Tag: politics
Japan's defense ministry seeks record budget as it faces growing threat from China
TOKYO -- Japan’s Defense Ministry on Friday sought a record 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) budget for the next year to fortify its...
The interview: Kamala Harris' inaugural sit-down was most notable for seeming … ordinary
After avoiding a probing interview by a journalist for the first month of her sudden presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris' first one...
Foreign governments criticize Hong Kong's convictions of journalists in sedition case
HONG KONG -- The convictions of two Hong Kong journalists who led a now-shuttered online news outlet have deepened concerns of media groups...
Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Yemen's Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker,...
How one Brazilian judge could suspend Musk's X in the coming hours
SAO PAULO -- It's a showdown between the world's richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice.The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened...
France's Macron says giving Telegram CEO Durov French citizenship was a good thing
BELGRADE, Serbia -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday defended his decision to give special fast-track citizenship to Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel...