World Dec 29 China appoints new defense minister following unexplained firing of predecessor The uncertainty surrounding the leadership of the world’s largest standing military comes as Washington and its Asian allies are offering stronger resistance to China’s bid to assert itself as the dominant military power in the region.
World Dec 27 Poland's president defies new government in battle over control of state media Poland's political battle over state media continued Wednesday as the president filed a revised spending bill in defiance of the new pro-European Union government's goal of freeing the media from political control.
World Dec 27 Russian presidential hopeful loses appeal against election officials' refusal to register her for the race A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine has lost her appeal against election officials' refusal to accept her nomination for the country's presidential race that President Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win.
Arts Dec 27 Comedian Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86 The National Comedy Center, on behalf of his family, said in a statement Wednesday that Smothers died Tuesday following a cancer battle.
Economy Dec 27 The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft over the use of its stories to train chatbots The New York Times is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, trying to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots.
World Dec 27 China sanctions U.S. research firm, 2 individuals over reports on Xinjiang human rights abuses China says it is banning a United States research company and two analysts who have reported extensively on claims of human rights abuses committed against Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups native to the country’s far northwestern region of Xinjiang.
World Dec 26 Mexico's army-run airline takes to the skies, with first flight to the resort of Tulum The airline combines Lopez Obrador's reliance on the military — which he claims is the most incorruptible and patriotic arm of the government — and his nostalgia for the state-run companies that dominated Mexico's economy until widespread privatizations were carried…
Politics Dec 26 New Mexico delegation wants more time for the public and tribes to comment on proposed power line The tribes say longstanding mismanagement by federal land managers has resulted in desecration to sacred sites on the Caja del Rio.
World Dec 26 'I am your new Santa Claus' says imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in message from Arctic prison Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the "Polar Wolf."…
World Dec 25 Ukraine celebrates Christmas on Dec. 25 for first time, in effort to distance itself from Russia The change, enacted in legislation signed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in July, reflects both Ukrainians' dismay with the 22-month-old Russian invasion and their assertion of a national identity.