How Mexico Cracked Down on Its Immigration Chief to Defuse a US Migrant Crisis
The Americans were not happy. The migrant situation at the border was out of control, they said, and Mexico was not doing enough to stop it, according to officials from…
China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office
China’s record trade surplus of almost $1 trillion last year has a nearly perfect mirror image on the other side of the world: an American trade deficit last year that…
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China announced on Monday that its trade surplus reached almost $1 trillion last year as its exports swamped the globe, while the country’s own businesses and households spent cautiously on…
Canada the 51st US state? Trudeau says ‘it’s not going to happen’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has re-iterated that Canada has no intention to become the 51st state of the US. “It’s not going to happen,” he said. Speaking to former…
Brazil: Moment kitesurfing Olympian rescues drowning woman
Video shows the moment that Olympic kitesurfer Bruno Lobo rescues a woman who appeared to be drowning at sea. The athlete was practising with a new camera, while kitesurfing off…
Russia’s Difficult Ukraine End Game Choices and the Issue of “Imposing Terms” | naked capitalism
We warned from the outset that Russia might well win the war in Ukraine and lose the peace. In fact, the odds are rising that there will be no peace,…
Troops Detained in Ukraine Give Rare Glimpse Into North Korea’s Military
One young soldier from North Korea said he didn’t know where he was fighting when he was sent from his isolated homeland to the frontline of the war between Russia…
Russia and Ukraine Battle Inside Kursk, With Waves of Tanks, Drones and North Koreans
Five months after Ukrainian forces swept across the border in the first ground invasion of Russia since World War II, the two armies are engaged in some of the most…
With South Korea in Crisis, Eight Justices Will Decide President’s Fate
For six weeks, South Korea has lurched through its worst political crisis in decades, throwing the resilience of the country’s democracy into question. On Tuesday, it takes the biggest step…
Photograph Revives Ukraine-Russia Culture War
It looks like a serene snapshot from Ukraine’s battlefield: A group of armor-clad soldiers huddled around a makeshift table scattered with food and playing cards. Some laugh or smoke, and…