The United States and Russia are now left without any formal limits on their strategic nuclear arsenals following the expiration of the New START treaty this week raising global concerns about a renewed nuclear arms race and increased strategic instability. New START was the last remaining arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow, placing caps […]

The US Justice Department has removed a government lawyer from her assignment in Minnesota after she publicly criticised the immigration system and admitted failures to comply with court orders during a federal hearing, according to Reuters. Julie Le a Department of Homeland Security attorney temporarily assigned to the US Attorney’s Office made the remarks during […]

The Trump administration has announced the immediate withdrawal of around 700 federal immigration enforcement agents from Minnesota though approximately 2,000 officers will remain deployed in the state, White House border czar Tom Homan said on Wednesday. The move comes amid mounting protests and political backlash following an unprecedented immigration enforcement surge in and around Minneapolis […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised the strength of bilateral ties during a video call held ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine. In remarks broadcast on Russian state television Putin described relations between Moscow and Beijing as a key stabilising factor amid growing global uncertainty. […]