Victor Westerkamp

Russia and Turkey agreed to continue the free trade zone for grains and fertilizers on the Black Sea for another 60 days — but Russia has set its conditions. On April 7, Russian foreign minister...

Several mine waste refining projects have started worldwide in a longshot effort to meet the demand for the green energy revolution and beat market leader China along the way. Sweden, South Africa, and Australia are...

French President Emmanuel Macron was pampered by President Xi Jinping during his visit to China, in what critics called an attempt to wean the French off from the U.S. Macron, traveling with a 50-strong business...

On Tuesday, NATO welcomed Finland as its 31st member in a festive flag-raising ceremony outside its Brussels headquarters. The move elicited outrage from Moscow, which called it a deliberate infringement on Russia's national safety. "By...

The U.S. has the highest rate of infant syphilis cases worldwide, followed by Canada, realizing the highest increase, researchers say, but they have no clue what brought it about. Canada leads the West with a...

A legal test case over the copyright of an AI-generated graphic novel has possibly touched upon far-reaching judicial, financial, and ethical consequences concerning authorship, financial rewards, and the role of AI itself. Last year, Manhattan-based...

Migrants crossing from the U.S. into Canada at unofficial crossing sites connecting the two countries were not deterred by the mutual border crossing covenant changes. On Friday, March 24, U.S. President Joe Biden and Canada’s...

In what looks to be a legal slugfest, anti-abortion groups have challenged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the continued sale of the drug responsible for more than half the artificially terminated pregnancies nationwide....

Money regulators are facing a new problem: social media-catalyzed bank runs like the one that plundered the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) earlier this month, which happened fast, unexpectedly, and uncontrollably. Information spreading on social media...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping said he expected to further cement his regime’s “strategic partnership” with Russia and his "dear friend" Vladimir Putin on the first day of his three-day state visit to Moscow from March...

A deal allowing Ukrainian grain exports from Black Sea ports that was set to expire on Saturday (March 18) has been extended, according to Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan. Initially, it was unclear how long the...

The French government aroused controversy by forcing through a controversial measure to raise the retirement age to 64 without a vote by using Article 49:3, causing protests from opposition parties and the citizenry.  On Thursday,...