New research confirms that the land under the Chesapeake Bay is sinking rapidly and projects that Washington, D.C., could drop by six or more inches in the next century—adding to the problems of sea-level rise. This falling land will exacerbate the flooding that the nation’s capital faces from rising ocean waters due to a warming […]
WASHINGTON—The first Republican presidential debate will take place in the Ohio city of Cleveland on August 6, and a mad scramble is underway among some of the contenders who fear they will be excluded from the event. Under the debate rules, only 10 of the 16 Republican contenders will be allowed to take part in […]
A top North Korean diplomat says his country’s nuclear weapons program is not up for discussion, insisting Pyongyang’s situation is “totally different” from that of Iran. North Korea’s ambassador to China, Ji Jae Ryong said Tuesday the North does not have “any interest at all in dialogue for unilaterally freezing or giving up our nukes.” […]
Phone calls between relatively low-level diplomats are normally not newsworthy. ButMonday’s conversation between U.S. Undersecretary of State Victoria Nuland and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin on the simmering conflict in Ukraine is an exception. The bilateral nature of the conversation and its timing amid mounting claims of cease-fire violations from the Ukrainian government and […]