The finance ministers of the United States, Japan and South Korea said Wednesday that they have discussed the Asian countries' "serious concerns" about the recent sharp depreciation of their currencies against the U.S. dollar. As the countries expand the scope of their cooperation beyond security affairs, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet
A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has held a three-day joint exercise with its allies Japan and South Korea as U.S. President Joe Biden met for talks with leaders from Japan and the Philippines at the White House. The dueling military and diplomatic maneuvers are meant
Iran says that it warned the United States, a key Israeli ally, of its attack on Israel but U.S. officials dispute those claims.
Rapidus, a chip contract manufacturer, or foundry, in Japan, announced it set up a U.S. subsidiary and opened an office in Silicon Valley.
WEIRTON, W.Va. (WTRF) -- In December, the Pittsburgh-based steel company U.S. Steel agreed to sell the company to Japan’s largest steel manufacturer, Nippon Steel. Now, two U.S. Senators are calling on President Biden to look deeper into this sale and the effects it could have on the country. Just months after U.S. Steel agreed to []
Taylor Swift's catalog returned to TikTok on Thursday, amid her record label UMG's ongoing dispute with the app that began two months ago.
Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 13 in favor, Russia opposed and China abstaining. Russia dismissed the measure as politicized
A late local poet whose work was featured on a “Poem Page” in The Evening Republican decades ago will have her words come to life when performed as a song by the Columbus Indiana Children’s Choir. Continue reading at The Republic News.
When Jose Antonio Ibarra of Venezuela first crossed the United States-Mexico border in September 2022 near El Paso, Texas, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had about 8,100 detention beds available. Instead of holding Ibarra in its available detention space, ICE released him into the U.S. interior.
Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) An excellent example of how the U.S. regime works was provided in a news-report by Ryan Grim and Jeremy Scahill at The Intercept on April 15th, titled “LEAKED NYT GAZA MEMO TELLS JOURNALISTS TO AVOID WORDS ‘GENOCIDE,’ ‘ETHNIC CLEANSING,’ AND ‘OCCUPIED TERRITORY’”. It displayed the fact that the management of […]
Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control targeted 16 people and two entities in Iran that produce engines that power the drones used in the April 13 attack on Israel.
After Iran's attack on Israel was stopped with major help from the U.S. and other allies, Netanyahu has to heed them going forward.