The prohibition of Barbie adds to the trend of banning films in the Middle East due to apprehensions surrounding homosexuality. Within the past few years, movies, like Call Me by Your Name, Moonlight, and The Danish Girl, have encountered bans in the region.
Victoria Nuland was allowed to meet only the new military chief of staff Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, not the new leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani or the deposed President Bazoum.
Reportedly, Utah resident Craig Robertson wrote several social media posts threatening to assassinate Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, in addition to several officials who were involved in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
The US had expressed its displeasure over Khan's visit to Russia soon after Russia's military action against Ukraine, and set up a chain of events that led to his removal.
In a series of purported email exchanges, the pro-Chinese handlers are seen deliberating at great length on how to propagate 'The Secret of China' to peddle a pro-Chinese narrative to audiences outside China.