U.S. and Ukraine Agree to Minerals Deal, Officials Say
Ukraine has agreed to turn over the revenue from some of its mineral resources to the United States, an American and a Ukrainian official said on Tuesday, in a deal…
Ukraine official says terms of minerals deal agreed with US
Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal with the US, a senior official in Kyiv has told the BBC. “We have indeed agreed it with a number…
Will Starmer’s defence hike win over Trump on Ukraine?
Sir Keir Starmer’s promise to increase defence spending will have several consequences. It may one day actually strengthen the UK’s ability to defend itself. More immediately it will mean billions…
Five takeaways from Canada’s Liberal leadership debates
8 hours ago Nadine Yousif BBC News, Toronto Getty Images After back-to-back debates in both English and French, the candidates to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the…
US Secondary Sanctions “Have Seriously Damaged” Russia-China Bilateral Cooperation | naked capitalism
Yves here. Before readers reflexively reject the headline message, you will see below that it accurately represents the findings of study published by the prestigious Russian think tank/talking shop Valdai…
Trump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning
President Trump’s tough talk on China typically centers on tariffs. But a closer look at the decisions he has made since taking office shows that the president is considering a…
How a Demographic ‘Doom Loop’ Helped Germany’s Far Right
The Alternative for Germany party came in second in federal elections on Sunday, doubling its vote share from four years ago, in the strongest showing for a German far-right party…
Macron suggests Ukraine truce could be weeks away after talks with Trump
7 hours ago Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House, BBC News Max Matza and Peter Bowes, North America correspondent BBC News Reporting fromWashington DC French President Emmanuel Macron has…
Macron walks tightrope with Trump as he makes Europe’s case on Ukraine
Relations between Europe and the US are unquestionably in crisis, so merely keeping things together as French President Emmanuel Macron did at the White House on Monday stands as an…
Trump threats dominate Liberal leadership debate in Canada
Candidates vying to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada faced each other for the first time on Monday in a French-language debate. The…