Russia Wants Israel to Beef Up Its Military Technology

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Moscow and Jerusalem have substantially stepped up their military cooperation in recent years. Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Russian military industry requires consistent infusions of technology in order to complete the transition from the post-Cold War doldrums. Notwithstanding the … Read More

Japan Becomes Latest Nation to Contest Beijing’s Claims in the South China Sea

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Suga Yoshihide, Prime Minister of Japan speaks virtually during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly, Sept. 25, 2020. Japan has joined a growing list of countries that are challenging China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea. On Tuesday, Japan presented a … Read More

Here’s how many jobs Biden’s proposed $15 minimum wage could kill, according to the Congressional Budget Office

CBO report: Wage hike would reduce business income and raise prices. President-elect Joe Biden’s effort to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour is estimated to kill as many as 3.7 million jobs, according to a recent nonpartisan analysis by the Congressional Budget … Read More

Russia calls US notice of opposition protests ‘gross interference’ and warns of ‘response’

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The Russian government is apparently fuming after the United States issued an alert about anti-corruption protests and included the locations and times. The U.S. Embassy noted the demonstrations, which are being planned for Saturday in cities throughout Russia in support … Read More

India Begins Covid-19 Vaccine Exports to Brazil, Morocco

A nurse administers a shot of the Covishield vaccine, developed by Oxford-Astrazeneca Plc. and manufactured by Serum Institute of India Ltd., at a vaccine center in the Bandra Kurla Complex hospital in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021. India … Read More

Biden’s pledge to suspend deportations may be behind migrant caravan

Migrant caravan member cites Biden’s pledge to suspend deportations for 100 days as reason for traveling to US A migrant traveling with a caravan that left Honduras on Friday told a reporter he was headed to the U.S. because soon-to-be … Read More

‘The Situation is Catastrophic’: Inside France’s Brutal Evictions of Refugees

The conditions faced by refugees in northern France are now “more precarious than ever,” humanitarian charities say. “They came with chainsaws and cleared that whole area,” said Jamal, a 24-year-old Sudanese refugee who fled war in Darfur, gesturing at the … Read More

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