BRUSSELS — European Union leaders gathered Thursday to consider new ways to help boost arms and ammunition production for Ukraine and to discuss the war in Gaza amid deep concern about Israeli plans to launch a ground offensive in the city of Rafah. Ukraine’s munition stocks are desperately low, and Russia has more and better-armed … Read more
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Caribbean leaders met with embattled Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Sunday to talk about his country’s unrelenting gang violence, with one top official noting that his continued presence as head of government remains a main stumbling block to progress. Bahamian Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell told The Associated Press that opposition leaders … Read more
Donald Trump styled himself as a “proud political dissident” and promised “judgment day” for political opponents in an address that offered a chilling vision of a democracy in imminent peril. In classic carnival barker form, the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination accused Joe Biden of weaponising the government against him with “Stalinist show trials”. … Read more
LUANG PRABANG, Laos — China’s growingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar topped the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats meeting in Laos on Monday. The gathering is the first high-level meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations since Laos took over the rotating chairmanship. The diplomats for the … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Biden administration is trying to thread the trickiest of needles in … Read more
While Asia may have a reputation—fostered by some of its own leaders—of having distinct “values” and political concerns from the West, this year showed that some issues are universal, especially as it pertains to human rights and criminal justice reform. The continent, which has long been characterized by conservative social values and a stringent, sometimes … Read more
Annual global climate talks are underway Thursday in Dubai against the backdrop of fractured global unity and concern about the influence of the fossil fuel industry as countries face a narrowing window to divert the planet from its disastrous path. For the U.N. Climate Change Conference, known this year as COP28, the stakes are high … Read more
Prince Harry has been asked to lay low on his verbal attacks on the Royals if he wishes to mend rift with family. The Duke of Sussex is asked to keep a low profile for the sake of his future and a prosperous present. Royal author Margaret Holder says: “If Harry wants to heal the … Read more
November 13, 2023 at 5:00 a.m. EST A statue of a soldier with its gun pointed toward Xiamen on the Chinese mainland across the Taiwan Strait on Lieyu Island in Kinmen, Taiwan. Kinmen was once the site of fierce fighting. (An Rong Xu/Bloomberg News/Getty Images) Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave TAIPEI, Taiwan … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech on artificial intelligence at the Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, on Oct. 26, 2023, in London. Peter Nicholls | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. is set to hold its landmark artificial intelligence summit this week, as political leaders and regulators grow more and more … Read more