POLITICS
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee has approved a proposal that would substantially expand military and defense-industrial cooperation between the U.S. and Israel, rejecting an effort by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and other lawmakers to remove the measure from the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Critics argue the proposal
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Targets Biden’s ‘Green Bank’ Funding, Demands Return of Billions
Lee Zeldin, new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), says he is attempting to...
Vance: ‘Not in Putin’s Interest to Be the Little Brother’ in Sino-Russian Coalition
The U.S. vice president, in an Feb. 13 (Thursday) interview with the Wall Street Journal, said that the...
Marco Rubio Tapped as Acting Head of USAID Amidst Massive Reforms
Earlier in February, Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, was tapped to head the now significantly scaled...
‘Vast Technocratic Bureaucracy’ Said to Be Aiming for Removal of Xi Jinping
Despite using his anti-corruption campaign and political purges to consolidate power after taking office...
USAID Shutdown Threatens Efforts to Tackle Haze in Southeast Asia
With President Donald Trump’s shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), a collaborative...
Vice President Vance: US Committed to Advancing Religious Freedom Internationally
In a speech given at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) summit in Washington, D.C., recently inaugurated...
Around 300 Myanmar Nationals Gained Singaporean Citizenship in 2024, Severing Ties with Home Country
The Myanmar embassy in Singapore recently announced that last year 278 Myanmar nationals residing in...
New Trade War: US Dials Up Pressure on Communist China With Tariffs, Heightened Rhetoric
News analysis The second Trump administration has indicated its return to a confrontational stance...
Ending the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Major Test for Trump’s 2nd Term
Commentary by Hui Huyu On Jan. 31 (Friday), U.S. President Donald Trump stated that his administration...