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Washington’s decision to end sanctions on nine Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials, including Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok and two national security staffers, is an olive branch from the US to China to improve relations after their two presidents met in May, political observers have

A new use for Russia’s old playbook in Ukraine.

Private companies are making Beijing look good in the developing world.

Nineteen weeks ago, Iran faced the combined might of the most powerful country in the world and the most advanced military in the Middle East. Today, it is dictating the terms of the peace.When the memorandum of understanding was signed last month, President Donald Trump declared, “The Deal with the

Joseph Stalin famously said that quantity has a quality of its own. Yet the course of the Russo-Ukrainian War shows both the benefits and the eventual limitations of that approach. As the quantitative advantage grew on the Russian side, its ability to employ force at scale decreased. The resulting d

Lebanon's Aoun to meet Trump at White House, hoping to generate pressure on Israel Reuters

Germany's Merz signals possible opportunity for cabinet reshuffle Reuters

Between the BBQ air wafting down from Canada and the cyclospora outbreak, America desperately needs better public health services.

Trump says Republicans should add Iran to Russian bill Reuters

Prediction-market trading has surged during a blowout World Cup, far outpacing the growth at traditional sportsbooks and driving home the competitive threat that companies like Kalshi now pose to the sports-gambling industry.