Big money beat bigger money in the U.S. election
BELFAST, Northern Ireland – Much has been written in recent decades about the growing influence of money on politics and elections in the United States, including titles such as “The …
2024 U.S. presidential election
How AI and cloud computing may delay the transition to clean energy
BAKU, Azerbaijan/NEW YORK – A spike in electricity demand from the world’s big data providers is raising a worrying possibility for the world’s climate: a near-term surge in fossil-fuel use. …
Mohammed bin Salman’s style shift sets up a new world order strategy
The image was striking: U.S. President Joe Biden greeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with a fist bump at the entrance of Jeddah’s Al Salam Royal Palace. It was …
America’s role in the world is hard. It just got much harder.
Lately I have found myself beginning speeches about the foreign policy challenges facing the next president this way: “I want to speak today to all the parents in the room: …
U.S. election uncertainty clouds U.N. climate finance progress
Countries could use this week’s U.N. meetings in New York to resolve big differences over boosting the world’s annual goal for climate finance, but uncertainty over the U.S. election could …
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
WASHINGTON – Sick with COVID-19 and abandoned by allies, U.S. President Joe Biden has been fuming at his Delaware beach house, increasingly resentful about what he sees as an orchestrated …
Trump shooting reminds Japan of similar attacks on politicians at home
The recent shooting of former U.S. President Donald Trump has sent shock waves throughout the U.S. while also reminding Japan of its own share of similarly violent — albeit extremely …
Trump advisers call for U.S. nuclear weapons testing if he is elected
Allies of Donald Trump are proposing that the United States restart the testing of nuclear weapons in underground detonations should the former president be reelected in November. A number of …
Former PM Aso seeks Trump meeting during New York visit: report
Taro Aso, a former prime minister who currently serves as vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party, will travel to New York next week and is seeking a meeting with …
The zombification of American politics
PRINCETON, New Jersey – Among her final acts as chair of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel requested that her colleagues endorse the two people handpicked by Donald Trump to …