Ukraine's counteroffensive has been brutal and slow. But Kyiv has many cards left to play
The footage is a grainy and disturbing. A Ukrainian soldier from the 73rd Naval Special Operations Center fights his way through a trench, apparently on the southern front, shooting Russian soldiers repeatedly at point-blank range. The dust kicked up adds to the sense of chaos, and the dense panic and brutality of this counteroffensive's start.
2023-06-21 12:25
SNB Won’t Let Slowing Inflation Stop a Rate Hike: Decision Guide
Swiss National Bank officials won’t be deterred by signs of weakening consumer-price pressures as they probably keep up
2023-06-21 12:24
Once wrongly imprisoned for notorious rape, member of 'Central Park Five' is running for office
Some consider Yusef Salaam a folk hero as a member of the “Central Park Five,” the group of teenagers wrongly convicted of raping a white jogger in a brutal attack 34 years ago
2023-06-21 12:23
'We can't do anything:' Ukrainian pilots plead for F-16s as they struggle to contain Russian aviation
One of the main issues Kyiv's ground forces have faced as the counteroffensive gets underway is Russian air power holding them back. Russia still maintains air superiority, which makes it difficult for ground forces to advance.
2023-06-21 12:20
Pride and pain for president as son Hunter has navigated years of investigation, reaches plea deal
President Joe Biden had just six words to offer after his 53-year-old son Hunter pleaded guilty to federal tax offenses in a deal that is also likely to spare him time behind bars on a weapons charge
2023-06-21 12:18
Biden compares China's Xi Jinping to 'dictators' even as Washington and Beijing work to thaw relations
President Joe Biden compared Chinese President Xi Jinping to "dictators" during a political fundraiser in California Tuesday night, delivering the unscripted remarks roughly a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said his recent trip had yielded "progress" in repairing the fractured relationship between Washington and Beijing.
2023-06-21 11:58
China and Pakistan sign $4.8 billion nuclear power plant deal
Pakistan and China signed a $4.8 billion deal on Tuesday to build a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, hailing the investment by a country that Pakistan views as its most dependable ally.
2023-06-21 11:57
Bitcoin Hits a Six-Week High as Financial Titans Step Up Crypto Initiatives
Bitcoin climbed to the highest level since early May, buoyed by crypto initiatives involving major players from the
2023-06-21 11:51
Titanic tourist submersible: Huge effort to find vessel as air supply dwindles
A tourist sub missing during a dive on the wreck of the Titanic has just over a day’s oxygen left.
2023-06-21 11:22
US Supreme Court's Alito defends against ethics questions
By Andrew Chung NEW YORK Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Tuesday published a commentary in
2023-06-21 11:17
RBNZ Says Household Inflation Expectations Survey Has Most Value
New Zealand’s central bank has determined that households’ view of future inflation is more informative than the expectations
2023-06-21 11:16
China Extends Tax Breaks for New Energy Vehicles Until 2027
China extended tax breaks through 2027 for consumers buying clean cars to support the electric vehicle industry, which
2023-06-21 10:56