Russia and China BFFFF – for the foreseeable future
Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to Beijing was a rousing success, according to Russian and Chinese media.
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Singapore has world’s most powerful passport, ahead of Japan; US 8th on Henley Passport Index
Thinking of visiting China, India, or Venezuela with a US passport for your summer holiday? Not so fast – or at least not before securing a visa. Some of the best wonders of the world require US citizens to obtain a visa before take-off, an inconvenience in planning that long-awaited international getaway.
Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance
LONDON: The world's largest stablecoin, Tether, has stepped up monitoring of how its tokens are used in broader crypto markets and payments in a bid to combat illicit finance, Tether said in a statement on Thursday (May 2).
Why Biden now wants regime change in Israel
US President Joe Biden, locked in a rolling dispute with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over war tactics in the Gaza Strip, is banking on the threat of constitutional regime change to alter Israeli combat tactics and put the country’s post-war peace policy in sync with Washington’s desires.
How Guyana's big oil boom turned it into the world's fastest-growing economy
Guyana, a tiny South American nation home to more than 800,000 people, made big headlines in December.
Reported Israeli airstrike on Damascus kills commander with Iran's elite Quds Force
An Israeli strike on the Syrian capital on Saturday destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, killing a commander and one of his deputies, Syrian state media and an Iranian media outlet reported.