Ethiopia on verge of losing access to lucrative US trade program over human rights violations
President Joe Biden has determined that Ethiopia is out of compliance with the eligibility requirements of the African Growth and...
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Ai Weiwei Traces a Century of Making Authorities Squirm
Artist-provocateur Ai Weiwei became world famous mocking Chinese icons—dynastic artifacts, Tiananmen Square, Beijing’s Olympics—and has spent time in detention for his...
US is deeply skeptical and considering taking tougher action as Iran says it will return to nuclear talks
The fact the new hardline Iranian government has appointed a negotiating team led by opponents of the deal has only...
Russian accused of being part of cybercrime ring extradited from South Korea to Ohio
US prosecutors allege that 38-year-old Vladimir Dunaev was part of a transnational criminal group that since 2015 has tried to...
Democrats Drop Paid Leave From $1.75 Trillion Proposal
WASHINGTON—Democrats abandoned plans to include a paid-leave program in their healthcare, education and climate-change bill, according to people familiar with...
Corporate Minimum Tax Resurfaces as Democrats Hunt for Money
WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats announced a 15% minimum tax on large companies’ income on Tuesday, winning support from a key moderate lawmaker,...
US has few good options if China seizes islands close to Taiwan, war game concludes US has few good options if China seizes islands close to Taiwan, war game concludes US has few good options if China seizes islands close to Taiwan, war game concludes
The scenario, outlined in a report from the Center for a New American Security, began with China using military force...
Tax Proposals Hit Headwinds as Democrats Try to Finalize Social Spending Deal
WASHINGTON—An 11th-hour push by Democrats to fund their social-spending and climate bill faltered, with a proposed tax on billionaires’ unrealized...
Trump’s Social-Media Platform Joins Crowded Conservative Media Field
Former President Donald Trump’s planned digital-media venture could quickly become a serious competitor in a crowded field of right-leaning sites...
US nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan
Pakistan has expressed a desire to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in exchange for assistance with its own counterterrorism...
Democrats Explore Tax on Billionaires to Help Fund $2 Trillion Package
WASHINGTON—Democrats worked Friday to resolve disagreements over tax increases and expanded healthcare coverage in their roughly $2 trillion social policy...
Biden vows to protect Taiwan in event of Chinese attack
Asked twice during CNN's town hall whether the US would protect Taiwan if China attacked, Biden said it would."Yes, we...
Fed’s Quarles Says More Fiscal Stimulus Could Let Transitory Inflation Continue Too Long
A top Federal Reserve official said he expected elevated inflation pressures to decline without requiring a more aggressive response by...
Democrats Try to Salvage IRS Bank-Account Reporting With Scaled-Back Plan
Democrats scaled back a proposal that would require banks to send more information about customers’ accounts to the IRS in...
Americans among more than 350 passengers who departed Kabul on evacuation flight Sunday
The ninth evacuation flight from Afghanistan since August 31 is carrying 353 evacuees, including faculty, staff, and students from the...
WSJ News Exclusive | Chinese Telecom Giant ZTE in Dispute With U.S. Court-Appointed Monitor
WASHINGTON—China’s ZTE Corp. ZTCOY 0.15% in 2017 agreed to the oversight of an independent monitor when it pleaded guilty to...
US calls on Russia to do more to crack down on ransomware groups as White House hosts meeting with allies
The US government has "shared information with Russia regarding criminal ransomware activity being conducted from its territory," said the official,...
House Approves Extension of Debt Ceiling Into December
WASHINGTON—The House on Tuesday voted along party lines to raise the U.S. borrowing limit into December, as Democratic lawmakers wrestled...
US and Mexico set to negotiate updated bilateral security arrangement to fight drug trafficking and other threats
"When it comes to Merida, look, this is an initiative that has been on the books for, I think it...
Two ‘prolific’ ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine, Europol announces
The FBI and law enforcement agencies in France and Ukraine coordinated the raid, which led to the seizure of $375,000...
