Wagner Group has proven indispensable in Russia’s few successes in Donbas, and now is expanding its recruitment drive to prisons as it seeks to replenish its losses.3177 min read
The aim is to deepen ties on a range of issues including digital trade, agriculture and trade facilitation, and comes amid fresh tensions over Taiwan between the U.S. and China.
The attack comes on the heels of the first anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover of the South Asian country.
A Commerce Department-led process that reviews U.S. tech exports to the country approves almost all requests and has overseen an increase in sales of some particularly important technologies, according to an analysis of trade data.
Attorney General Merrick Garland deliberated for weeks over whether to approve the application for a warrant to search former President Donald Trump’s Florida home, people familiar with the matter said.
In June, the FBI asked for a stronger lock to be installed on a Mar-a-Lago door, behind which were government records. Then, relations between the FBI and the former president’s associates went downhill.5 min read
Kyiv is building forces outside Kherson, even as larger battles continue in the eastern region of Donbas, under a strategy that suggests growing confidence.66 min read
After more than 15 hours of amendments, Democrats passed the legislation, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tiebreaking vote. The measure now moves to the House.
The U.S. jobs market likely cooled again in July, economists estimate, as the economy faltered under the weight of high inflation and Federal Reserve interest-rate increases to cool demand.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. would continue engaging with Taiwan, while Japan’s prime minister called on China to immediately halt its military exercises around the island.
The Chinese military launched the live-fire drills after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered Beijing by visiting the island.40 min ago5 min read
A backlog of customer orders, dealerships’ low vehicle inventory and shoppers willing to pay higher sticker prices have all led to a string of profitable quarters for most global car companies—and are fueling optimism for profits in coming quarters.5 min read
Clean-tech and renewable-power stocks got a boost with the proposed $369 billion Senate energy and climate-spending package—and investments in nascent tech are in line to benefit even more.4 min read
Take a look at the front page of today’s Wall Street Journal https://on.wsj.com/3OMem3w
The economy expanded very modestly in the second quarter, economists estimate, as the housing market sagged under higher mortgage rates and consumers coped with soaring inflation.64 min read
Take an early look at the front page of The Wall Street Journal http://wsj.com
After Wednesday’s policy meeting, which is expected to result in 0.75-percentage-point rate increase, attention is likely to turn to how the central bank signals its course of action for September and beyond.5 min read
The investigation by Senate Republicans found that the decadelong effort included threatening to imprison a Fed economist during a trip to Shanghai unless he agreed to provide nonpublic economic data.
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