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Refining capacity shortfalls will probably keep gas prices elevated for the forseeable future.
Does Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan raise the risk of a Chinese invasion?
China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) continues its downward slide in 2022 as spending on new projects declines and Chinese development banks balk at financing projects in high-risk countries. The value of new Belt and Road-linked projects fell to $28.4 billion in the first half of 2022, compared to $29.6 billion in the same period last year, according to a new report by the Green Finance and Development Center (GFDC) at Fudan University. Belt and Road Initiative spending took a major hit in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. But it had already been in decline since its peak in…
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan this weekend, President Joe Biden announced on in an address to the nation on Monday. The drone strike, which Biden said took place on Saturday, reportedly struck a home in the Sherpur area of Kabul. Biden claimed that al-Zawahiri moved to “downtown Kabul” to reunite with his family. The president said he gave the orders for the mission one week ago. An unnamed U.S. senior official states that the drone strike took place at 9:48pm ET on Saturday — early Sunday morning in Kabul —…
The idea of an irredentist great power invading a smaller country whose territory it claims suddenly seems more likely.
China and India rank as the two most populated countries in the world. But the world’s fastest-growing populations are in sub-Saharan Africa.
“Ms. Marvel” showcases how a Muslim girl’s story can be an all-American coming-of-age story too.
New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez becomes eligible to serve as president when she reaches the constitutionally-required minimum age of 35 in 2024. But eligibility to run for president is, of course, not the same thing as the ability to win. Is AOC capable of winning the Democratic nomination in 2024 and defeating the Republican nominee? AOC’s political rise has been meteoric. She has a bright political future ahead of her. But her barriers to winning the presidency in 2024 are formidable. Will Joe Biden Run in 2024? The biggest obstacle to AOC winning the Democratic nomination is President Joe Biden.…
Will Americans spend $45,000 on an all-electric SUV made in Vietnam? Vietnamese EV company Vinfast is betting billions on it.