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U.S. vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance is a study in contradiction
Open this photo in gallery: From the left: Former U.S. President Donald Trump, Melania Trump, U.S. Senator and 2024 Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Vance stand onstage during the last day of the 2024 Republican Natio…
Four editorial boards call for Biden to step down from nomination following debate
Four editorial boards at major publications are calling on President Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race after his debate performance on Thursday.
The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, and the Atlanta Journal-Cons…
Trump will encourage Japan, South Korea ties, allies tell foreign officials
Donald Trump’s allies are assuring officials in Japan and South Korea that the Republican presidential candidate will support a Biden-era effort to deepen three-way ties aimed at countering China and North Korea, five people familiar with the con…
Forced labor designation for Cuban doctors highlights rift over sanctions
The Biden administration formally accused Cuba of profiting from forced labor on Monday, two months after President Biden signed a spending bill that requires the State Department to impose sanctions on third-country officials who hire Cuban work briga…
Iran Calls for New Nuclear Talks Amid Worsening Middle East Crisis
Iran has issued an appeal for new negotiations toward reviving a multilateral nuclear agreement against the backdrop of deepening geopolitical tensions and worsening unrest across the Middle East.
The appeal came Monday in the form of a statement addre…
Test what you know about the economic résumés of Biden and Trump
Joe Biden and Donald Trump are set to lay out very different summaries of recent history when they meet Thursday for their first debate.
These dueling economic narratives are much more than academic.…
This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com media…
Head of NATO singles out Trudeau as friend and staunch defender of Ukraine
Photo: The Canadian Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg takes part in an interview in Ottawa on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg met for a private dinner at Rideau Cottage on W…
Russia-North Korea pact could dent China’s influence, but Beijing still holds sway over both
BEIJING (AP) — With no obvious options, China appears to be keeping its distance as Russia and North Korea move closer to each other with a new defense pact that could tilt the balance of power among the three authoritarian states.…
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view on Putin and Kim: an alarming new pact needs close attention
A shiny, sanctions-busting Russian limousine for Kim Jong-un. A fawning, rapturous reception for Vladimir Putin. These grand gestures may be welcomed by the North Korean and Russian leaders, but are intended as much for their global audience as for eac…
‘Girl version of Yosemite Sam’: Constituents paint complicated portrait of MTG
Already they’ve been lying so often and so effectively that nearly all Republicans, and majorities or near-majorities of Americans, believe:
— the GOP lie that we’re in a recession (we’re in better shape, in most ways, than any time since the 1960s and…