The Pentagon had suggested a meeting between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu, but the Chinese defense ministry declined the invitation. According to the US Department of Defense, maintaining open lines of communication between Washington and Beijing is integral to avoiding conflict. An unnamed US defense ...
More than two hundred structures have been damaged or destroyed by a wildfire in Nova Scotia, most of these structures are single-family homes. At an afternoon briefing, Cathie Steeves of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources said crews were working hard to put out the fire and protect the ...
The 1990 agreement, which was signed by NATO and Soviet bloc members, put limits on the number of tanks, armored vehicles, artillery, helicopters, and aircraft stationed in Europe as a way of establishing the military balance on the continent. Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Pskov said that the move would not ...
The United Nation, World Food Programme, or WFP, plans to suspend food aid to more than 200 thousand Palestinians, citing a "severe" shortage of funds. The majority of the impacted families are based in Gaza where food insecurity and poverty levels are at an all-time high. The United Nations agency ...
The US government says they have reached a breakthrough deal on the debt and spending, just days before the so-called "date" when treasury secretary Janet Yellen warned of potential default. Yellen extended the default date from June 1st to June 5th late last week. President Joe Biden announced the agreement ...
Turkish president recap Tayyip Erdogan has been re-elected by a margin of four percentage points. He took 52 percent of the vote, compared with 48 percent for his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. The head of Turkey's electoral board confirmed the victory, saying that even after accounting for outstanding votes, Erdogan had ...
