WASHINGTON >> Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed U.S. lawmakers at the Capitol today, urging them to consider the importance of global commitments at a time of tension in the Asia-Pacific and deep skepticism in Congress about U.S. involvement abroad.
JERUSALEM and south LEBANON – Christian-Muslim tensions in Lebanon have erupted after the murder of well-known Christian politician Pascal Sleiman. Given his fierce opposition to Hezbollah, Lebanese Christians are worried for their safety as the terror group's intimidation grows. A Syrian gang is believed to have kidnapped and murdered Sleiman, a strong believer and senior member of the Christian Lebanese Forces Party. Experts here see it as a political assassination linked to Hezbollah, meant...
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Ukraine’s Col Gen Oleksandr Syrskyi says Russia has intensified armoured assaults as battles rages over village near Bakhmut. What we know on day 781See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageGermany will supply a US-made Patriot air defence system and air defence missiles to Ukraine at a “critical time”, as Kyiv struggles to defend its energy system from Russian bombardment, Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Zelenskiy said on the Telegram messaging app that he was grateful to Germany’s...
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Ukraine has been under the gun for more than two years, and the constant Russian attacks have begun to wear on the Ukrainian soldiers and civilians.
Major stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region traded mostly lower on Friday as investors awaited the latest reports on China's trade balance and Japan's industrial production scheduled for re
The age-old excuse “My dog ate my homework” might elicit eye rolls from teachers worldwide, but anyone who’s shared their home with a playful, curious, or sometimes mischievous dog knows that this scenario isn’t entirely out of the realm of possibility. Some dog breeds, with their insatiable curiosity, penchant for mischief, or sheer love of chewing, might just be more likely than others to turn your important papers into their latest snack. This article explores the 7 dog breeds most
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD6kvDHbIYYsourceFew people understand what the war in Ukraine means for big business—namely, opportunity. It’s not just the weapons and reconstruction contracts. Ukraine’s vast agricultural lands—among the most fertile in the world—are up for grabs, and American companies like BlackRock are at the front of the line.
On April 7, 2014, a coup by pro-Russian militants in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine was the spark that ignited the Donbas war. In the heart of this industrial region, populated at the time by
NEM (XEM) traded down 2.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 15:00 PM ET on April 10th. During the last week, NEM has traded 7.7% higher against the dollar. NEM has a total market cap of $430.91 million and $8.77 million worth of NEM was traded on exchanges in the last 24 […]
China earlier said the US-Japan-Philippine trilateral summit 'drives up tensions' in the region