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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
World’s Top Producer of Ammonia, a Key Component in Fertilizer, Slashes Production Amid German Energy
Ammonia, a critical component used in fertilizer, is about to meet with renewed scarcity as the world...
Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake Strikes Philippines, Five Dead and 130 Injured
On Wednesday, July 28, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Philippines, killing five and injuring...
Canada Proposes Paying AR-15 Owners $1,337 Per Rifle in Mandatory Buyback Program
The Canadian government has proposed to compensate Canadian owners of AR-15 rifles $1,337 (US$1,042)...
Trends in the Monkeypox Public Health Emergency
Monkeypox has been declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health...
New Report Reveals How ‘Unallocated’ Land Is Being Exploited in the Brazilian Rainforest
A recent report published by Brazilian think-tank Igarape Instituté revealed the growing destruction...
‘Historic’ Housing Market Correction en Route, Says Canada’s Largest Bank
An analyst for Canada’s largest bank has warned that a “historic correction” to the housing market not...
Sri Lanka Introduces Social Credit QR Code Fuel Rationing Amid Economic Collapse
Amid what amounts to a virtually total collapse of its economy, Sri Lanka has introduced strict fuel...
European Wildfires Are Detonating Unexploded 100-year-old Shells Fired in WWI
Ordnance used over 100 years ago and left on the battlegrounds of the First World War is now detonating...
Evacuations Ordered After Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano Erupts
On Sunday, July 24, Japan’s Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu on the southern tip of...