Susan Thornton is a retired senior American diplomat who for decades was at the US State Department where she worked on United States policy in
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Suspects charged with taking CCP money to influence elections
Taiwan People’s Communist Party member Chang Meng-chung (張孟崇) and his wife have been charged with receiving NT$74 million (US$2.32 million) in financial support from the
China’s fishy behaviour demands a rethink on Southern Ocean
A new element of strategic competition is emerging in the Southern Ocean—in Australia’s backyard—in the form of Beijing’s push to control and exploit fisheries. The
Germany’s Scholz to meet NATO chief Rutte in Berlin
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will travel to Berlin on Monday to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in his first visit to Germany as the alliance’s chief. He is
Germany, Ukraine congratulate Moldovan President Maia Sandu
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday congratulated Moldova‘s pro-EU incumbent Maia Sandu on winning the country’s closely contested presidential election. He said Sandu had “steered the Republic of
Indonesia’s Prabowo looks to deepen Russian ties in first joint naval drills
Indonesia kicked off its first joint naval exercise with Russia on Monday, as its newly inaugurated president looks to deepen security ties with Moscow. Drills
South Pacific drug trafficking prompts policing aid from U.S., Australia
Small, sparely populated island nations in the South Pacific are becoming stepping stones for trafficking illegal drugs to the Australia and U.S., officials say, prompting
Des Moines Register poll a gut punch within Trump’s orbit, sources say
The latest poll from the Des Moines Register and Mediacom delivered a gut punch to those inside Donald Trump’s orbit Saturday night, several people familiar with
Vance says visit to New Hampshire shows Republicans are “expanding the map” to bring in new voters
Even though Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance has been on a battleground blitz, he appeared in New Hampshire on Sunday night, telling voters even
Trump says he told RFK Jr. “you work on everything”
Former President Donald Trump on Sunday night again said he would give Robert F. Kennedy Jr. broad access in his administration, even as Kennedy over