Category: International Relations

Kamala Harris Looks to Deepen Relations With Africa Amid China’s Influence

In a weeklong trip to Ghana, Tanzania and Zambia, the vice president will face a balancing act as she tries to foster a collaborative U.S. relationship.
The Week in Business: TikTok in the Hot Seat

The Fed raised interest rates, even as some banks continued to find themselves on shaky ground. The A.I. race is on. And a new inflation reading is coming.
Support Grows to Have Russia Pay for Ukraine’s Rebuilding

Although U.S. officials have cautioned against seizing Russia’s reserves in foreign banks, others say it’s “crazy” not to after Moscow’s war of aggression.
U.S. Due Diligence Firm Says China Detained Its Employees

Five Chinese nationals were taken away last Monday, and the company, which does corporate investigations, and its law firm have been unable to contact them.
As Zelensky Visits Kherson, World Bank Says Ukraine Needs $411 Billion to Rebuild

The bank released a significantly higher figure as European Union leaders approved plans to provide Kyiv with one million artillery shells over the next 12 months.
China’s Rise Relied on the West. Xi Jinping Is Turning Away.

The Chinese leader has edged ever closer to Russia, while distancing China from countries that have helped it develop over the past four decades.
What to Know About Today’s Congressional Hearing on TikTok

The Chinese-owned video app has become a battleground as the U.S. and China duel for tech leadership.
Xi and Putin Bind China and Russia’s Economies Further, Despite War in Ukraine

On the second day of the Chinese leader’s state visit in Moscow, Xi Jinping and Vladimir V. Putin declared an enduring economic partnership, in an effort to insulate their countries from punitive Western measures.
The Head Spinning Reality of Venezuela’s Economy

After years of extreme scarcity, some Venezuelans lead lives of luxury as others scrape by. The nation of grinding scarcity has increasingly become one of haves and have-nots.
As War in Ukraine Grinds on, China Helps Refill Russian Drone Supplies

China has shipped more than $12 million in drones to Russia since it invaded Ukraine, in an indication of quiet collaboration between the two.
Meta Manager Was Hacked With Spyware and Wiretapped in Greece

Artemis Seaford, a dual U.S.-Greek national, was targeted with a cyberespionage tool while also under a wiretap by the Greek spy agency in a case that shows the spread of illicit snooping in Europe.
China’s Xi to Visit Putin Under Shadow of War-Crimes Warrant

Global divisions over Russia’s actions in Ukraine widened as China said Xi Jinping would go to Russia to help make peace, in a move widely seen as a stark sign of support for President Vladimir V. Putin.