Inside Taiwanese Chip Giant, a U.S. Expansion Stokes Tensions
Employee doubts are rising about Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s $40 billion investment in an Arizona factory.
International Relations
Poland’s Prime Minister Says His Country Was Right About Russia
Having been proved right about Russia, Warsaw is savoring its newfound influence in NATO and on Ukraine policy.
China Tries to Mend Europe Ties Without Distancing Itself From Russia
Beijing, in urgent need of reviving its economy, wants to mend ties with Europe but is struggling to create distance between itself and Moscow.
Russia’s war against Ukraine: US sanctions
On 24 February 2022, Russia unleashed an undeclared war against Ukraine, a country it had invaded and partially occupied in 2014.
‘Equality of Injustice for All’: Saudi Arabia Expands Crackdown on Dissent
The kingdom’s courts are meting out harsher punishments than ever to citizens who criticize the government, with prosecutions built on Twitter posts ending in prison sentences of 15 to 45 years.
Are North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Tests as Safe as the Country Claims?
The country has conducted six underground nuclear tests, and a seventh may be on the way. Rights groups fear their environmental and health consequences.
Russia’s war against Ukraine: US support
Since Russia launched its unprovoked war against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the US has worked in lockstep with allies and partners, notably the EU and other G7 countries, towards a strong collective response, including several packages of economic sanctions against Russia, aimed at cutting the country off from technologies and financial sources that fuel its war, directly impacting the individuals and entities involved.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Biden Travels to Kyiv
Also, another earthquake strikes Turkey and Syria.
Biden’s Kyiv Visit Lifts Spirits of War-Weary Ukrainians
The American president was the most prominent Western leader to visit Ukraine since Russia invaded, and the capital was swept up in the excitement.
Biden Visits Kyiv, Ukraine’s Capital, as Air-Raid Siren Sounds
President Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from the border of Poland to show his administration’s “unwavering support” nearly a year into Russia’s invasion.