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China has poured billions into Africa’s infrastructure. Is it now tightening the tap?

China has poured billions into Africa’s infrastructure. Is it now tightening the tap?

The inauguration of two new electricity-generating units in Zimbabwe’s Hwange power station last month was not an unfamiliar scene when it comes to major infrastructure… Read More ›

Ukraine’s counteroffensive may be painful. But its success is crucial to wider European security

Ukraine’s counteroffensive may be painful. But its success is crucial to wider European security

In the basements of Orikhiv, Ukrainian troops stand by the walls. Even though they are underground, the huge Russian bombs that routinely land could collapse everything… Read More ›

China unveils ‘blueprint’ for Taiwan integration while sending warships around the self-ruled island

China unveils ‘blueprint’ for Taiwan integration while sending warships around the self-ruled island

Hong Kong — China on Tuesday unveiled a plan to deepen integration between the coastal province of Fujian and self-governing Taiwan, touting the benefits of closer cross-strait… Read More ›

Biden, Modi And G20 Allies Unveil Rail And Shipping Project Linking India To Middle East And Europe

Biden, Modi And G20 Allies Unveil Rail And Shipping Project Linking India To Middle East And Europe

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden and his allies on Saturday announced plans to build a rail and shipping corridor linking India with the… Read More ›

What are the depleted uranium munitions the US is sending to Ukraine and why are they contentious?

What are the depleted uranium munitions the US is sending to Ukraine and why are they contentious?

The United States has decided to send controversial depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine for the first time, as part of a new aid package worth… Read More ›

Israeli Cabinet To Decide How To Deal With Eritrean Infiltrators After Violent Tel Aviv Riots

Israeli Cabinet To Decide How To Deal With Eritrean Infiltrators After Violent Tel Aviv Riots

JERUSALEM — During Sunday’s cabinet meeting, Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu today (Sunday) convened a special team of ministers to decide how Eritrean infiltrators who… Read More ›

Why you might need to start booking your 2024 summer vacation now

Why you might need to start booking your 2024 summer vacation now

Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, capping another blockbuster season for travel. But according to some industry experts, it’s not too early to… Read More ›

Wagner Group says leader Prigozhin killed in plane crash after mutiny against Putin

Wagner Group says leader Prigozhin killed in plane crash after mutiny against Putin

Militia confirms leader’s death, blames ‘actions of traitors to Russia’; all 10 people on board private jet killed, emergency officials say Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin,… Read More ›

Analysis: China’s economy is in trouble. Here’s what’s gone wrong

Analysis: China’s economy is in trouble. Here’s what’s gone wrong

Hong Kong — China has long been the engine of global growth. But in recent weeks, its economic slowdown has alarmed international leaders and investors who are no longer… Read More ›

Iranian oil cargo seized by US begins unloading after long delay

Iranian oil cargo seized by US begins unloading after long delay

Iran has threatened retaliation against any company unloading Iranian oil from the seized tanker. A cargo of Iranian crude oil that was seized by the United States… Read More ›

Netanyahu fails to refute claims Israel agrees to Saudi nuclear power

Netanyahu fails to refute claims Israel agrees to Saudi nuclear power

Close Netanyahu confidant says in interview that Saudi Arabia can turn to China to obtain civilian nuclear power plant and U.S. involvement is preferable, referring… Read More ›

Blinken presses Dermer for steps to calm region, as US awaits pledged boost for PA

Blinken presses Dermer for steps to calm region, as US awaits pledged boost for PA

DC sit-down comes month after Jerusalem agreed to help PA deal with crises to mollify Washington, but never actually followed through; Smotrich blamed for delay… Read More ›

Poland holds biggest military parade in decades, as its clout in Europe grows

Poland holds biggest military parade in decades, as its clout in Europe grows

Poland is holding its largest military parade in decades on Tuesday, in a flex of defensive muscle that comes as tensions rise on the border between the NATO… Read More ›

Trump argues against more restrictive rules over evidence in 2020 election interference case

Trump argues against more restrictive rules over evidence in 2020 election interference case

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has proposed narrower rules than those sought by prosecutors over what he can do with evidence he is provided in… Read More ›

Prepare to Flick off Your Incandescent Bulbs for Good Under New Us Rules That Kicked in This Week

Prepare to Flick off Your Incandescent Bulbs for Good Under New Us Rules That Kicked in This Week

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Get ready to say goodbye to the once ubiquitous incandescent light bulb, pioneered by Thomas Edison more than a century ago.… Read More ›

Analysis: Why Trump’s latest indictment will reverberate for years to come

Analysis: Why Trump’s latest indictment will reverberate for years to come

“The United States of America v. Donald J. Trump” instantly became one of the most consequential documents in American history. Tuesday’s 45-page indictment took the country to an unprecedented,… Read More ›

As e-bikes Proliferate, so Do Deadly Fires Blamed on Exploding Lithium-Ion Batteries

As e-bikes Proliferate, so Do Deadly Fires Blamed on Exploding Lithium-Ion Batteries

NEW YORK (AP) — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles… Read More ›

Concerns mount over potential for food crisis amid Russian moves to cripple Ukrainian grain exports

Concerns mount over potential for food crisis amid Russian moves to cripple Ukrainian grain exports

The US and its allies are grappling with how to avert a global food crisis following Moscow’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal and its subsequent attacks on… Read More ›

Russia’s Lavrov says won’t impose solution on Armenia, Azerbaijan

Russia’s Lavrov says won’t impose solution on Armenia, Azerbaijan

Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought two wars in the past 30 years over Karabakh. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow had no intention… Read More ›

New Jersey School Bus Monitor Charged After Using Cellphone as Disabled Girl Suffocated

New Jersey School Bus Monitor Charged After Using Cellphone as Disabled Girl Suffocated

FRANKLIN. N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey school bus monitor has been charged with manslaughter and child endangerment after authorities say she was using her… Read More ›