Foreign policy
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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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to face vote of confidence on Monday
Johnson is set to be fined by police for breaching Covid-19 lockdown regulations. Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K.’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence later on Monday amid increasing dissatisfaction in his leadership. To trigger a vote of confidence, 15% of Conservative lawmakers (or 54 […]
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UK to send long-range missiles to Ukraine despite Putin warning; Zelenskyy visits hard-hit Donbas
Heavy fighting is continuing around Severodonetsk in eastern Ukraine, UK says Smoke and dirt rise in the city of Severodonetsk during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian troops in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas on June 2, 2022. Aris Messinis | AFP | Getty Images Heavy fighting is continuing around the contested town of Severodonetsk […]
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