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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
China’s Xi Confronts Canada’s Trudeau at G20 Over Media Leaks
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (November 16) criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Norway Likely to Become Root of NATO’s European Operations as Ukraine Russia War Drags On
NATO continues to escalate tensions with Russia as it plans to both shift its operational center to Norway...
Trade Gap Persists in Japan as Weak Yen Squeezes Purchasing Power
TOKYO — Japan's imports surged by more than half in October from a year earlier, dwarfing exports and...
Singapore Firm Becomes Latest Backer to Write Down $275 Million Funding Amid FTX Collapse
SINGAPORE — Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings said it would write down the value of its entire...
Is China Losing Its Hold on the World’s Rare Earths Market?
For years, China has dominated the global market for rare earth metals. These vital materials are used...
Escalation Fears Ease After NATO, Warsaw Say Missile That Hit Poland was Ukrainian Stray
By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk, Sabine Siebold and Nandita Bose WARSAW/BRUSSELS/NUSA DUA, Indonesia -...
Poland Missile Crisis Warheads Unlikely to Have Been Fired by Russia
Tensions were high the afternoon of Nov. 15 when news suddenly broke that missiles had struck an area...
As World Population Surpasses 8 Billion, Fertility Rates Continue to Decline
On Nov. 15 the United Nations (UN) officially marked an important milestone; the global population of...
Argentina Strikes $5 Billion Deal With China to Expand Currency Swap
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina has agreed to expand its currency swap deal with China by $5 billion — the Latin...