Top US General Mark Milley has called China’s recent hypersonic missile test “very close” to a Sputnik moment. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an interview with Bloomberg TV called “the test of a hypersonic weapon system” – first reported by the […]
Thousands of migrants from Central America and the Caribbean travelling in a caravan are making their way across Mexico, hoping to reach the US border, and heaping pressure on the Biden administration. About 2,000 migrants, among them many families with small children, were trekking on […]
Iraq’s independent election commission is set to release its final decision on complaints received after the October 10 parliamentary elections. The country scarred by endemic corruption and low public confidence is entering a potentially tumultuous government formation process mired by layers of uncertainty and instability. […]
Scientists are increasingly warning that the melting Arctic could push the planet into a vicious cycle of uncontrolled heating as vast stores of carbon in thawing ground release powerful greenhouse gases. For thousands of years, permafrost – ground that is frozen for two or more years […]
Tehran, Iran – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator has said multilateral talks in Vienna to restore the country’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers will resume before the end of November. Ali Bagheri Kani, who became the new chief nuclear negotiator in mid-September, announced the news […]
The former United States special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said the Biden administration should engage with the Taliban to help ease the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country now. Khalilzad, who negotiated the US withdrawal with the Taliban ending a 20-year military presence, on […]
The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation – a milestone in the advancement of rights for non-binary, intersex, and gender non-conforming citizens. The Department of State on Wednesday said the new designation would be available early next year for […]
British finance minister Rishi Sunak is ready to open the government’s wallet in a bigger way. On Wednesday, Sunkak said he will boost public spending, thanks to a stronger than expected pick-up in economic activity that is giving the government more breathing room to help […]
Kenya plans to retire or convert heavy fuel oil-fired power plants to use liquefied natural gas by 2030 as the nation pursues a cleaner energy path to a 100% climate-friendly grid. State-owned Kenya Electricity Generating Co., or KenGen, is conducting a feasibility study on reconfiguring […]
Saudi officials are talking to 7,000 companies around the world about opening regional headquarters in the kingdom, offering tax breaks and other incentives to turn their desert capital into a global business hub that rivals Dubai. More than 40 multinational companies including Baker Hughes Co., […]
