Satellite Imagery Captures Wildfires Burning in Eastern Canada
Hundreds of blazes are producing dangerous smoke that has clouded a large swath of the U.S.
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NATO’s Growing Arctic Club Could Soon Give Russia, China a Chilling Show Of Force
CIPHER BRIEF REPORTING — NATO may eventually need a new name, or at least more of a polar focus, the Chief of U.S. Naval Operations […] More
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Your Thursday Briefing: A Dangerous Haze Across North America
Also, evacuations from flooding in Ukraine.
Russia and Saudi Arabia’s Oil Partnership Shows Strain
Analysts said the countries’ mutual need to keep energy prices high would help them maintain close ties, despite signs that Moscow has undercut previous deals.
Blinken meets with MbS in Jeddah, Saudi-Israel normalization on agenda
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, a State Department spokesperson has confirmed, the latest step toward “rapprochement between the Biden administration and Saudi’s de facto leader.”
World Bank Projects Weak Global Growth Amid Rising Interest Rates
A new report projects that economic growth will slow this year and remain weak in 2024.
Top US diplomat Blinken due in Saudi Arabia within days
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia next week, his first trip to the kingdom since Tehran and Riyadh agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
2023 G7 Summit: Preparing for a new global order?
This year’s G7 Summit took place at a time when the G7’s global economic impact is decreasing and the future of the Western-led multilateral rules-based global order is at stake, challenged in particular by Russia.
Why North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Claims Are Raising Alarms
North Korea has signaled that it has made significant progress in its nuclear programs. Whether true or not, it is worrying to the United States and its allies in the region.
Russia Denounces West Over Drone Strike on Moscow
Kremlin officials said Ukraine’s allies should have condemned the strike, and argued again that its real war was with the West.