The Quad – the US, Japan, India and Australia – was conceived as a strategic alliance to maintain a “free and open Indo-Pacific”, a concept that was expressed by the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2016 and later made the centerpiece of US strategy. Nothing less was at stake than preserving the rules-based…
For some of the world’s poorest people, the BRICS – basically Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – is becoming a Trojan horse for Moscow’s war machine. Source link
The looming shadow of China over Burma’s shoulder is a matter of concern both in Southeast Asia and here at home. Source link
Putin’s military forces have bombed children’s hospitals, kindergartens and playgrounds. Russia has also abducted more than 19,000 Ukrainian children. Source link
While 2026 hasn’t even started yet, major retailers and restaurants are already planning to close locations in the new year. Source link
Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) said she is “not satisfied” with the Justice Department’s release of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and said she is working with Senate colleagues to pressure the department’s inspector general to review whether the department is complying with the law. “I’m not satisfied. I’m not… Source link
President Trump will take part in the annual tradition of tracking Santa’s flight around the world as he spends the holidays in Palm Beach, Florida. The President will take part in the call to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) – a joint United States and Canadian operation typically charged with monitoring the skies…
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the nation’s largest professional organization of doctors who treat children, said Wednesday it is suing the Trump administration after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) abruptly ended nearly $12 million in federal grants to the group. The organization says seven long-standing grants were cut in retaliation for…
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration’s stripping of a lawyer’s security clearance for representing a whistleblower who played a key role in President Trump’s first impeachment was a form of retaliation and unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali granted the preliminary injunction to take effect January 13 and urged the administration to…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Wednesday declined to provide aid to Arizona counties following flooding in September. Local officials estimated more than $30 million in damage to public infrastructure and homes. “The people of Gila and Mohave Counties were devastated by flooding caused by a severe monsoon storm this September. Now, they have…
