Foreign policy
Russia and Ukraine are battling over underwater mines as the global food crisis worsens
Turkish Navy’s Aydin class mine hunting vessel TCG Akcay sails in the Bosphorus on its way to the Black Sea in Istanbul, Turkey March 26, 2022. Yoruk Isik | Reuters The world is facing a global food crisis as a result of the war in Ukraine, with soaring prices being felt around the world as […]
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Coming winter will be ‘the most difficult’ for Ukraine, Zelenskyy says; 1,000 Mariupol fighters reportedly sent to Russia. Follow our live updates
More than 1,000 Mariupol fighters have been sent to Russia, report suggests A screen grab taken from a video released by Russian Defense Ministry shows Ukrainian soldiers being evacuated from the Azovstal steel plant in the port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on May 17, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry handout | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images […]
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Ukraine wants to join the European Union. But it is not going to be easy
Ukraine has requested to become a member of the EU, but the process is likely to take some time and it is unclear if there is a broad support to accept several new nations in the bloc. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Union could be about to throw its support behind Ukraine […]
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Japan is about to welcome back foreign travelers, but domestic tourism remains its priority
After more than two years of closed border policies, Japan is set to welcome back international travelers this week. Come June 10, foreign tourists traveling via packaged tours can enter Japan. However, the government’s priority still lies in boosting domestic tourism numbers, said Tadashi Shimura, president of Japan Association of Travel Agents. Even before the […]
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Why nuclear energy is on the verge of a renaissance
After humankind discovered nuclear fission, the first applied use was the atomic bomb. The study of fission for electricity production came later. In December 1953, President Dwight D. Eisenhower gave his fateful Atoms for Peace speech, an impassioned plea to reconstitute the power of the atomic bombs dropped in World War II for a more […]
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Ukraine retakes parts of Severodonetsk amid brutal street fighting; Zelenskyy mourns ‘dead cities’. Follow our live updates
Zelenskyy mourns Ukraine’s ‘dead cities’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy decried what he called Ukraine’s “dead cities,” once centers of life now almost entirely destroyed by Russian bombardment. He was referring to Severodonetsk and Lysychansk, crucial remaining holdouts in the country’s east that Russian forces have almost entirely captured and that are key in Moscow’s aims […]
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Boris Johnson hangs on as UK prime minister — just — but his days could be numbered
Johnson will visit Northern Ireland on Monday to hold emergency talks. Daniel Leal | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a vote of confidence on Monday night but discontent over his leadership is expected to rumble on, with analysts stating that his days in office are numbered. Monday’s vote […]
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Russia’s failure to achieve major goals in Ukraine is ‘quite embarrassing,’ ex-U.S. official says
A destroyed Russian tank about 25 miles west of Kyiv. Russia failed to achieve its key tactical objectives in the first 100 days of the Ukraine war, according to a former U.S. diplomat. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov/SOPA Images/Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Russia has failed to achieve its strategic goals in the first […]
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UK PM Boris Johnson narrowly survives confidence vote triggered by lawmakers in his own party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was booed by crowds as he entered St Paul’s Cathedral on June 3 for the National Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Wpa Pool | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has survived a vote of confidence […]
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Russia thinks it has found a way around Washington’s dollar bond payment blockade
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov (seen here with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019) reportedly told Russian newspaper Vedomosti that Moscow will continue to service external debts in rubles, but foreign Eurobond holders will need to open ruble and hard currency accounts with Russian banks in order to receive payments. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images […]
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