Greetings from Tyler, We can hardly watch news from the border. The third world is flooding into Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California. The administration has other priorities. It can’t be bothered with questions about the invasion that’s taking place. … Read More
FRANKFURT, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Germany is bleeding cash to keep the lights on. Almost half a trillion dollars, and counting, since the Ukraine war jolted it into an energy crisis nine months ago. That’s the cumulative scale of the … Read More
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have started a nationwide strike in the largest action of its kind in NHS history. Staff will continue to provide “life-preserving” and some urgent care but routine surgery and other planned treatment is … Read More
A number of Senate Republicans frustrated with the rush to pass a year-long spending bill before the end of the year are discussing whether to throw up a roadblock, raising the prospect of a government shutdown later this week. Republican … Read More
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry warned Thursday that if the United States confirms reports that it plans to deliver sophisticated air defense missiles to Ukraine, it would be “another provocative move by the U.S.” that could prompt a … Read More
Supporters of Brazil’s outgoing far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, tried to attack the headquarters of the federal police in Brasilia on Monday. Tension escalated after police arrested a pro-Bolsonaro indigenous leader. Mr Bolsonaro was defeated in last month’s election by his … Read More
A new bill from a bipartisan group of lawmakers, if passed, would ban TikTok in the U.S. after years of broad concern across the Trump and Biden administrations about potential Chinese government influence on the company. Social media stocks like … Read More
LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – Britain on Tuesday said it planned to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants who cross the English Channel from remaining in the country, as the government tries to control a surge in people arriving … Read More
Japan and the Netherlands have agreed in principle to join the US in tightening controls over the export of advanced chipmaking machinery to China, according to people familiar with the matter, a potentially debilitating blow to Beijing’s technology ambitions. The … Read More
Indian and Chinese troops were injured in a fresh clash on their disputed Himalayan border last week, senior officials said in New Delhi on Tuesday. The incident—another melee with fists instead of firearms—took place at a point called Yangtse in … Read More