A Tomahawk cruise missile similar to those acquired by Australia is fired from the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry. /US Navy/AFP France’s foreign minister says a nuclear submarine deal announced by Australia as part of a new alliance with the U.S. … Read More
WASHINGTON — A new book claiming that Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held calls with Chinese military leaders to head off a nuclear confrontation prompted swift backlash from many Trump allies — and one very consequential Trump critic. … Read More
Mrs May’s ex-chief of staff Gavin Barwell tells i his inside story of the Brexit wars, including a very “difficult” Mr Johnson who often “crossed a line”. Britain’s former Prime Minister Theresa May with then Number 10 Chief of Staff, … Read More
Politicians face dilemma over those who don’t want to be vaccinated ahead of autumn vote. From the window of the Zur Quelle bar, a regular in a broad Berliner accent, began a debate with one passerby’s claims that the Covid-19 … Read More
One of the big surprises in the run-up to the German federal election later this month has been the sharp increase in support for the Social Democratic Party. The SPD is now a firm contender to lead the next coalition … Read More
This June 14, 2021, file photo shows a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vial that is being administered for flight attendants of Japan Airlines at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko/AP TOKYO — Japan suspended use of about 1.63 million doses of … Read More
Registered nurse Jack Kingsley attends to a COVID-19 patient at St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center in Idaho on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. St. Luke’s Health System has paused certain elective surgeries and procedures because of increasing COVID-19 cases. (Kyle Green … Read More
President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade towards the Oval Office as he returns to the White House after visiting Brookland Middle School in northeast Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. Biden has encouraged every school district to promote vaccines, including … Read More
The crisis in Afghanistan and the decision to admit tens of thousands of people from that country, with plans to admit more, has raised interest in Afghan immigrants already in the United States. This report uses the latest Census Bureau … Read More
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Tex. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The GOP has dialed up attacks on Biden’s vaccine mandates. The president’s workplace vaccine requirements were immediately met with alarm in right-wing media. Some GOP lawmakers took matters further, calling for mass disobedience … Read More