WASHINGTON — As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles ’ vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who want something from Donald Trump. He’s not even pretending.” In a statement, Brian Hughes, a spokesman from the Trump transition effort, rejected any suggestion that Wiles’ past as a lobbyist would make her susceptible …
China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system feeling the pressure. That is placing a strain on China’s already under-pressure medical system, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant rapidly moves through the population. Peking University researchers have warned that China could suffer a “colossal outbreak” …
London CNN — US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy to-do list is long, complicated, and may soon hit speed bumps left by his predecessor. Blinken told his Senate confirmation hearing, “we have to look carefully at what has actually been negotiated … to understand fully what commitments were made, or not made by the Taliban.” Several Afghan officials, speaking in …
