The candidates felt pressure to differentiate themselves, with ballots going out to voters next week. The result was a more spirited battle than past debates.
Australia is proposing to tax Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government intends to introduce the draft legislation to Parliament by July.
King Charles III presented President Trump with a golden bell. “Should you ever need to get hold of us,” the king said, “well, just give us a ring!”
The USS Nimitz is rounding South America on its way to the Atlantic Ocean and the last legs of its journey to its new homeport at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.
NATO countries need to get their act together.
Vrabel's visit to Utah didn't last long as he returned Monday to New England
The U.S. is unlikely to win on maximalist terms. The post How Will the Iran War End? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs How Will the Iran War End? The U.S. is unlikely to win on maximalist terms. (Photo by Tauseef MUSTAFA / AFP via Getty Images) “Tell me how this ends,” a young General David Petraeus asked early in the Iraq War, after Saddam Hussein’s army had largely been defeated. The United States is extraordinarily good at the first half of wars and far less capable in the second. So how does this one with Iran end? The Gulf War was fought on mostly contrived grounds. Saddam thrived in power in Iraq in part due to U.S. support; he certainly survived the 1980s Iran–Iraq War due to behind-the-scenes U.S.…Open
The president’s upcoming Beijing trip may provide an opportunity to reengage. The post Does Trump Get Another Shot at North Korea? appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Does Trump Get Another Shot at North Korea? The president’s upcoming Beijing trip may provide an opportunity to reengage. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images) As President Donald Trump prepares for his upcoming Beijing trip, speculation is swirling again over a possible meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the sidelines. At their last summit in Hanoi in February 2019, negotiations collapsed after the two sides failed to bridge the gap between Pyongyang’s offer to dismantle nuclear facilities at Yongbyon and Washington’s demand for a broader denuclearization package in…Open
The war with Iran is one part of a broader Israeli project. The post Israel’s Campaign to Remake the Mideast Hurts America appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign Affairs Israel’s Campaign to Remake the Mideast Hurts America The war with Iran is one part of a broader Israeli project. (Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) “I promised you that we would change the face of the Middle East.” So spoke Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nearly seven weeks after he and President Donald Trump initiated Operation Epic Fury. Amid the noise and chaos, it is easy to lose track of the broader vision behind the war with Iran. This war is the culmination of a comprehensive Israeli effort—backed by the United States—to remake the Middle East…Open
Record low winter snows mean insufficient water in the Colorado River. Here's how a city that's first in line to be cut off is handling it.