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President Obama’s “red line” for Syria is once again being tested after rebel forces said Wednesday that the regime of President Bashar Assad used poison gas to attack civilians near Damascus, killing potentially hundreds in what could turn out to be the deadliest deployment of chemical weapons yet. Adding to the pressure on the White House were videos supplied by rebels showing victims

US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin as his defence secretary, US media report.

If approved, the 67-year-old who retired in 2016 would become the first African-American to lead the Pentagon.

He would need a congressional waiver as seven years are required between active duty and becoming military chief.

Mr Biden has been facing calls

U.S. relations with China are a minefield of potentially explosive problems, yet the biggest risk is a subtle one: the danger that China overestimates the decline of U.S. power and acts accordingly.

If China is as convinced as its representatives and media organizations proclaim, that the U.S. and the entire Western liberal order are in the early stages of a long-term decline, an

As the coronavirus pandemic began to hit the United States, schools shut down and moved online for the remainder of spring for the safety of their teachers and students. Now, with a new academic year on the horizon, schools are trying to decide whether to send teachers and students back to classrooms in person, continue online instruction or use a hybrid model.

Federal guidelines for