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Female travelers viewing travel information via mobile apps during their visit to Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand. Nitat Termmee | Moment | Getty Images The survey was conducted by Singapore-based think tank ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute between Jan. 3 and Feb. 23 with 1,994 respondents from academia, business, government, civil society and the […]
Prime Minister Viktor Orban is jeopardizing Hungary’s position as a trusted NATO ally, the U.S. ambassador to Budapest warned on Thursday, with “its close and expanding relationship with Russia,” and with “dangerously unhinged anti-American messaging” in state-controlled media. The ambassador, David Pressman, has for months criticized Mr. Orban for effectively siding with President Vladimir V. […]
Ten Americans who had been jailed in Venezuela will touch down on American soil Wednesday night following a deal between the Biden administration and the Venezuelan government to release an ally of President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the U.S. citizens, a senior administration official said. The plane carrying the Americans will land in San […]
MIAMI (AP) — The United States freed a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in exchange for the release of 10 Americans imprisoned in the South American country and the return of a fugitive defense contractor known as
The United States has released a close ally of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in exchange for 10 jailed Americans, including six designated as wrongfully detained. Alex Saab, who has been accused by the United States of “profiting from starvation” of Venezuelans, is a Colombian businessman and financial fixer for Mr. Maduro. He was indicted […]
Senior butterfly swimmer Peter Lee founded Penn’s chapter this school year By Andrea Mendoza 2 hours ago Credit: Emmi Wu In a step to making Penn’s student-athlete community a more inclusive space, national organization Athlete Ally has opened a new chapter. Athlete Ally, in the words of chapter founder and senior butterfly swimmer Peter Lee, […]
ABOARD THE BRP CABRA (AP) — As a U.S. Navy surveillance plane flew in circles, keeping a close watch, dozens of Chinese coast guard and accompanying ships chased and encircled Philippine vessels in the latest confrontation in one of the most dangerous flashpoints in the South China Sea. At the height of Friday’s four-hour faceoff […]
A ship entering the Sulina Canal in the Danube Delta, on its way to port, in Sulina, Romania, last month.Credit…Andreea Campeanu for The New York Times The crew of a cargo ship sailing across the Black Sea was rescued and evacuated to the Romanian port of Sulina, near the border with Ukraine, after the ship […]
Despite warming ties between the U.S. and India, an alliance between the two nations still remains off the table, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. India is a “very independent” country, and the traditional alliance relationship the U.S. has with other countries “creates an almost unexpectable level of deference on the part of the […]