Emerging Risks

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the test firing of a new type of tactical guided weapon aimed at boosting the country's nuclear capabilities, the North's KCNA state news agency reported on Sunday.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Monday warned that Israel will be targeted by his country's armed forces if it makes “the tiniest move” against Iran. He spoke as talks stalled in Vienna over a deal to rein in Iran's nuclear capabilities, which Tehran says are used for peaceful purposes.

The world must acknowledge that the relationship between Xi’s China and Putin’s Russia has transformed into one of “strategic entente.”

In the Finnish town of Imatra, on the country's eastern border with Russia, residents are keeping a watchful eye on their neighbours to the east as tensions ...

Preventing NATO expansion is one of Vladimir Putin’s primary justifications for invading Ukraine. The war appears likely to backfire on this front, as Finland and Sweden seriously consider joini

Israel advances with the development of a laser-based missile interceptor system that should significantly change the balance of powers in the region.

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The mounting cost of China's zero-Covid policy threatens to derail Beijing's ambitious GDP target, analysts say, as supply chains snarl, ports face delays and Shanghai remains mired in lockdown.

Moody's said Russia may be in default because it tried to service its dollar bonds in roubles, which would be one of the starkest consequences to date of Moscow's exclusion from the Western financial system since President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

It’s not just a phase.

The FBI on Thursday blamed hackers associated with the North Korean government for stealing more than $600 million in cryptocurrency last month from a video gaming company -- the latest in a string of audacious cyber heists tied to Pyongyang.

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Hoover Institution scholar and Princeton University professor Stephen Kotkin uses his review essay in Foreign Affairs of Richard Overy’s new book on the Second World War, Blood and Ruins: The La

Locals report increasing starvation deaths and disappearances among their neighbors, but Pyongyang is most concerned with preventing the harsh reality from souring planned celebrations.

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FOX Business host Stuart Varney argues 'China's developing crisis should be on our radar.'...STUART VARNEY: It is the world's second-largest economy. It is t...

There’s never been a pariah state as consequential as Russia.

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As Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine, Sweden and Finland are considering joining NATO. Ayesha Rascoe asks former U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about the implications.

More launches are expected in the near future after North Korean test of one of its largest weapons ever, as well as a potential nuclear test

Chasing scientific renown, grant dollars, and approval from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Peter Daszak transformed the environmental nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance into a government-funded sponsor of risky, cutting-edge virus research in both the U.S. and Wuhan, China. Drawing on more than 100,000 leaked documents, a V.F. investigation shows how an organization dedicated to preventing the next pandemic found itself suspected of helping start one.

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The findings from Germany's BND further undermine claims by Russia that atrocities, including in Bucha, are being carried out only after its soldiers leave occupied areas.

The city deftly connected China and the world for decades. That historic balancing act won’t be revived.

Head of Ukrainian state agency provides VOA with photos he says he took on April 5

The U.S. and Europe are turning up the economic pressure against Russia amid international outcry over apparent atrocities against Ukrainians.

David Remnick and the historian Steve Kotkin discuss Vladimir Putin and how authoritarian regimes are pushed into misguided foreign wars. Still haven’t subscribed to The New Yorker on YouTube ►► http://bit.ly/newyorkeryoutubesub The Psychology of an Isolated Russia | The New Yorker