The decline of globalization – the exchange of trade, investment, ideas, and technology between countries – was accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, when the disruption of global supply chains highlighted the dangers of economic integration. The U.S. had already inched toward protectionism under Trump when the Biden administration added additional tariffs on China and Russia.…

As part of a summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv that continued Friday, leaders with the European Union (EU) announced Thursday it will set up the “International Center for the Crime of Aggression in Ukraine.” The center will serve as the latest effort to punish Russian officials for alleged war crimes committed during…

For the first time since the war broke out almost a year ago, the United States will send Ukraine longer-range rockets. The announcement is expected as part of a new military aid and weapons package totaling more than $2 billion. In addition to support equipment for Patriot air defenses and Javelin anti-tank weapons, the U.S. will…

American-made weapons are really good at getting the job done. Their proficiency is why so many militaries around the world are currently buying American weapons by the boatload. Except the Taliban. They inherited a trove of American-made weapons when the United States withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021. Now, many of those weapons are being used…

Russia says it’s on a collision course with the U.S. and NATO, TikTok’s CEO is set to appear before Congress, and Smokey Robinson has a new album coming out. These stories and more highlight your midday rundown for Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Russia calls U.S. tanks extremely destructive Last week, the U.S. announced it will…

Over the weekend, Israel launched drone strikes on a defense compound in Iran. Iranian officials said the compound was an ammunition factory. According to Iranian media, at least one drone was taken down by air defenses, but two more struck the facility. Iranian media said there were no injuries, and the damage to the building…

While the number of Orthodox Christians has doubled in the last century, the number of non-Orthodox Christians has quadrupled since 1910 to 260 million, according to the Pew Research Center. The demographics in countries with large numbers of Orthodox Christians (Russia and Eastern Europe, including Greece and the Balkans) are getting older as young people…

Former President Donald Trump will be reinstated to Facebook; autism rates in children triple; Russia retaliates after the West agrees to tanks; and an asteroid will zoom past earth this evening. These stories and more highlight your daily rundown for Thursday morning, Jan. 26, 2023. Russia responds to West sending tanks Russia has hit Ukraine…

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is calling out Republicans who question whether the U.S. should continue providing financial and military aid to Ukraine. Graham’s statement came as President Biden announced the U.S. will send the country 31 Abrams tanks to help defeat Russia. “So this idea that we can’t help Ukraine because we got a broken…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is at a standstill. Russian troop losses are approaching 200,000. Dozens of Western tanks are on their way to the Ukrainians. So, naturally, the Russian general in charge of the Ukraine war wants to make sure his troops shave. General Valery Gerasimov is Russia’s top general. He was recently appointed…