International Relations

S. Korean officials say North Korea tested cruise missiles
Jan 25, 2022

S. Korean officials say North Korea tested cruise missiles

South Korean military officials say North Korea test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month


Stocks drop sharply as market eyes Fed, Ukraine tensions
Jan 24, 2022

Stocks drop sharply as market eyes Fed, Ukraine tensions

Stocks fell sharply as investors anticipate inflation-fighting measures from the Federal Reserve and fret over the possibility of conflict between Russia and Ukraine


Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader
Jan 23, 2022

Russia rejects UK claim of trying to replace Ukraine leader

Russia's Foreign Ministry has rejected a British claim that Russia is seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration and that former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate


Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions
Jan 22, 2022

Russia toughens its posture amid Ukraine tensions

With tens of thousands of Russian troops positioned near Ukraine, the Kremlin has kept the U.S. and its allies guessing about its next moves in the worst security crisis to emerge between Moscow and the West since the Cold War


Jan 21, 2022

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Jan 21, 2022

China criticizes US missile sanctions as hypocrisy

China has criticized Washington for imposing sanctions on Chinese companies accused of exporting missile technology, and accused the United States of hypocrisy for selling nuclear-capable cruise missiles


'Minor incursion' by Russia could complicate West's response
Jan 21, 2022

'Minor incursion' by Russia could complicate West's response

Short of an all-out invasion, Russian President Vladimir Putin could take less dramatic action in Ukraine that would vastly complicate a U.S. and allied response


U.S. sanctions Ukrainian officials accused of helping Russia
Jan 20, 2022

U.S. sanctions Ukrainian officials accused of helping Russia

The U.S. Treasury Department says it's levying new sanctions against four Ukrainian officials, including two current members of parliament who administration officials say are part of a Russian influence effort to set the pretext for further invasion of Ukraine


EXPLAINER: What are US military options to help Ukraine?
Jan 20, 2022

EXPLAINER: What are US military options to help Ukraine?

The Biden administration is unlikely to answer a further Russian invasion of Ukraine by sending U.S. combat troops


Family seeks to sue Lebanon over dead father's captivity
Jan 19, 2022

Family seeks to sue Lebanon over dead father's captivity

A recent development may open a path forward for an ambitious lawsuit filed by the family of a deceased Lebanese American man over allegations that Lebanon’s security agency kidnapped and tortured him


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