United States climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart announced Wednesday that the world’s two largest polluters have made a deal to cooperate on combatting climate change. The goal is to accelerate the emissions reductions required to meet the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. “President Biden had a conversation with President Xi a…

The Justice Department announced Monday it has charged two suspected criminal hackers in connection to a wave of ransomware attacks. The two suspected hackers are Ukrainian Yaroslav Vasinskyi and Russian Yevgeniy Polyanin. “According to the indictments, Vasinskyi and Polyanin accessed the internal computer networks of several victim companies and deployed Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware to encrypt the…

In possibly the most significant demonstration of North Korea’s military might since President Joe Biden took office, the North fired at least one ballistic missile Tuesday. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was likely launched via submarine from waters near the eastern port of Sinpo. The South Korean military did not say whether the…

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki confirmed at her daily White House briefing Wednesday that President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will hold a virtual meeting by the end of the year. The video above shows her discussing the future meeting. “We continue to believe that leader level engagement is an important part of…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — On Wednesday, North Korea said it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile. They implied it was being developed for nuclear capability. The missile test early Tuesday was North Korea’s third round of launches this month and took place shortly before North Korea’s U.N. envoy accused the United States of hostility…

Vice President Kamala Harris continued her Asia trip Wednesday, accusing China of bullying during a speech in Vietnam. “We need to find ways to pressure and raise the pressure, frankly, on Beijing to abide by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and to challenge its bullying and excessive maritime claims,” the…

Vice President Kamala Harris’s trip to Asia hit a snag Tuesday, as officials looked into a possible case of Havana Syndrome in Vietnam. The video above shows Vice President Harris in Singapore before heading to Vietnam. Her flight was delayed several hours after a possible case was reported in Hanoi. Eventually, officials deemed it safe…

What was supposed to be a standard trip to Southeast Asia for Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to carry a lot more weight due to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan over the past few weeks. She leaves for the region Friday. Harris will speak with Singapore President Halimah Yacob by the phone, participate in…

From Russia’s cyberattacks and election interference to China‘s economic buildup and expansion in the South China Sea, both countries pose pressing challenges to the global balance of power. Earlier this year, a U.S. intelligence report identified how and why Russia and China remain America’s top two international threats. It detailed how China has become a…