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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
UK Slave Bosses May Be ‘Personally Liable’ for Exploitation of Workers
By Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation. LONDON — Modern slavery civil suits in Britain got more...
Ethiopian and Tigray Forces Launch Hotline as New Peace Talks Begin
By Hereward Holland and Tommy Wilkes NAIROBI -The Ethiopian government and Tigrayan forces have established...
Chinese Economic ‘Pivot’ Could Seek to Take Advantage of High US Interest Rates: Reuters
By Jamie McGeever What the Fed taketh away, China could be about to giveth back. Speculation is...
Putin Endorses Evacuations From Kherson Region Amid Protracted Ukraine Offensive
Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly endorsed the evacuation of civilians from parts of Ukraine's...
Imran Khan Supporters Stage Protests, Demand Political Change in Pakistan
Police used tear gas to disperse supporters of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan who had blocked...
Russia Rejoins UN Grain Deal Four Days After Withdrawal; Putin Threatens to Back Out Again
On Nov. 2, Moscow made a quick U-turn and rejoined a United Nations (UN) grain deal, days after it had...
US Announces $400 Million in New Military Aid for Ukraine
By Idrees Ali, Mike Stone and Jan Lopatka WASHINGTON — The United States on Friday announced an additional...
German Climate Extremists Block Road, Stop Rescuers From Saving Injured Cyclist. She Died.
The consequences of Europe’s trendy climate extremism have escalated beyond the mere nuisance of janitorial...
Oil Climbs as Dollar Slips, but Demand Fears Keep a Lid on Gains
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE - Oil prices turned higher on Friday as the dollar eased, but gains were...