Yellen Calls for ‘Constructive’ China Relationship
The Treasury secretary laid out a vision in which the United States could continue cooperating economically with China despite what she described as acute security threats.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Urges Swift NATO Membership for Sweden
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III, visiting Sweden, said he hoped that objections to adding the country to the alliance would be ironed out by midsummer, when member states meet in Lithuania.
China Is on Track to Become Nuclear Superpower, Ushering in New Age
China is on track to massively expand its nuclear arsenal, just as Russia suspends the last major arms control treaty. It augurs a new world in which Beijing, Moscow and Washington will likely be atomic peers.
Sudan’s Generals Dined With Peace Negotiators. Then Started a War.
What led the two generals, recently allies, to turn their forces on each other — devastating a country of 45 million people?
Joe Kennedy Treads Careful Path as U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland
With a mandate to drum up American investment but avoid the many political pitfalls, Joe Kennedy III will need to tread carefully in Belfast.
Evan Gershkovich, WSJ Reporter Detained in Russia, Has First Consular Visit
Mr. Gershkovich, 31, was arrested by Russian security services in late March and formally charged with espionage, an accusation that his employer and U.S. officials vehemently deny.
With Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, NATO Readies for Combat on Its Borders
Shocked by Russian atrocities, NATO is becoming the war-fighting alliance it was during the Cold War, committed to defending “every inch” of its territory from Day 1.
Pressure Mounts on China to Offer Debt Relief to Poor Countries Facing Default
There was optimism at the spring meetings of the I.M.F. and World Bank that China will make concessions over restructuring its loans.
Jack Teixeira: The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War
The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old National Guard airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.