Progress. U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to reduce U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports during a meeting in South Korea with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump said he would lower duties by 10 percent to 47 percent. He also stated that the U.S. would reduce fentanyl-related tariffs from 20 percent to 10 percent, in exchange for […]
Downsizing. The U.S. plans to withdraw 800 soldiers stationed in Romania, according to Romanian officials, as part of a broader restructuring of its forces...
Last week, the PLA Daily, the official newspaper of China’s armed forces, published a lengthy and unusually candid article assessing the People’s Liberation Army’s...
Roadblocks in Gaza. Countries that were expected to contribute to an international stabilization force for Gaza are increasingly hesitant to participate due to Hamas’...
On Oct. 22, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions against Russian companies Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as several...
Israel and Gaza. Indonesia and Azerbaijan may lead the Gaza stabilization force, the Israel Hayom daily reported. The two countries were included after Israel,...
Russia sanctions. The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Russia’s two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, citing the Kremlin’s “refusal” to end the Russia-Ukraine war....
