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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
Rhine River Just 1.5 Feet Deep in Some Areas as Heatwave Scours Europe
The Rhine River, a major thoroughfare via Germany that connects the Netherlands, France, and Austria,...
Cuba’s Largest Power Plant Offline After Massive Oil Depot Fire Enters Third Day
Cuba, one of the world’s few openly communist countries, is facing a serious crisis after a series of...
Two Years Following Devastating Explosion in Beirut, Lawsuits Arise Against Lebanon’s Political Elite
On Aug. 6, 2020, the crisis-stricken country of Lebanon was rocked by a massive explosion that devastated...
Russian Rocket to Launch Iranian Satellite to Be Used to Support Invasion of Ukraine
On Aug. 9, Russia will be launching a new satellite from Iran as part of a deal between the two countries...
India, 40% of Global Rice Exports, Has Lost 13% of 2022’s Crops to Drought
As the global food crisis continues to accelerate, India, the world’s largest trader of rice, has lost...
UK Utilities Payment Boycott Protest Garners 90,000 Supporters
A recently organized UK protest movement claims more than 90,000 people have pledged to stop paying their...
Dutch Bank CEO Proposes Turning Carbon Usage Into a Tokenized Commodity
Barbara Baarsma, CEO of a Netherlands-based bank, created a stir on social media after openly advocating...
Greece Moves Towards Social Credit as Digital ID App Replaces Drivers Licenses
Greece has taken the next step forward in transitioning its society to a Chinese Communist Party-style...
US and Indonesia Perform Joint Military Exercises as Tensions With China Heighten
On Aug. 3, the U.S. and Indonesia held their annual joint military exercises on the island of Sumatra...