South Korea’s military has shrunk to about 450,000 people – a decline of 20% over the last six years, according to a defence ministry report released by a ruling party lawmaker on Sunday. Authorities say the main reason behind the decline is the country’s dismal birth rate, which at 0.75 babies per woman is the…
The geopolitics of the Middle East is shifting quickly, and not for the better. What began as a solo act of French diplomatic theatre has now become a chorus of ill-considered posturing. Within weeks of Emmanuel Macron’s declaration that France will recognize a Palestinian state in September, the United Kingdom and Canada have each signaled…
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his intent to nominate Stephen Miran, chairman of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Miran would temporarily fill the seat left vacant by Biden appointee Adriana Kugler, who is stepping down Friday. If confirmed by the Senate, Miran would serve until…
White House says bilateral meeting suggested first, followed by three-way talks with Ukrainian president President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet next Friday, August 15, for the first in-person meeting between leaders of the U.S. and Russia since Moscow launched its deadly 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The leaders are expected to meet…
Greetings from Tyler, It looks like Israel is going into Gaza to take complete control. The plan is getting mixed reviews from several nations. Germany is ready to cut bait, promising to halt all plans for weapons supplies. Who knew that Germany was backing Israel? I doubt if that will change any minds. Keir Starmer,…
Washington (AFP) – The United States doubled its bounty on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — who faces federal drug trafficking charges — to $50 million on Thursday, a move Caracas described as “pathetic” and “ridiculous”. Washington, which does not recognize Maduro’s past two election victories, accuses the South American country’s leader of leading a cocaine…
President Donald Trump on Thursday said he has ordered the U.S. Commerce Department to create a new U.S. census that excludes people who are in the country illegally. The “new and highly accurate CENSUS” will be “based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election…
President Donald Trump announced Friday he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon, as the White House continues to press for a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. Trump told reporters during a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan he will meet with Putin “very shortly,” and said the details of…
Karol Nawrocki, who takes over as Poland’s president on August 6, owes his rapid ascent to a significant shift in voters’ political opinions and ideological preferences, some of which have echoes in the political scene in the United States. Those trends, and Nawrocki’s approach to politics, could serve the new head of state well in his…
Thousands of people have been infected with a painful mosquito-borne virus in China, prompting a response not seen since COVID — including mass quarantines even though the virus is not spread by humans. The chikungunya virus has rapidly spread to about 8,000 patients in just four weeks, mainly across China’s Guangdong province to the south,…