Washington: CNN: – President Joe Biden departs Thursday on an alliance-boosting visit to Asia, a belated first trip to a region that remains central to his foreign policy goals even as his focus has been drawn away. Biden’s stops in two staunch US allies – South Korea and Japan – are meant to bolster partnerships … Read more
One year after the worst civil tragedy in Israel’s history, authorities are gearing up for another massive celebration at Mount Meron in northern Israel on Wednesday night to mark the start of the Jewish holiday of Lag B’Omer. The 33rd day of the seven-week period between the holidays of Passover and Shavuot, Lag B’Omer is … Read more
ODESA, Ukraine – Viktoria Sibir remembered when she was called a Nazi for painting the words “Slava Ukraini,” or “Glory to Ukraine,” on her balcony, which overlooked Derybasivska Street, a pedestrian walkway that meanders through the heart of this port city . A popular vacation spot for Russians prior to 2014, Odesa has long contended … Read more
The country’s new parliament remains largely split between pro-Iran and pro-Saudi blocs. Hezbollah still commands the largest single parliamentary bloc and the new political makeup signals that the country is headed, yet again, for a costly stalemate. Yet within those apparently immutable divisions, important political shifts have taken place. Reformists from outside Lebanon’s traditional political … Read more
War aims are shifting on both sides of Russia barbaric war against Ukraine, reflecting shifting realities on the battlefield. Unless one side can dominate the ongoing battle for the Donbas, those shifts portend a protracted war. With little prospect of a negotiated final settlement, the endgame may be a prolonged ceasefire or armistice rather than … Read more
BRUSSELS – The world economy is heading into a potentially grim period as rising costs, shortages of food and other commodities and Russia continuing invasion of Ukraine threaten to slow economic growth and bring about a painful global slump. Two years after the pandemic coronavirus emerged and left much of the globe in a state … Read more
It was to be a hugely ambitious project on the frigid Gulf of Ob, in Russia Far North, a steppingstone in Moscow’s rising ambitions to be a power in liquefied natural gas much as it is in oil and gas delivered by pipeline. When President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia launched his war on Ukraine, … Read more
This transcript has been edited and condensed for length and clarity. You were confirmed and started this role shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine. And I know you mentioned a few weeks ago that about half of your day is spent talking with foreign officials about trade restrictions, specifically on food. How has your role changed … Read more
May 17, 2022 at 12:01 pm EDT: Ukraine’s military released drone footage on May 4 showing what it said were attacks on Russian military assets in the east of the country. (Video: Ukrainian Military via Storyful) More than a month after Russia shifted its focus from an assault on Ukraine’s capital to a push to … Read more
Iraq persuaded Lukoil to halt sale to Sinopec – sources: Baghdad concerned China becoming too dominant – sources: Western firms not happy with terms of Iraqi deals: LONDON / BASRA, May 17 (Reuters) – Iraq’s oil ministry thwarted three prospective deals last year that would have handed Chinese firms more control over its oilfields and … Read more
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