Signs of Economic Hope Are Growing, Some With Superlatives
“I found it very encouraging that there are signs that people are waking up from hibernation, buying new clothes and going out to restaurants,” said...
Canada-US asylum seeker agreement upheld by court
Appeals court sides with the Canadian government, which is defending the agreement to turn back asylum seekers.A Canadian appeals court on Thursday upheld a Canada-US...
Biden Administration Says Russian Intelligence Obtained Trump Campaign Data
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration revealed on Thursday that a business associate of Trump campaign officials in 2016 provided campaign polling data to Russian intelligence...
Republicans Question Spy Agencies’ Work on Domestic Extremism
In an interview before the hearing, Representative Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat who leads the House Intelligence Committee, said the nature of the terrorism...
Biden explains decision to impose new sanctions on Russia, but envisions ‘more effective relationship’
WASHINGTON — In a Thursday speech, President Biden explained his decision to impose new sanctions on Russia, saying that Vladimir Putin’s government had attempted to...
Biden hits Russia with new sanctions in response to election meddling
Ten diplomats expelled as part of fresh package of sanctions announced by US president as Russia says retaliation ‘inevitable’The Biden administration has announced the expulsion...
White House: Intel on Russian ‘bounties’ on US troops shaky
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday that the intelligence community does not have conclusive evidence that Russian intelligence operatives encouraged the Taliban to...
John Williamson, 83, Dies; Economist Defined the ‘Washington Consensus’
A careful pragmatist, he regretted the way his term, aimed at developing countries, was misinterpreted by free-market ideologues and anti-globalization activists. Source: New York Times
Eritrean Troops Continue to Commit Atrocities in Tigray, U.N. Says
Despite a promise to leave, Eritrea’s troops remain in northern Ethiopia, aiding the Ethiopian government campaign there, a senior U.N. official told the Security Council....
Mark Zuckerberg is urged to scrap plans for an Instagram for children.
An international coalition of 35 children’s and consumer groups called on Instagram on Thursday to scrap its plans to develop a version of the popular...