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On June 4, 2026, the British Embassy in Beijing marked the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by posting a short commemorative video to its official account on Weibo, the Chinese social media platform where the embassy maintains a verified presence. The 16-second clip showed the iconic image of
Hungary Election Nears as Orbán Faces Strongest Challenge in 16 Years
With Hungary’s parliamentary election approaching, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is facing his most serious...
Stalin’s Sanatorium: How Fifteen Communist Leaders Died on Soviet Soil
Long before the Second World War ended, communist party leaders from Eastern and Northern Europe were...
Putin Asks Russian Oligarchs to Personally Fund the Ukraine War
Putin has asked Russia's oligarch class to voluntarily contribute to the state budget, according to reporting...
Germany and Australia Stress Taiwan Strait Stability Amid Rising Tensions
The defense ministers of Germany and Australia recently issued a joint statement in Canberra, once again...
Poland Issues First-Ever Warning on Taiwan Strait Tensions
Europe continues to express concern over the situation in the Taiwan Strait. The Polish government has...
Japan, France Sign Rare Earths Recycling Deal to Lessen China Reliance
As French President Emmanuel Macron visited Japan, the two nations agreed to grow cooperation on rare...
From War-Torn Europe to Reform: Tracing the Leftward Shift in Western Politics
By Yizhen Jianxue, Commentary In the decades following the end of World War II, many countries in...
Trump’s NATO Withdrawal Threat Is a Bid to Get European Countries to Join Iran War: Analyst
President Donald Trump called NATO a “paper tiger” and has threatened to pull the U.S. out of the alliance...
Ukraine Drone Strikes Disrupt Major Russian Baltic Oil Ports
In late March, over a period of 10 days, Ukrainian forces attacked Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga...