Bigger Threat Than Russia, ‘One of Our Highest Priorities’ in Counterintelligence

AG William Barr: China is waging a “full-court blitzkrieg” effort against the U.S. political system, posing a larger threat to the country than Russia

Asia

Gatestone Institute: Coronavirus -China’s Great Cover-up

We have been paying dearly for China's lies; Rep. McCaul: This is one of the worst cover-ups in human history, & now the world is facing a global pandemic

Asia

Millions of Chinese-Made Coronavirus Tests Bought By British Government Don’t Work

The British government has ordered millions of coronavirus tests made in China that do not work, Public Health England’s Professor John Newton has admitted.

Asia