US to study whether longer Paxlovid course needed to combat COVID-19 reinfections
The US National Institutes of Health is in talks with Pfizer about studying whether a longer course of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid is needed...
US warns of possible North Korean nuclear or missile test during Biden Asia trip
WASHINGTON: US intelligence shows there could be a North Korean nuclear test, or missile test, or both, before, during or after President Joe Biden’s trip...
Russia uses new generation of laser weapons in Ukraine
LONDON: Russia on Wednesday (May 18) said it was using a new generation of powerful laser weapons in Ukraine to burn up drones, deploying some...
Russia says more Ukraine fighters surrender in Mariupol; US reopens Kyiv embassy
Finland, which shares a 1,300km border with Russia, and Sweden were both militarily non-aligned throughout the Cold War. Although Russia had threatened retaliation against the...
US puts full weight behind Sweden, Finland bids to join NATO
Turkey has accused the two countries, especially Sweden, of giving safe haven to members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is designated as a...
Biden adviser Sullivan and China’s Yang discuss North Korea, Taiwan
WASHINGTON: US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Wednesday (May 18) that he discussed the possibility of North Korean nuclear or missile tests with China’s...
UN urges Ukraine grain release, World Bank pledges extra US$12 billion
UNITED NATIONS: The UN warned on Wednesday (May 18) that a growing global food crisis could last years if it goes unchecked, as the World Bank...
Commentary: Could inflation end the US-China trade war?
CHINA, RUSSIA, AND UKRAINE The war in Ukraine has not made things easier for the Biden Administration. In a way, inflation has some hallmarks of...
Commentary: Why is Turkey against Finland and Sweden’s bids to join NATO?
ANN ARBOR, Michigan: After decades of neutrality, the two Scandinavian states that have, to date, remained out of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reacted...
Trump sway over Republicans up in air after mixed primary results
WASHINGTON: Is Donald Trump still the ultimate power player in the Republican Party? That question is unanswered after mixed results for candidates endorsed by the former...