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Defense Pact Between Japan and Philippines Takes Ties to ‘Unprecedented Height’
The Philippines finalized an "unprecedented" defense pact with Japan on July 9 (Tuesday) that allows each country to deploy military forces on the other’s territory. The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) is the first of its...
Russia and India Deepen Cooperation During PM Modi’s Moscow Visit
In a two-day visit to Moscow, India’s Prime Minister Narenda Modi met with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, as the two countries agreed to deepen cooperation in a range of sectors. Areas of further...
Iranian Voters Pick Moderate Pezeshkian as President To Replace Raisi
Iran's president-elect Pezeshkian urged Iranians on July 6 (Saturday) to stick with him on "the difficult road ahead" after winning the run-off vote on Friday. Masoud Pezeshkian, the sole moderate in the original field of...
US Job Market, Wage Growth Slows; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.1 Percent
U.S. job growth slowed marginally in June, but a rise in the unemployment rate to more than 4.1 percent and wage gains still moderate pointed to an easing of labor market conditions. The Federal Reserve...
Amazon Sidesteps Carbon Offset Standard That Its Founder Bezos Helped Fund
Amazon has become the first company to sidestep a global standard for verifying carbon offsets. That standard was developed by a non-profit funded largely by the founder and executive chair of the company, Jeff Bezos....
Left-Wing Coalition Forming Anti-RN Front Aid Second Round of France Elections
After Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) party made historic gains in the first round of France’s parliamentary election on June 30, opposition left-wing parties are now to build a united front to block the...
‘Breaking with the Communist Party in my heart is not enough’: Statements From the Tuidang Movement (June 2024)
The Tuidang movement, started in November 2004, encourages Chinese around the world to renounce their oaths made to lay down their lives for communism when they joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or its affiliated...
Woman Who Died Protecting Mother and Child in Suzhou Anti-Japan Knife Attack Honored by Japanese Embassy in China
In the evening of June 24, a violent incident occurred in Suzhou, eastern China, when an unemployed man apparently driven by anti-Japanese sentiment stabbed a mother and her daughter as they exited a Japanese-run school...
Tech Boom Leads Global Markets in First Semester of 2024
The first half of 2024 has been another whirlwind in world markets. Forecasts for a global interest-rate-cutting frenzy may not have materialized, but Nvidia and the rest of the Magnificent 7 soared another $3.6 trillion...
EU Leaders Pick von der Leyen for Second Term as Commission Chief
On June 27 (Thursday), European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body. At a summit in Brussels,...
Biden’s Poor Debate Against Trump Prompts Democrats to Try to Limit Damage
On Thursday, June 27 President Joe Biden and his Republican rival Donald Trump sparred in the first 2024 presidential debate hosted by the broadcast network CNN. The Democratic nominee struggled to stem a barrage of...
Julian Assange Freed After Pleading Guilty in US Espionage Charge Plea Deal
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pled guilty on Wednesday, June 26, to violating U.S. espionage law, a move that allowed him to return home to Australia after a 14-year legal odyssey. According to filings in the...