WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday (Mar 7) threatened new sanctions and tariffs on Russia over its bombardments of Ukraine, after previously suspending US aid to Kyiv in a stated bid to encourage diplomacy. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now, IContinue Reading
In late 2021, Typhoon Rai, locally known as Supertyphoon Odette, rocked the Caraga and Southern Leyte regions of the Philippines. The Category 5 storm brought torrential rain, landslides, and storm surges that killed more than 400 people and temporarily displaced hundreds of thousands. It was just one of many “onceContinue Reading
(Small point of order: Musk is both head of DOGE and not head of DOGE, depending on who you ask and what’s legally more convenient at the time. They’re really running up the scoreboard on the secrecy thing.) Or maybe we should look to a neutral party. FBI director KashContinue Reading
Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon, a renowned privacy hawk who’s served on the Senate intelligence committee since just after 9/11, has referred to the new provision as “one of the most dramatic and terrifying expansions of government surveillance authority in history.” Declassifying the new types of businesses that can actuallyContinue Reading
Partnering with local health authorities not only helps prevent the next epidemic, but it also makes sure that these virological samples are kept secure—“so it’s not accidentally going to leak out of these public health facilities or not be stolen by a terrorist,” Robert Pope, director of Cooperative Threat ReductionContinue Reading
The United States Army is employing a prototype generative artificial intelligence tool to identify references to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) for removal from training materials in line with a recent executive order from President Donald Trump. Officials at the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC)—the major command responsibleContinue Reading
Since taking office in January, the second Trump administration has rapidly set about dismantling the climate policies implemented under the Biden administration, cutting climate finance commitments, rolling back carbon emissions regulations, and withdrawing once again from the Paris Agreement. For the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), a region thatContinue Reading
On Tuesday, the General Services Administration (GSA) published a list of more than 400 federal buildings and properties to be sold, including the FBI headquarters, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Justice, and other key federal facilities. Hours later, 123 buildings, including high-profile sites like theContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The United States has “paused” intelligence sharing with Ukraine after a dramatic breakdown in relations between Kyiv and the White House, CIA director John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday (Mar 5). President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a public falling-out in the Oval Office last week, followedContinue Reading
Yesterday, Reuters reported that a number of European leaders are planning trips to Vietnam to push forward diplomatic and economic ties, as a possible hedge against the uncertain state of diplomatic and trade relations with the United States. Citing a senior European Union source, the news agency reported that UrsulaContinue Reading
