International Relations

One union rejects deal days ahead of rail strike deadline
Sep 14, 2022

One union rejects deal days ahead of rail strike deadline

Members of one union are rejecting a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads while three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a national strike deadline


Rhode Island Gov. McKee narrowly wins Democratic primary
Sep 14, 2022

Rhode Island Gov. McKee narrowly wins Democratic primary

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee eked out a victory in his Democratic primary on Tuesday, beating back strong challenges from a pair of opponents as he seeks his first full term in office


China's Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role
Sep 13, 2022

China's Xi heads abroad to promote strategic role

President Xi Jinping is using his first trip abroad since the start of the pandemic to promote China's strategic ambitions at a summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and other leaders of a Central Asian security group


Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth
Sep 9, 2022

Biden is 13th and final US president to meet Queen Elizabeth

Joe Biden has the distinction of being the 13th and final American president to meet with Queen Elizabeth II


N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US
Sep 9, 2022

N. Korea says it will never give up nukes to counter US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is stressing his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States


Sep 8, 2022

NKorea says it will never give up nukes, claims US hostility

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons and missiles it needs to counter hostilities from the United States, which he accused of pushing a pressure campaign aimed at weakening the North’s defenses and eventually collapsing his authoritarian government


EXPLAINER: Why is Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip important?
Sep 7, 2022

EXPLAINER: Why is Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip important?

Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit to the neighboring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this month in what would be his first overseas visits since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019


US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea
Sep 6, 2022

US: Russia to buy rockets, artillery shells from North Korea

A newly downgraded U.S. intelligence finding says the Russian Ministry of Defense is in the process of purchasing millions of rockets and artillery shells from North Korea for its ongoing fight in Ukraine


Activist floats balloons again despite North Korea's warning
Sep 5, 2022

Activist floats balloons again despite North Korea's warning

An activist says he has again flown huge balloons carrying COVID-19 relief items and an anti-North Korea placard across the tense inter-Korean border despite the North’s recent warning of a deadly attack over his activities


Sep 5, 2022

China accuses Washington of cyber-spying on university

China is accusing Washington of breaking into computers at a university that U.S. officials say does military research, adding to complaints by both governments of rampant online spying against each other


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