Tesla’s Sales Slip as It Readies Factories for New Models
Analysts expected a decline in sales for the quarter. Still, the dip may raise concerns about flagging demand.
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Serbia’s Aleksandar Vucic Rejects Kosovo Troop Buildup Claims
Aleksandar Vucic called Washington’s assertions of a “destabilizing” military presence along the border a “campaign of lies” after an attack in Kosovo renewed attention to a territorial conflict.
New US Senate Foreign Relations chair to block Egypt military aid over rights record
The United States Foreign Relations Committee chairman has said he will block some US military aid to Egypt until it takes “concrete, meaningful and sustainable steps” to improve human rights.
US-Saudi defence pact tied to normalization with Israel, Palestinian demands put aside: Report
Saudi Arabia is determined to secure a military pact requiring Washington to defend the kingdom in return for opening ties with Israel and will not hold up a deal even if Tel Aviv does not offer major concessions to Palestinians in their bid for state…
Armenia Finds Itself Cast Adrift in a Tough Neighborhood
While the Caucasus nation might want to reduce its reliance on Russia for a more reliable ally, Western nations have offered moral support but little else.
Over half of American oppose defence pact with Saudi Arabia: Poll
More than half of American voters oppose a defence pact with Saudi Arabia that would commit Washington to send forces to defend the kingdom in the event it is attacked, a survey shows.
Syria urges US, Europe to end ‘economic terrorism’
Syria has called for the lifting of sanctions imposed by Washington and its European allies on other countries, describing them as “economic terrorism”, which must end.
US says it captured Daesh official in Syria after helicopter raid
The United States Central Command says its forces have captured an ISIS official after conducting a helicopter raid in northern Syria.
Behind China-U.S. Tensions Are Misunderstandings, Author Says.
In an interview, the economist Keyu Jin says much of the world is asking the wrong questions — and so is drawing outdated conclusions.
Senior US officials visit Armenia after Nagorno-Karabakh operation
Senior US officials have arrived in Armenia after neighboring Azerbaijan launched a full-scale military operation last week in the mountainous Nagorno-Karabakh region and forced the evacuation of thousands of ethnic Armenians.