Classified documents allegedly leaked by Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira have revealed that the US is closely spying on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and is not happy with his engagement with Moscow. Several documents detail Guterres' communications,...
Yellen Says Sanctions Risk US Dollar Hegemony
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday acknowledged that US economic sanctions risk the hegemony of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency as they push targeted countries to seek alternatives. "There is a risk when we use financial sanctions that are linked...
Brazil’s Lula Says US Should Stop ‘Encouraging’ Ukraine War
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in China on Saturday that the US should stop "encouraging" the war in Ukraine and seek peace instead. "The United States needs to stop encouraging war and start talking about peace. The European Union needs to start...
Ukraine Rejects Iraqi Offer to Mediate Negotiations With Russia
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday rejected an Iraqi offer to mediate talks between Ukraine and Russia during a visit to Baghdad, his first since the Russian invasion. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Kuleba and called for a ceasefire,...
US Sails Warship Through Taiwan Strait After China’s Live-Fire Drills
The US sent a warship through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, a few days after China concluded live-fire exercises in the area in response to Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California. The US Navy's Seventh Fleet said the...
Rep. Gaetz Resolution Would Make Biden Disclose Number of US Troops in Ukraine
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on Monday introduced a resolution that would require President Biden to disclose the number of US troops inside Ukraine and share all documents outlining US military assistance for Kyiv with the House. If the resolution is passed, it would...
Russia Completes Belarusian Pilots’ Training on Nuclear Weapons Use
Belarusian Air Force crews have completed their training on the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday. The ministry released a video featuring a Belarusian pilot explaining that the Russian training course has enabled the...
French Delegations to Visit Taiwan
French state media reports that the country's parliament is set to send two delegations on visits to Taiwan this month. The trips look a lot like a "balancing act" response to remarks by president Emmanuel Macron, who returned from a friendly visit with Chinese...
US, South Korea To Begin Large-Scale War Games This Week
Over 100 American and South Korean warplanes will take part in large-scale, joint aerial war games. The military exercises come as North Korea warns of a realistic chance of nuclear war. On Monday, 1,400 soldiers will begin participating in the 12-day war games. The...
After Feared Global Food Shortage, Rift in EU Emerges Over Grain Glut
Poland and Hungary will pause imports of Ukrainian grain. The European Union’s agricultural policies in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine have caused a glut of wheat in Central Europe, harming the region’s farmers. On Saturday, Hungarian agriculture minister...