Evan Gershkovich: US Journalist Arrested in Russia Appears in Court
A Russian court has rejected the appeal of US journalist Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention. He appeared in court in Moscow on Tuesday...
Ukraine and Russia Need a Great-power Peace Plan
How Washington and Beijing could stop the war in Europe. If those leaked documents from the Pentagon are to be believed—and I think they...
Blinken’s new warning to Beijing is the latest sign of deteriorating US-China relations
The United States directly warned Tuesday that it would target Chinese firms or people involved in any effort to send lethal aid to Russia...
Russian army shells Kherson region almost 90 times in past day
On March 1, the Russian army shelled Kherson region 87 times using mortars, multiple launch rocket systems, artillery, tanks and unmanned aerial vehicles. This...
Biden to meet with EU’s von der Leyen; U.S. says China has not given Russia weapons
Russia and Ukraine locked horns on Thursday following Moscow’s accusation that a Ukrainian sabotage group had crossed the border into Russia’s Bryansk region and...
Russia will be out of ‘military tools’ by spring, Ukraine’s top military spy says
KYIV, Ukraine – Russia will run out of “military tools” to achieve its war aims in Ukraine by the end of the spring, Ukraine’s...
Countries That Have Sent the Most Aid to Ukraine
While the U.S. has sent the most aid in total dollars, Ukraine’s neighbors are contributing the most on a per GDP basis. Since Russia...
The Narcostate
It’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a major global drug-trafficking hub—in fact, more...
Putin says Russia could adopt US preemptive strike concept
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday (Dec 9) that Moscow could adopt what he described as a US concept of using preemptive military...
Biden to back African Union spot in G20 at US-Africa summit
The United States is expected to discuss the African Union’s role in the Group of 20 nations at a three-day summit in Washington, DC....