Vaccine wars. European Union member states must approve exports of coronavirus vaccines from companies that have not met delivery targets, according to a new mechanism announced Friday. New vaccine. Phase-three trial results for Johnson & Johnson’s single-jab vaccine were promising, even if not to the levels of effectiveness demonstrated by the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna shots. […]
‘Independence means war.’ China said its recent series of massive air force incursions into Taiwanese airspace, along with new naval drills underway in the...
Background: The U.S. has been leading the charge on a maximum pressure campaign against Iran for years now. Former U.S. President Donald Trump abandoned...
A new outlook. In its latest economic growth projections, the International Monetary Fund anticipates a less severe downturn for the global economy in 2020...
The Vietnamese Communist Party is holding its 13th National Congress this week. These semi-decennial conclaves are typically carefully scripted, spiritless affairs where the party...
Background: The U.S.-Canada alliance is crucial for both countries and for the stability of North America. In fact, it’s difficult to find another pair...
Conte resigns. Discussions on forming a new Italian government will begin on Wednesday after Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on Tuesday. Conte has...
Russian protests and reactions. Thousands rallied across Russia in support of detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Saturday. In total, more than 3,500 people...
Water supplies in Crimea are critically low. Larger cities are tightly rationing their use, and stricter restrictions may soon be in the offing. Ecologically,...
