Schumer Reaffirms Platner Endorsement as Some Democrats Voice Concerns
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) reaffirmed his endorsement of Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on June 2, telling reporters he had met with...
Can China fill funding and leadership gaps after America quit the WHO?
Vanuatu had a clear goal at last month’s annual assembly of the World Health Organization in Geneva – securing new international aid for the...
Trump-Netanyahu relationship under growing strain over Iran: ‘you’re crazy!’
Published: 5:41am, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 5:51am, 3 Jun 2026 They went to war together against Iran, but Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu’s relationship is...
China-Kazakhstan grain-trading deal shows shifting Asian food order
In a move that could rattle global grain markets, China and neighbouring Kazakhstan – Central Asia’s largest grain producer and a key Belt and...
China clears Brazilian beef of foot-and-mouth disease, but quota limits profits
Published: 5:03am, 3 Jun 2026Updated: 5:14am, 3 Jun 2026 Brazil has won wider access to the world’s biggest beef market after China recognised the...
China’s “Hollywood” Empty Overnight — 300K Beijing Actors Unemployed, China’s Film Industry Crashes
43-year-old top Chinese actor Hu Ge currently has no projects and is focused on sustaining himself. His remark, “If I don’t transform, I won’t...
House Subcommittee Holds Budget Hearing for Department of State and Related Programs
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs holds a hearing at 2 p.m. ET on June 2 to...
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing to Examine the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget for the Department of Homeland Security
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland Security holds a hearing at 2 p.m. ET on June 2 to examine proposed budget...
Senate Intelligence Committee Holds Hearing on 2 Nominations Related to Intelligence
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing to examine the nominations of Roger Mason, of Virginia, to be director of the National Reconnaissance...