Water Being Tested Where Freight Train Plunged

Authorities on Sunday were testing the water quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where mangled cars carrying hazardous materials remained after crashing into the waterway following a bridge collapse.

Putin’s deal with warlord shows ‘actual weakness’ amid Russia unrest: expert

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said the truce brokered between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Wagner Group is “evidence” of Putin’s “weakness.” Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin agreed to a deal this weekend to go into exile in Belarus after he staged an apparent insurrection in which he directed an armed convoy […]

Taiwan elections were major talking point in Blinken’s meetings in China: report

Chinese officials reportedly pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Washington’s stance regarding the upcoming 2024 elections in Taiwan during his trip to Beijing last week. Though Blinken maintained that the Biden administration would keep an even-handed stance and does not support any meddling, Chinese officials sought to induce Washington’s cooperation against Vice President Lai […]

Putin’s weakness exposed despite end of Wagner Group revolt: Former NATO commander

The cracks in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “rotten regime” are being exposed as armed Wagner Group mercenaries briefly turned against their benefactor and marched against Moscow, a former NATO commander said Sunday. Retired Adm. James Stavridis said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” that the short revolt shows “enormous weakness” […]