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On June 8-9, Chinese leader Xi Jinping traveled to North Korea for his first overseas trip of 2026, drawing renewed attention to the evolving dynamics among Beijing, Pyongyang, and Moscow. The visit came less than a month after Xi met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin's
Macron Calls for Closer Ties to China During State Visit
French President Emmanuel Macron was pampered by President Xi Jinping during his visit to China, in what...
North Korea Runs Anti-Divorce Campaign in Effort to Maintain Birthrate
The novel coronavirus pandemic and longstanding economic trouble have reduced the North Korean birthrate...
PLA Sails Aircraft Carrier Near Taiwan Following Tsai-McCarthy Meeting
The mainland Chinese regime issued a rebuke of the April 5 meeting between Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen...
Malaysia Set to End Mandatory Death Penalty; Possibly Granting Clemency for Over 1,300 Death Row Inmates
On April 3, the Malaysian government made the monumental move to end its mandatory death penalty, along...
Japanese Prime Minister Demands China Release Businessman Suspected of Espionage
On April 3, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called on China to release an employee of Astellas...
14-Year-Old Japanese Girl Dies From Multiple Organ Inflammation, Myopericarditis 45 Hours After COVID
A 14-year-old girl died after developing multiple organ inflammation and vaccine-related myopericarditis...
Russians Make Breakthroughs in Central Bakhmut as Battle for Ukrainian Stronghold Continues
Troops of the Wagner private military company (PMC) and Russian army on April 4 took a government administration...
Taiwan’s President Tsai Meets With House Speaker McCarthy
On April 5, U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) met with Tsai Ing-wen, President of the Republic...
Finland Joins NATO Military Alliance
On Tuesday, NATO welcomed Finland as its 31st member in a festive flag-raising ceremony outside its Brussels...