Eric Beech

China to hit back after U.S. proposes fresh tariffs

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China accused the United States of bullying and warned it would hit back after the Trump administration raised the stakes in their trade...

China slams U.S. trade ‘blackmailing’

BEIJING/WASHINGTON: China accused the United States Tuesday of “extreme pressure and blackmailing” and vowed to retaliate after U.S. President Donald Trump...

US, allies conduct airstrikes in Syria and Iraq

WASHINGTON: The United States and its coalition partners have launched another round of airstrikes against ISIS militants in Iraq and Syria, conducting 26...

U.S., four European countries call for end to violence in Libya

WASHINGTON: The United States and four European countries jointly called on Saturday for an end to violence in Libya.The governments of France, Italy,...

U.S. FAA to allow six movie, TV companies to use drones

WASHINGTON: U.S. aviation regulators loosened restrictions on the commercial use of drones Thursday, granting six television and movie production companies...

Netanyahu: Hamas has violated its own cease-fire

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Hamas had violated its own offer of a 24-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza.Asked whether...