Why It’s So Hard for China to Fix Its Ailing Economy
In 2004, as China’s economy was emerging as a global force, a group of researchers started conducting nationwide surveys asking Chinese people if they were better off financially than they…
An Incomplete List of Everything Threatening China’s National Security
What do snapping turtles, tissue boxes and college students looking for part-time jobs have in common? They all might be hiding threats to China’s national security. That, at least, is…
Putin Gets a Red-Carpet Welcome in Mongolia Despite Arrest Warrant
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia was warmly received by the leader of Mongolia on Tuesday in his first state visit to a member nation of the International Criminal Court…
Netanyahu not doing enough to secure Gaza hostage deal, says Biden
US President Joe Biden has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a hostage deal and ceasefire with Hamas, amid reports that a new “final”…
Tim Walz unharmed after motorcade vehicles involved in crash
Multiple cars travelling in the motorcade carrying Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice-president, crashed in Milwaukee. Mr Walz was not hurt. The crash happened around 13:00 local…
Is US economy better now than under Trump?
BBC It has been a recurrent theme of this US presidential campaign – has the US economy performed better under Joe Biden or Donald Trump? “By many indicators our economy…
US seizes Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s plane
The US has seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, claiming it was bought illegally for $13m (£9.8m) and smuggled out of the country. According to the US…
Landslides force power cuts in upscale LA neighbourhood
Scores of homes perched on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean in LA County have had their electricity shut off amid steadily worsening landslides. The community of Rancho Palos Verdes…
Eternal Heart: Choctaws unveil sculpture dedicated to Ireland
PA Media Choctaw leaders have unveiled a sculpture in Oklahoma dedicated to their people’s connection with Ireland. The connection was founded on the gift – a donation made to Ireland…
Migrant farm worker deaths show cost of the ‘American Dream’
Getty Images Last year, Hugo watched a friend die in a vast field of sweet potatoes, his lifeless body leaning against a truck tyre – one of few shaded areas…