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Russia grinds on in eastern Ukraine; Bakhmut ‘destroyed’

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have “destroyed” the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while Ukraine’s military on Saturday reported missile, rocket and air strikes in multiple parts of the country that Moscow is trying to conquer after months of resistance. The latest battles of Russia’s

The Global Climate-Finance Challenge

LONDON – The dust has now settled after the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, but there are

China After Zero-COVID

BEIJING – China’s ability to execute major policies is always impressive, and the 180-degree turn on the zero-COVID strategy that

G-7 joins EU on $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian oil

The Group of Seven nations and Australia joined the European Union on Friday in adopting a $60-per-barrel price cap on

No Easy Exit from Zero-COVID

– S. Alex Yang and Angela Huyue Zhang HONG KONG – Following a deadly fire in a residential building in

Book Review: “Egypt Until Democracy”

Globalization, rapid growth of science and technology and, most importantly, communication have challenged and even transformed all the moral and

UN climate deal: Calamity cash, but no new emissions cuts

For the first time, the nations of the world decided to help pay for the damage an overheating world is

Musk restores Trump’s Twitter account after online poll

Elon Musk reinstated Donald Trump’s account on Twitter on Saturday, reversing a ban that has kept the former president off

Policy Failure of the US to Address the Covid-19 Issue…

Though American leadership is claiming on that it has done a lot to contain coronavirus and the situation is totally

Netanyahu, far-right allies win Israel election

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu sealed his return to power Thursday