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Taiwan Is Selling More to the U.S. than China in Major Shift Away from Beijing
WASHINGTON (AP) – Whether it is tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China—the world’s No. 2 economy that threatens to take the democratically ruled island by force if necessary.
Obesity and High Blood Sugar Play Ever-growing Role in Ill Health, Study Shows
LONDON (Reuters) – Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead to almost 50 percent more years of healthy life lost to either disease or premature death than in 2000, a major international study showed on Thursday.
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The African Union Is Joining the G20
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Analysis: Iran Enriches More Uranium as Gaza War Rages, U.S. Vote Looms
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Analysis: With Defiant Summit, Russia’s Putin and North Korea’s Kim Send Rivals a Warning
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Asian and European Nations Discuss Global Financial Crisis
October 29, 2008
Britain Closes Base in Basra
September 4, 2007
Can War Massacres Sway China’s Support of Russia?
April 8, 2022
China and Russia: A Long, Complicated Friendship
March 22, 2023
China and Russia Hold First War Games
December 31, 2004
China and Venezuela Reach Oil Deal
September 5, 2006
China: Conflict with Taiwan “More Probable” After U.S. Promises to Help Build Naval Fleet
April 9, 2018
China Invests Strategically in Eastern Europe
November 18, 2010
China, New Zealand Sign Historic Free Trade Agreement
April 15, 2008
China, Russia: U.S. at Fault for Global Economic Crisis
January 30, 2009
China Says U.S.-Japan Actions Are Stoking Division
April 19, 2021
China to Buy Up Canada's Resources
November 8, 2004
China Urges U.S. to Stop Increasing Ties with Taiwan
November 13, 2020
Contradictory UN Comments Leave Many Perplexed
January 9, 2007
Costs of the Afghanistan War, in Lives and Dollars
August 19, 2021
Downsizing U.S. Troops in Germany
August 8, 2007
Ed Koch Editorial: “Coming for the Jews”
November 10, 2003
End of an Era: Raul Castro Confirms His Resignation
April 16, 2021
EU Countries Expel Russian Diplomats in Navalny Dispute
February 8, 2021
EU Deploys Troops in Africa
July 2, 2003
EU Fines Microsoft $357 Million
July 12, 2006
EU-Russia: Frustrations & Challenges
May 22, 2007
Explainer: Tensions High Over Isolated Azerbaijan Region
January 23, 2023
Explainer: What Is the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline?
February 22, 2022
Explainer: Why Quick Ukraine Membership Would Be a Challenge for EU
December 15, 2023
France Calls for EU to Oppose a Nuclear Iran
September 5, 2007
G-8 Agenda: Oil, Food and Global Warming
July 9, 2008
G-8 Summit: Is a Better World Possible?
June 4, 2007
G7 Concludes with Ukraine in Focus
May 22, 2023
Georgia Re-Elects President
January 14, 2008
German Chancellor in Mexico
May 22, 2008
"Hateful" Words Now a War Crime
January 13, 2004
In Latin America, U.S. Faces a Rising China
December 18, 2020
India’s Ties with Russia: What to Know
June 22, 2023
Iran and China Sign 25-year Cooperation Agreement
March 30, 2021
Iran-China Energy Deal
March 3, 2006
Iran Heads For Confrontation
January 6, 2006
Iran: "No Reason" To Back Down
March 3, 2006
Iran Remains Global Flashpoint
May 4, 2009
Iran’s Missile Launch Site Points to North Korea
March 17, 2010
Iran’s Quandary: How to Stay Out of Israel’s War with Hamas
October 23, 2023
Iran, Saudi Arabia Agree to Resume Ties, with China’s Help
March 10, 2023
Iran to Announce “Giant Achievements”
February 8, 2007
Iranian President Tours Latin American
January 18, 2007
Iraq’s Modern-day Assyrians
March 15, 2003
Is China Working to Undermine America?
July 7, 2005
Italy Indicts 26 Americans, Mostly CIA Counter-Terrorist Operatives
February 21, 2007
Leaders Unite Against Global Warming
February 6, 2007
A Look at the Uranium-based Ammunition the U.S. Is Sending to Ukraine
September 8, 2023
Middle East War in 2006?
May 5, 2005
Myanmar Answers International Sanctions
November 13, 2007
Nagasaki Marks 76th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing
August 10, 2021
New Survey: World Opinion of U.S. Even Lower
May 7, 2004
‘No Free Lunch’ for Lebanon Any More, Donor States Warn
November 20, 2020
North Korea and Russia Clash with U.S., South Korea and Allies over Pyongyang’s Latest Missile Launch
December 20, 2023
North Korea Claims Latest Test Was an H-bomb
September 3, 2017
North Korea, Iran and Missiles
September 3, 2003
North Korea’s Kim Says Military Should ‘Thoroughly Annihilate’ U.S., South Korea if Provoked
January 1, 2024
Overview: The Russia-Georgia Conflict
August 13, 2008
Paying for the War
March 15, 2003
Pew Survey: American Attitudes Toward China Hardening
March 5, 2021
President Biden: China Should Expect `Extreme Competition’ from U.S.
February 11, 2021
President Putin Declares Victory During Surprise Visit to Syria
December 11, 2017
Profile: Britain’s Next Prime Minister?
March 7, 2007
The Race For Oil
June 29, 2006
Rising Costs Jeopardize UN Food Programs
July 25, 2007
Russia Bets on COVID-19 Weakening the West, Report Says
February 19, 2021
Russia Breaks Promise
November 8, 2005
Russia’s Olympic Doping Case Helps China Skirt Dicey Topics
February 17, 2022
Russia Says It Is Disappointed by Worsening Ties with U.S.
December 29, 2017
Russia Says It Will Take Nothing Less but NATO Expansion Ban as It Moves Troops West
January 19, 2022
Russia Suspends Only Remaining Major Nuclear Treaty with U.S.
February 21, 2023
Russia-Syria Arms Agreement
March 11, 2005
Russian and Iraqi Cooperation
January 20, 2003
Russian Arms Exports
May 10, 2006
Russian President: U.S. Has “Overstepped National Borders in Every Way”
February 14, 2007
South Africa Says Israel’s Campaign in Gaza Amounts to Genocide. What Will the UN Do?
January 12, 2024
South/Central American Alliance Against U.S.
February 1, 2008
Ties Increase Between Iran and Germany
August 29, 2008
Timeline of the Georgian Conflicts
August 14, 2008
Trans-Atlantic Rift is Driven by Religion
January 20, 2003
Turning a Page, Greece and Turkey Agree to Mend Ties
December 8, 2023
The U.S. as World Cop
September 3, 2003
U.S. Hits China with Sanctions over Hong Kong, OKs Taiwan Arms Sale
December 8, 2020
U.S. Imposes New Cuba Sanctions over Human Rights Abuses
July 23, 2021
U.S. Imposes Sanctions Against China over Abuse of Uyghurs
December 16, 2021
U.S. Missiles in Eastern Europe—and Blackmail!
February 27, 2007
U.S. Orders China to Shut Houston Consulate in Move China Calls ‘Unprecedented Escalation’
July 22, 2020
U.S.-Pakistani Relations Strained
August 1, 2008
Philippines, U.S. to Hold Biggest War Games in Years
February 15, 2023
U.S. Remains Isolated
July 2, 2003
U.S. Says UN Sanctions on Iran Have Been Reimposed. What Does That Mean?
September 22, 2020
UK Lawmakers Pass Motion Saying China Committing Genocide
April 23, 2021
UN Calls for ‘Irreversible’ Move Toward Two-State Solution
November 30, 2023
UN: Repression and Starvation on the Rise in North Korea
August 18, 2023
UN Sets Agenda for 2008
January 11, 2008
Upcoming EU-Russia Trade Pact Summit
May 30, 2008
Vladimir Putin Warns West: Moscow Has ‘Red Line’ About Ukraine, NATO
December 3, 2021
“We Got Him!”—The Implications
January 13, 2004
West Concerned by Closer Russia-China Ties, Top NATO General Says
February 5, 2021
The West’s Cooperation with Russia Raises Concerns
January 1, 2016
What Do North Korea’s Missile Tests Mean for U.S. Relations?
March 25, 2021
What Is the Risk of a War Between Russia and Ukraine?
November 24, 2021
What to Know About Turkey’s Decision to Move Forward with Sweden’s Bid to Join NATO
December 26, 2023
Who Are the Houthis and Why Hasn’t the U.S. Retaliated for Their Attacks on Ships in the Middle East?
December 7, 2023
Why China Is Trying to Mediate in Russia’s War with Ukraine
April 28, 2023
Why Russia Won’t Leave Ukraine Alone
February 23, 2022
With President Trump’s Help, Israel and the United Arab Emirates Reach Historic Deal to Normalize Relations
August 13, 2020
A Worried Asia Wonders: What Will Joe Biden Do?
November 10, 2020
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