Political events

Why the U.S. elects so many older politicians

President Joe Biden, age 81, ended his 2024 reelection bid as concern for his vitality mounted within the Democratic Party.…

Israel orders Al Jazeera to close its local operation and seizes some of its equipment

Israel ordered the local offices of Qatar’s Al Jazeera satellite news network to close Sunday, escalating a long-running feud between…

Biden and Japan’s Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and projects ranging from missiles to moon landings, strengthening their…

U.S. eyes change to military command in Japan as China threat looms: Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will agree next month to tighter military cooperation, including talks on the biggest…

Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians, Reuters reports

Egypt is preparing an area at the Gaza border which could accommodate Palestinians in case an Israeli offensive into Rafah prompts an exodus across the frontier, four sources said, in…

Chinese firm behind ‘news’ websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally, researchers find

More than 100 websites disguised as local news outlets in Europe, Asia and Latin America are pushing pro-China content in a widespread influence campaign linked…

Georgia Republicans suspend state senator who wants to impeach DA for indicting Trump

Georgia’s Republican Senate Caucus is suspending a GOP state senator who attacked them for opposing his plan to impeach Fulton…

Vice President Harris will face doubts and dysfunction at the Southeast Asian nations summit

Vice President Kamala Harris will deepen her outreach to Southeast Asia this week at an international summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, where she’ll…