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Turkey’s Erdoğan May Consider Finland’s NATO Bid, Excluding Sweden

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan indicated on January 29 that Ankara may permit Finland to join NATO before Sweden, amid frosty relations with...

Angeline Tan January 31, 2023

Chinese Province to Let Unmarried People Have Children to Tackle Falling Birth Rate

Angeline Tan January 31, 2023

Health authorities in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will permit unmarried individuals to have children, raise a family, and qualify for benefits previously...

It’s Official: Russia Now Biggest Foreign Investor in Iran

Luis Miguel January 31, 2023

Russia continues to further cement its influence abroad, expanding its economic and political reach even deeper into the Middle East with strategic investments....

Xi Jinping Lures CELAC Summit to Embrace Belt and Road Initiative

Angeline Tan January 31, 2023

The BRI is an insidious debt trap, as when countries are not able to pay back the loans for the infrastructure work, the...

What Is Behind Recent Ukrainian Government Resignations?

Luis Miguel January 30, 2023

Russian sympathizers see the moves as an effort by Western powers to take power away from Zelensky and consolidate it in their own...

Australian States Ban AI App ChatGPT in Schools

Angeline Tan January 30, 2023

Many states have banned the app, saying it could be used as a tool for cheating on homework and assessments. ...

Japan Says Russian Sanctions and Ukraine Support Will Be Priority for G-7

Angeline Tan January 30, 2023

SINGAPORE — Japan, this year’s chair of the Group of Seven (G-7), anticipates the Russia-Ukraine crisis to feature heavily in talks among the...

Taliban Arrests Chinese Nationals for Stealing Afghan Lithium

Angeline Tan January 30, 2023

The men reportedly were trying to smuggle 1,000 metric tons of rocks containing the vital metal into China via Pakistan. ...

Russia Preparing for War With NATO and the West

David Kelly January 29, 2023

Increased support from the U.S. and NATO allies for Ukraine may very well bring about a direct conflict with Russia. ...

Former Japanese PM Lambastes Support for Ukraine

Angeline Tan January 29, 2023

SINGAPORE — Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori decried the Japanese government’s pro-Ukraine position in the Russia-Ukraine crisis that erupted last February, Kyodo...

Myanmar Junta Burns Down Historic Catholic Church and Convent, Faces Charges of War Crimes

Angeline Tan January 27, 2023

Soldiers from Myanmar’s military razed to the ground the historic Catholic Church of the Assumption in Chan Thar, a village inhabited by Catholics...

Brazilian President Suggests Mercosur Trade Deal With Communist China

Angeline Tan January 27, 2023

Socialist and ex-convict Brazilian President Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva, otherwise known as Lula, urged on January 25 for the South American trade...

Thousands Gather for “Invasion Day” Protests on Australia Day Holiday

Angeline Tan January 27, 2023

Thousands of Australians commemorated Australia Day, the country’s national holiday, on January 26 with gatherings to advocate for the nation’s Indigenous people, many...