Kevin Rudd resigned Australia Ambassador to United States

Kevin Rudd to End Tenure as Australia’s Ambassador to US, Returning to Asia Society Amid Diplomatic Achievements and Controversy

Kevin Rudd, Australia’s Ambassador to the United States, has confirmed he will end his tenure in March, returning to the Asia Society to assume its presidency and head the Centre for China Analysis. For many critics, the move comes as...
Iran shows protesters in Tehran, Iran

Iran’s Mass Demonstrations Evolve from Economic Grievances to Direct Challenge to Clerical Rule

Over two weeks of protests in Iran have escalated into the most serious challenge to the country’s theocratic leadership in years, yet analysts caution that it is too early to predict the immediate collapse of the Islamic Republic. While demonstrations...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell

Trump Administration’s Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell Triggers Bipartisan Backlash and Fresh Fears Over Central Bank Independence

The Trump administration’s decision to open a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has ignited an extraordinary political and economic backlash, with former central bank leaders, senior economists and prominent Republican lawmakers warning that the move risks undermining...
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev

Russia’s Medvedev Says Greenlanders Might Opt for Moscow in Mock Warning to Trump Over Arctic Push

Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev has suggested that Greenlanders could vote to join Russia if US President Donald Trump does not move swiftly to secure control of the Arctic island, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Monday (Jan...
Venezuela US Prisoners

Venezuela Frees Political Prisoners Amid US Pressure and Family Frustration

Venezuela on Monday announced the release of dozens more political prisoners, a move that rights groups questioned as families clamored for speedier action following the US-backed ouster of long-term autocrat Nicolás Maduro. The interim government in Caracas, under President Delcy...
Greenland

Greenland Rejects U.S. Takeover “Under Any Circumstance” Following Trump’s Threats to Seize Arctic Island

Greenland’s government on Monday firmly rejected any possibility of a U.S. takeover of the Arctic island, following repeated threats by U.S. President Donald Trump that the United States would acquire the territory “one way or the other.” In a statement,...
US Navy to Define Design Timeline for BBG(X) “Trump-Class” Guided-Missile Battleship Within 60 Days

US Navy to Define Design Timeline for BBG(X) “Trump-Class” Guided-Missile Battleship Within 60 Days

The U.S. Navy is expected to provide its first formal guidance on the initial design schedule for the BBG(X) guided-missile battleship—informally dubbed the “Trump-class”—within the next 30 to 60 days, according to Chris Kastner, CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII),...
United Nations

North Korea Accuses US of ‘Shameless’ Acts, Undermining United Nations

North Korea on Monday sharply condemned what it called “shameless” actions by the United States that, it says, undermine the authority of the United Nations and constitute a “hideous criminal act.” The denunciation came in an unusually pointed statement from...
Venezuela

Trump Declares U.S. Is “Running” Venezuela After Maduro’s Removal, Promises Oil Companies Will “Start Making Money” as Delcy Rodríguez Consolidates Power

In a dramatic escalation of U.S. involvement in Latin America, President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will now be “running” Venezuela after American forces bombed Caracas on January 3, removed President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from...
Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark

Denmark Faces ‘Decisive Moment’ Over Greenland as Trump Revives Threat of Force and Europe Rallies Behind Copenhagen

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned on Sunday that Copenhagen is facing a “decisive moment” in its diplomatic standoff over Greenland after US President Donald Trump once again suggested that Washington could use force to take control of the vast...
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