European leaders said Wednesday that they would formally propose a landmark trade deal with a cluster of South American nations, boosting Europe’s economic partnerships at a time when relations with the U.S. remain strained. The European Commission in Brussels unveiled its formal pact with the Mercosur nations of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay that has been under discussion for more than 25 years, sending the final text for ratification by the European Union’s 27 member states and...

Victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appeared at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, offering at times emotional stories about the abuse they endured as they advocated for legislation to compel the Justice Department to release more documents related to its investigation. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) and Ro Khanna (D-California) are collecting signatures to try to force a floor vote on the measure. On Tuesday night, the House Oversight and Government Reform...

American progressivism has long understood itself as a project of political liberation. From liberalizing restrictions on pornography to legalizing drugs and prostitution to broader efforts to reconceptualize the family and religion as institutions of oppression and privilege, the left’s track record is one of favoring individual autonomy over older values of community, social norms, and civic order.  Yet there is a tradition of communitarianism on the political left...

Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their deepening partnership during a bilateral meeting on Sept. 2, as Moscow’s energy giant Gazprom announced a new agreement to build a major natural gas pipeline linking the two nations.  Addressing Xi as a “dear friend,” Putin said that Moscow’s relationship with Beijing has attained “an unprecedentedly high level,” according to a transcript of the meeting released by the Kremlin.

Russia and China gave their blessing to the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline but have yet to agree on pricing, Gazprom said on Tuesday, underscoring President Xi Jinping's disregard for Western demands that he row back from a deepening partnership with Moscow. The pipeline, which could one day deliver an additional 50 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year to China through Mongolia from the Arctic gas fields of Yamal, hands the world's largest energy consumer greater options to hedge against...

Russia and China on Tuesday signed a legally binding deal to build the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, deepening commercial ties in what is likely to be seen as a defiant signal to the West. Alexei Miller, the chief executive of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom, told Russian news agencies that a memorandum of understanding had been signed on the construction of the new gas pipeline, following talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi...

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