An aerial view of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower together in eastern Mediterranean on November 03, 2023. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images There are growing calls from some political leaders on Capitol Hill to justify U.S. Navy protection of “foreign flag” vessels from … Read more
Republican presidential candidate former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks at her primary night rally at the Grappone Conference Center on January 23, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Nikki Haley made a surprise — and funny — appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” where she asked a cast member playing her … Read more
Boris Nadezhdin, the Civic Initiative Party presidential hopeful, arrives at the Central Election Commission to submit signatures collected in support of his candidacy, in Moscow on January 31, 2024. Vera Savina | Afp | Getty Images Over President Vladimir Putin’s 24 years in power, a systemic opposition has been wiped out in Russia with the … Read more
A China-Europe freight train returning from Russia arrives at a railway container freight center on September 20, 2023 in Manzhouli, China. Liu Wenhua | China News Service | Getty Images Shippers are scrambling to find alternative ways to transport goods from China to Europe in light of the disruption caused by attacks on the Red … Read more
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during her New Hampshire presidential primary election night rally in Concord, New Hampshire, U.S., January 23, 2024. Faith Ninivaggi | Reuters Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley’s campaign for president raised over $17 million last quarter and came into the crucial election … Read more
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters, as he departs for his second civil trial after E. Jean Carroll accused Trump of raping her decades ago, outside a Trump Tower in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 26, 2024. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A top adviser to Donald Trump’s 2024 … Read more
The FBI shut down a major China-backed hacking group that attacked hundreds of routers and had been working to compromise U.S. cyber infrastructure, FBI Director Christopher Wray announced Wednesday at a House committee hearing. The hacking group, code-named “Volt Typhoon,” had compromised hundreds of office and home-office routers to allow the Chinese government to access … Read more
A cargo ship crosses the Suez Canal, one of the most critical human-made waterways, in Ismailia, Egypt on December 29, 2023. Fareed Kotb | Anadolu | Getty Images The world’s largest shipping company, MSC, and several retail and trade experts warned Congress on Tuesday that if the Red Sea chaos caused by Houthi rebel attacks … Read more
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley drew a sharp line Monday between her views on trade and the tariffs proposed by her rival, Republican front-runner Donald Trump. “This is a man who now wants to go and put 10% tariffs across the board, raising taxes on every single American. Think about that for a second,” … Read more
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on August 05, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Congressional lawmakers are demanding President Joe Biden strike Iran after three U.S. troops were killed Sunday night in Jordan in a drone strike claimed by the Islamic Resistance of Iraq, … Read more
