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As the only current U.S. senator to have visited space, Mark Kelly knows something about unexplained objects in the skies.  Back in his aviator days, Kelly saw Mylar party balloons fly by his cockpit. And once when he was piloting a NASA…

President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital on Monday, ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. During the five-hour visit, he met with the Ukrainian president and pledged more military aid. VOA…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, days from its one-year anniversary, is the topic of two prominent speeches Tuesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses his country’s parliament and U.S. President Joe Biden pledges enduring U.S.…

Taiwan’s president said the self-ruled island will deepen its military ties with the United States.   President Tsai Ing-wen made the vow Tuesday during a meeting with visiting U.S. lawmakers in Taipei.  She said Taiwan will “cooperate…

Fresh off his dramatic visit to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, U.S. President Joe Biden was in Poland Tuesday to deliver a highly anticipated speech from Warsaw’s historic Royal Castle, marking the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion by…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he is suspending Moscow’s participation in the New START treaty, the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control pact.    The treaty signed in 2010 limits each country to a maximum of…

The push for free-fare public transit is growing in the United States, despite a debate over its feasibility. While some cities have been taking small steps, Washington recently passed a measure to eliminate fares on city buses. It is the…

China's job fairs are making a comeback after being forced online by COVID-19 for three years, but subdued wages and less abundant offerings in sectors exposed to weakening external demand point to an uneven and guarded economic recovery.…

Iran's troubled currency broke below the psychologically key level of 500,000 rial per U.S. dollar on Monday, as market participants saw no end in sight to sanctions. The Iranian rial plummeted to a new record low of 501,300 against the…

The disappearance of a star Chinese dealmaker has left his bank struggling to reassure clients and staff, people with knowledge of the matter said on Monday, and has heightened concerns about "key man risk" for investors. Shares of China…