Biden voices hope Iran will stand down but is uncertain
U.S. President Joe Biden expressed hope Iran would stand down despite its threat to avenge the assassination of Hamas’ leader…
Elon Musk attends Netanyahu’s speech to Congress as his guest, but dozens of lawmakers skip it
Elon Musk made a surprise appearance in Washington Wednesday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, attending the…
U.S., Japan to hold high-level security talks on nuclear deterrence
Foreign and defense ministers from Japan and the United States will hold security talks on July 28 that for the first time will cover “extended deterrence,” a…
U.S.-China tensions are not a ‘new Cold War,’ veteran Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan says
While some may characterize tensions between the U.S. and China as a “new Cold War,” Bilahari Kausikan, Singapore’s former permanent…
Australia PM tells Russia to ‘back off’ after claims over espionage arrests
Russia accused Australia of inciting “anti-Russian paranoia” for charging a Russian-born couple with espionage, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on…
NATO condemns China as a ‘decisive enabler’ of Russia’s war in Ukraine in most serious rebuke to date
In NATO’s most serious denunciation of China to date, the military coalition labeled Beijing a “decisive enabler” of Russia in…
Ukrainian children’s hospital hit, 31 people killed in daytime Russian missile attack
A barrage of Russian missiles across Ukraine killed at least 31 people, injured 125 others and seriously damaged a key…
Putin’s Hungarian ally Orban draws EU ire over ‘peace mission’ to Moscow
Russia’s closest European ally, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has drawn ire from the EU over his Friday trip to…
Biden revoked 8 licenses for China’s Huawei in 2024, document shows
The Biden administration has revoked eight licenses this year that had allowed some companies to ship goods to Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei, according to a document first reported…
U.S. adds six companies to trade restriction list, four for training China’s military
The United States added six companies to its trade restriction list on Tuesday, including four for their links to the training of China’s military forces, according to a government posting. Two of the companies are in…
