• World leaders misdiagnose the US with a crisis of confidence

    Is America experiencing a crisis of confidence? That is the assessment of some world leaders from allied and partner nations in recent months. Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen criticized the U.S. at the start of the year, “Recent global events in the Taiwan Strait, in the Middle East, in Ukraine are all results of American hesitance to actually lead.”As he addressed Congress earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chided his audience for what he called “an...

  • Elections kick off in India, world's largest democracy

    The greatest exercise of democracy in the history of mankind -- by the numbers, at least -- kicked off Friday as almost 1 billion people began casting votes for the next leader and government of India.

  • Blinken to Pressure China on Russian Military Support

    State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Tuesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise U.S. concerns about Beijing’s military assistance to Russia during an upcoming meeting in China later this month. "What we have seen over the past months is that there have been materials moving from China to Russia that Russia

  • FAO launches its annual World Food Crisis Report

    Rome, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) During an event held on Wednesday at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the 8th edition of the World Food Crisis Report (RCC) was presented. The post FAO launches its annual World Food Crisis Report first appeared on Prensa Latina.

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    India heads to the polls in world’s biggest election

    By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Polls opened Friday for the first and largest phase of India’s marathon general election, kicking off a vote in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to win a rare third consecutive term. About 969 million people are eligible to vote in the biggest election in human history, with

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    India heads to the polls in world’s biggest election

    By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Polls opened Friday for the first and largest phase of India’s marathon general election, kicking off a vote in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to win a rare third consecutive term. About 969 million people are eligible to vote in the biggest election in human history, with

  • At G7, Blinken seeks European support for pressure on China

    The United States urged European powers to increase pressure on China at a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy on Thursday, as Washington accuses Beijing of helping Russia's military expansion. The Americans hope in particular that European nations will pressure China to reduce military support for Russia, at a time

  • What China’s EV buyers’ remorse means for the world

    The country leaves the rest of the world in the dust in putting EVs on the road, and its market has huge lessons to offer.

  • Tianjin China: 2024 World Internal Combustion Engine Conference

    From April 19th to 23rd, the 2024 World Internal Combustion Engine

  • First stage of world’s largest election under way in India

    The second round will be held on April 26, and turnout is expected to increase over the course of the voting. Authorities said the voting was largely peaceful on Friday. Media reports said that some supporters of Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition Congress party clashed in Chhindwara, a city in central India, during the voting.

  • India Prepares to Begin World’s Largest Democratic Election

    Voting begins in India for the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, in the world's largest democratic election.

  • FAO will present new World Food Crisis Report

    Rome, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today that on April 24 it will present the World Food Crisis Report at its headquarters in this capital. The post FAO will present new World Food Crisis Report first appeared on Prensa Latina.