Xi’s Security Obsession Turns Ordinary Citizens Into Spy Hunters
As students flooded back into Beijing’s top universities in early September, a propaganda blitz around campuses signaled an
2023-09-18 05:50
Lamar Jackson, Ravens hold on to beat Cincinnati 27-24. Bengals 0-2 for second straight year
Lamar Jackson tossed two touchdown passes, Gus Edwards ran for another score and the Baltimore Ravens held off the slow-starting Cincinnati Bengals 27-24
2023-09-18 05:50
Bond Market at Risk of Third Annual Loss Needs a Dot-Plot Rescue
Federal Reserve policymakers’ updated forecasts for their benchmark interest rate, due Wednesday, are looming as a key potential
2023-09-18 04:51
Mike Babcock resigns as Blue Jackets coach amid investigation involving players' photos
Mike Babcock has resigned as coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets after word emerged of him asking players to show him photos on their phones
2023-09-18 04:47
Nato chief warns Putin eyes ‘long war’ as Ukraine claims eastern village
Nato’s secretary general has warned Ukraine it is in for a “long war” with Russia while a Kyiv chief has called for the swift provision of weapons to halt Vladimir Putin’s forces. Ukraine has been continuing its counteroffensive, claiming to have taken the eastern village of Klishchiivka. Kyiv soldiers reportedly continued their counteroffensive on Sunday, using drones to disrupt air traffic in Moscow and causing a fire at an oil depot in the southwest of Russia. Read our live blog of events in Ukraine and Russia here. Ukraine has not yet commented on the attacks. In addition, an anti-Moscow guerilla group claims to have destroyed two Russian vehicles in Kherson. Russia has also been on the attack, striking an agriculture facility in Odessa on Sunday. It has also been reported that a farm worker has died and another left injured in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region after their tractor hit a mine while ploughing a field. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (Nato) chief Jens Stoltenberg told German media on Sunday that he could see no sign of the Kremlin giving up. “Most wars last longer than expected when they first begin,” he said in an interview with Germany’s Funke media. “Therefore we must prepare ourselves for a long war in Ukraine.” The head of Ukraine’s security council has also shared his thoughts on what is needed for the war to come to an end sooner rather than later. Oleksiy Danilov said on Sunday: “Refusing or delaying the transfer of modern weapons to the Ukrainian armed forces is a direct encouragement to the Kremlin to continue the war, not the other way around.” He spoke as Mr Stoltenberg urged Germany to increase its defence spending by an even greater proportion than the 2 per cent target set by chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2024. The Nato chief said: “During the Cold War, when Konrad Adenauer or Willy Brandt governed, defence expenditures consisted of 3 to 4 per cent of economic output. “We did it back then and we must do it again.” The Nato secretary’s comments came as South Korea’s president shared a warning over the increasing ties between Russia and North Korea. Kim Jong Un travelled to Russia last week for a summit with Mr Putin. But away from the images of the pair touring high-profile military and technology sites, insiders fear that Mr Kim might be in discussions about providing ammunition to Mr Putin’s troops. “Military cooperation between North Korea and Russia is illegal and unjust as it contravenes UN Security Council resolutions and various other international sanctions,” South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol said. “The international community will unite more tightly in response to such a move.” Meanwhile, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has insisted that Washington “controls” the war in Ukraine, on the sidelines of a domestic economic forum in Vladivostok. “No matter what it says, it controls this war, it supplies weapons, munition, intelligence information, data from satellites, it is pursuing a war against us,” he claimed. Read More Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin ‘creating hedgehog defences’ as Kyiv drones target Crimea and Moscow Biden's national security adviser holds two days of talks in Malta with China's foreign minister First two cargo ships arrive in Ukrainian port after Russia's exit from grain deal
2023-09-18 04:23
Ukraine claims control of key town on eastern front
Ukraine said Sunday that its forces had retaken Klishchiivka, a tactically important town south of the key frontline city of Bakhmut, as it pursues a...
2023-09-18 04:19
UK media investigate sex assault claims against comedian Brand
The BBC and Channel 4, former employers of British actor and comedian Russell Brand, said Sunday they were investigating claims of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven-year...
2023-09-18 03:59
Kuss secures Spanish Vuelta victory to become first American to win a Grand Tour race in a decade
The United States has a Grand Tour winner again
2023-09-18 03:51
Ukraine is the spotlight at UN leaders' gathering, but is there room for other global priorities?
The war in Ukraine and its visiting president take center stage at the United Nations this week
2023-09-18 03:29
Thousands march to kick off climate summit, demanding an end to warming-causing fossil fuels
Thousands of people in New York City have kicked off a week of demonstrations seeking to end the use of coal, oil and natural gas blamed for climate change
2023-09-18 02:53
Top US House Democrat sees Republican 'civil war' as shutdown looms
By David Morgan WASHINGTON With a possible partial government shutdown looming in two weeks amid what a senior
2023-09-18 02:27
McCarthy Says US Shutdown Would Be Self-Defeating for GOP
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he wants to avoid a US government shutdown because it would undermine his
2023-09-18 02:25