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Upcoming Taiwanese Elections Could Tilt Toward Beijing
SINGAPORE — Taiwan’s leading presidential candidate Lai Ching-te has chosen the self-governing island’s high-profile envoy to the United States as his vice-presidential running mate, further portraying the electoral race...
Israel “Losing PR War,” Opposition Leader Says Netanyahu Must Go
Marc Owen Jones, associate professor of Middle East Studies at Hamad bin Khalifa University, has slammed the Israeli government for spreading “preposterous” and “increasingly wild” disinformation online, amid its...
Key Takeaways From Biden-Xi Meeting
On November 15, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Filoli estate, a country house and gardens around 30 miles south of San Francisco, before...
Turkish Lawyers Want ICC to Prosecute Netanyahu for “Genocide”
On November 14, two Turkish lawyers and a former lawmaker requested that the government in Ankara prosecute Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for genocide and war crimes owing to...
WaPo: Israel and Hamas Close to Hostage Deal
Israel and Hamas are moving toward a hostage deal that could lead to the liberation of most of the Israeli women and children held captive by the Palestinian terrorist...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Slams “War Mentality” of EU Colleagues
On November 13, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told The European Conservative at the minister’s press conference in Brussels that “there is still a war psychosis in the minds...
Israel Wants Tony Blair as Humanitarian Coordinator in Gaza
On November 12, Israeli outlet Ynet reported that Israel was mulling hiring former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair as humanitarian coordinator for Gaza to address international outrage over excessive...
Germany’s Scholz Ready to Talk to Putin
On November 12, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed his readiness for new talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the Russia-Ukraine conflict, while highlighting his stance that Moscow must...
BRICS Passes G7 in Economic Power While Debt Plagues U.S. Economy
This week, media company Bloomberg reported that the quick ascendency of the BRICS group of countries is transforming the global economy, with the group’s share of world GDP in...
Israeli Defense Minister: “What We Are Doing in Gaza We Know How to Do in Beirut”
On November 11, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued a stark warning to the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group that the latter was on the brink of making a huge mistake...
Hungary and Slovakia Could Oppose Ukraine’s EU Accession
After the European Commission (EC) suggested accession talks with Ukraine and Moldova to be initiated by the European Council, comprising leaders of the EU’s 27 member states, Hungary expressed...
Japan, US, Philippines Team Up to Counter China’s Maritime Expansion
On Saturday, November 11, Japan led a yearly multinational naval exercise that included the Philippines as an observer for the first time, as Philippine coast guard vessels have been...
Orbán Says US Sabotaged Peace for Ukraine; Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Fight Without US Aid
On November 10, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán claimed that U.S. lobbying was significant in preventing Ukraine from signing a peace deal with Russia shortly after the conflict between...
EU Continues to Withhold Funds From Hungary
On November 7, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn accused the conservative government of Hungary of not abiding by a series of prerequisites that would enable it...
Biden Claims “No Possibility” of Gaza Ceasefire; Clinton Says Regime Change in Israel and Palestine Needed
On November 9, U.S. President Joe Biden excluded any prospect of attaining a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. “None. No possibility,” Biden told reporters outside the...