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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
Analysis-Ukraine’s Sparse Wheat Plantings Sow Further Trouble for Global Food Security
By Pavel Polityuk, Maytaal Angel, and Nigel Hunt KYIV/LONDON - War, rain, and economic hardship have...
U.S., Japan, and Partners Mobilise $20 Billion to Move Indonesia Away From Coal
By David Lawder and Valerie Volcovici NUSA DUA, Indonesia/SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - A coalition of...
RCMP Charges Quebec Utility Employee With Funneling Trade Secrets to China
Canada’s federal police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, have charged a Hydro Quebec employee with...
Electric Vehicle Makers Burning Cash, Slammed by Sky-high Costs
Every time Lucid Group Inc or Rivian Automotive Inc sells an electric car, they are losing hundreds of...
Canadian Personal Bankruptcies Surge by 22.5% in Third Quarter; Economy Sputtering
According to data, recently released by Statistics Canada, consumer insolvencies in Canada soared by...
UK Club Owner Gets 6 Months in Jail After Serving Mince Pies During Lockdown
A 72-year-old Brit has been sentenced to six months in prison for "perverting the course of justice"...
The Dunhuang Caves: An Earthly Glimpse Into Otherworldly Realms
In China’s northwest, on the edge of the Gobi Desert, lies a town that was once a blessed stopover for...
Six Dead in Istanbul Blast, Erdogan Says it ‘Smells Like Terrorism’
By David Gauthier-Villars, Azra Ceylan and Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL - Six people were killed and 81 others...
Spain Releases Stamp Celebrating Communist Party’s 100 Year Anniversary
Spain’s official post office has released a stamp celebrating the 100th anniversary of the country’s...