MOSCOW (Reuters)—Russia will not attend a follow-up to last month’s Ukraine peace summit, state news agency RIA quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin as saying on Thursday. Russia was not invited to the initial summit in Switzerland that was attended by representatives of 92 countries, and said that discussing the war in its absence was
The Senate Armed Services Committee holds hearings from 9 a.m. ET on July 11 to examine the nominations of Tonya Parran Wilkerson, of Maryland, to be undersecretary for intelligence and security, and Michael Louis Sulmeyer, of California, to be an assistant secretary for the Department of Defense. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For
The Senate Armed Services Committee holds hearings from 9 a.m. ET on July 11 to examine the nominations of Tonya Parran Wilkerson, of Maryland, to be undersecretary for intelligence and security, and Michael Louis Sulmeyer, of California, to be an assistant secretary for the Department of Defense. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For
A watchdog group is suing the State Department for obstructing an investigation into its internal discussions surrounding a months-long pressure campaign to stop Israel from entering the Gaza Strip’s Rafah neighborhood, Hamas’s last remaining stronghold. The Center to Advance Security in America (CASA), a government watchdog group, filed the lawsuit in a U.S. district court
DARIEN GAP, Panama—Thousands of migrants streamed into Panama through the treacherous jungle of the Darién Gap last week, with many fearing that the route will be shut down, thereby dashing their hopes of reaching the United States. The influx of migrants intent on crossing the U.S. southwest border unlawfully came as Panama’s new president, Raúl
Treasury Secretary responded to members’ questions about restructuring Chinese-owned debt and preventing China from dominating key industries. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testified to Congress on July 9 about the “State of the International Financial System.” Lawmakers only wanted to talk about one country: China. Members of Congress in both parties have emphasized the China threat,
WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of senators on July 10 put forth a bill that would ban members of Congress and other elected officials from trading stocks. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) announced that they had reached an agreement on the legislation. “Members of Congress should not be