Russian missile sparks blaze in Ukraine as Kyiv’s troops push into Russia’s Kursk region
Russia kept up its assault on Ukraine Saturday even as Ukrainian forces pushed into Russia's Kursk border region.
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Blinken arrives in Middle East to renew push for Gaza cease-fire
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday on a Middle East tour aimed at intensifying diplomatic pressure to achieve a cease-fire deal in Gaza this week to end the bloodshed between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Elon Musk’s rightward turn includes a fringe fascination: Civil war
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has repeatedly prophesied a future civil war related to immigration.
Japanese American WWII detainees honored in book that lists every name
LOS ANGELS -- Hisae Shima does not remember much about life at a Japanese American incarceration camp nearly 80 years ago, but wants to make sure hers and her parents' names are recorded as part of this painful chapter in U.S. history.
Doubting America’s ‘Nuclear Umbrella,’ Some South Koreans Want Their Own
Ever since the Korean War was halted in an uneasy truce in 1953, South Koreans have lived under an American promise to defend their country, if necessary, with nuclear weapons. President Biden emphatically reiterated that commitment last year, vowing that any nuclear attack by North Korea would lead to the destruction of its government.
Can China’s restraint inspire a more peaceful rivalry with the US?
Graham Allison, a Harvard professor who is best known for his 2017 book, Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?, observed in The National Interest late last week, “China’s rise from essentially nowhere to become the leading rival of the United States in the Olympics mirrors its rise in virtually every other dimension to become the defining geopolitical rival in the [21st century].”
Gaza ceasefire talks paused with resumption planned next week
Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha were paused on Friday with negotiators set to meet again next week in search of an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages, mediators said.
Gaza cease-fire talks paused with plans to resume next week
DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) -- Gaza cease-fire talks in Doha were paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week seeking an agreement to end fighting between Israel and Hamas and free remaining hostages, as Washington cautioned there was much work to be done.