When Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down with other Asian leaders at a summit in Central Asia Friday, they will seek to present a united front to counterbalance the United States and its allies.Story Published at: September 16, 2022 at 10:06AM
China and Russia present united front at summit as Ukraine war risks exposing regional divisions
Chinese and Russian militaries share a potential weakness, new US report finds
China’s military leaders share a potential weakness that has undermined their Russian counterparts in Ukraine and could hamper their ability to wage a similar war, according to a new report from the US National Defense University. Story Published at: September 16, 2022 at 05:19AM
What Britain looked like the last time a monarch died
As the United Kingdom mourns Queen Elizabeth II, only a minority will remember first-hand what life was like the last time the country buried a monarch.Story Published at: September 16, 2022 at 05:02AM
Experts slam ‘pittance’ in aid to Pakistan as they find climate crisis played a role in floods
An analysis of Pakistan’s devastating floods has found “fingerprints” of the human-made climate crisis on the disaster, which killed more than 1,400 people and destroyed so much land and infrastructure it has plunged the South Asian nation into crisis.Story Published at: September 15, 2022 at 10:00PM
Putin concedes China has ‘questions and concerns’ over Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised China’s “balanced position” on the Ukraine war, though he conceded Beijing had “questions and concerns” over the invasion, in what appeared to be a veiled admission of their diverging views over the protracted military assault.Story Published at: September 16, 2022 at 02:44AM
US rail strike deal saves train commuters from a nightmare
US commuter railroads and passengers are breathing a sigh of relief as freight rail companies and the unions that represent their workers averted a potential freight strike that would have crippled their services.Story Published at: September 15, 2022 at 04:27PM
Spending rose in August as gas prices fell
Another month of falling gas prices gave Americans’ wallets a bit of a reprieve in August. That sent consumers back to stores last month.Story Published at: September 15, 2022 at 04:00PM
Ford’s new Mustang sticks with pure gasoline
Ford unveiled an all-new version of the two-door Mustang coupe at an event in Detroit Wednesday night. It has a new body design and new engine options, but the one thing it won’t have is electric motors. The new Mustang will be offered only with pure gasoline power, at least for now. Buyers will just have to choose how much […]
Analysis: The Queen’s death has drawn the venom from Britain’s toxic politics. Will it last?
Liz Truss had only been prime minister of the United Kingdom for two days when she learned that Queen Elizabeth, the monarch who’d earlier that week asked her to form a government, was dead. Story Published at: September 15, 2022 at 01:55PM
Armenia reports ceasefire after new border clashes with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh
A senior Armenian official said late on Wednesday that a truce had been agreed with Azerbaijan after two days of violence linked to a decades-old dispute between the ex-Soviet states over the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.Story Published at: September 15, 2022 at 05:56AM