An Indian national accused of plotting to kill a U.S. citizen in New York pleaded not guilty in a Manhattan federal court on Monday after being extradited to the U.S.
Why it matters: The Department of Justice alleged last year that the thwarted murder-for-hire plot Nikhil Gupta, 52, participated in was directed by an Indian government employee.
China's rise to global economic powerhouse was propelled in part by a historic property boom. Now, a yearslong housing crisis keeps dragging the economy down — a notable reversal in the economic dynamics between the China and U.S.
Why it matters: China's government stimulus measures to shore up its property sector have yet to produce results. Efforts to offset that pain by boosting manufacturing and exports face intense pushback from other global powers, such as the U.S.
Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich's trial on espionage charges in Russia will begin on June 26, Russian state news agency TASS reported Monday.
Why it matters: The closed proceeding is likely to be a mere formality, resembling the sort of sham trials faced by other critics of the Kremlin.
Alarmed by repeated warnings from top FBI and military officials, a former acting CIA director and a legendary foreign policy thinker write bluntly in Foreign Affairs: "The United States faces a serious threat of a terrorist attack in the months ahead."
Why it matters:Michael Morell and Graham Allison write that there are striking echoes of the run-up to 9/11 — including warnings about Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda by then-CIA director George Tenet.
