Biden Predicts Russia Will Invade Ukraine, Warns Putin
January 20 By Matthew Lee President Joe Biden said Wednesday he thinks Russia will invade Ukraine and warned President Vladimir Putin that his country would pay a “dear price” in lives lost and a possible cutoff from the global banking system if it does. Biden,…
Biden Year One Takeaways: Grand Ambitions, Humbling Defeats
January 18 By Zeke Miller Joe Biden’s long arc in public life has always had one final ambition: to sit behind the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office. He achieved it — albeit, at 78, as the oldest person to assume the presidency. After the…
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.’s former director says her firing was ‘political retribution’
January 15 By James Brooks The former director of the $83 billion Alaska Permanent Fund is blaming her abrupt December dismissal on “political retribution” by appointees of Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The governor denied any involvement in the process. Director Angela Rodell was fired Dec. 9…
US and Russia still at odds after talks over Ukraine tensions
January 13 By Lorry James Russia and the United States gave no sign that they had narrowed their differences on Ukraine and wider European security in talks in Geneva, as Moscow repeated demands that Washington says it cannot accept. Russia has massed troops near Ukraine’s…
Ahead of session, Alaska Republicans propose measures to limit COVID-19 response
January 10 By James Brooks Alaska state legislators have prefiled 58 new bills ahead of the Legislature’s Jan. 18 start, and almost a quarter of them propose to limit public and private responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirteen bills, all introduced by Republican members of…
Jordan MPs Back Constitutional Reforms to Revitalise Politics
January 7 By Suleiman Al-Khalidi Jordan’s parliament on Thursday approved government-backed constitutional reforms intended to revitalise the country’s stagnant political life, although some opposition deputies slammed the changes as incapable of strengthening democracy. The changes were approved by a majority of 104-8 after a marathon…
US, Germany Say Russia Poses ‘Urgent’ Challenge to Stability
January 5 By Matthew Lee The United States and Germany said Wednesday that Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine’s border poses an “immediate and urgent challenge” to European security and that any intervention will draw severe consequences. But the country’s top diplomats left open what those…
Delta Junction man who threatened Alaska’s US senators pleads guilty
January 3 By Mark Thiessen A Delta Junction man who threatened to kill the Alaska’s two U.S. senators in a series of profanity-laced voice messages left at their offices in Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to making the threats in exchange for having other charges…
Biden Talks Sanctions, Putin Warns of Rupture Over Ukraine
December 30 By Aamer Madhani President Joe Biden warned Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday that the U.S. could impose new sanctions against Russia if it takes further military action against Ukraine, while Putin responded that such a U.S. move could lead to a complete rupture…
The Middle East is stuck in the crosshairs of a worsening US-China rivalry
December 29 By Oliver Bench In a year that has brought profound change to much of the world, the conflict-ravaged Middle East appeared to be finally turning a page. A diplomatic spree that sought to patch up long rifts bore fruit. Iraq transformed from the…