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Taiwan Braces Itself for Chinese Reprisals
SINGAPORE — In the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan in August 2022, observers have noted that it has...
Will Italy’s Meloni Hold or Fold Against Globalists and Media?
Giorgia Meloni accomplished the seemingly impossible on September 25 when a conservative coalition led by her Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) party secured...
Read moreAustralia Signs Security Pact With Vanuatu to Counter China
SINGAPORE — Australia inked a security deal on Tuesday with the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu in a bid to counter communist China’s...
Read moreISIS-linked Group Assumes Responsibility for Kabul Hotel Attack Targeting Chinese
An Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) branch claimed responsibility for an attack on Monday at a Kabul hotel popular among Chinese...
Read moreIndian Army: Indian and Chinese Troops Injured in Border Clash
SINGAPORE — Last Friday, Indian and Chinese troops sustained mild injuries in a clash in the Tawang area of India’s Arunachal Pradesh state,...
Read moreChina Dispatches Unprecedented Number of Bombers to Taiwan Defense Zone
China dispatched an unprecedented 18 nuclear-capable bombers into Taiwan’s air-defense zone, according to Taipei on Tuesday, just days after Beijing forbade more Taiwanese...
Read moreEU to Tax Imports That Contribute to “Carbonization”
Negotiators in Brussels worked well into the night on Tuesday in order to codify a new carbon-dioxide emissions tariff on imported goods that...
Read moreProtests Erupt in Bangladesh Amid Fears of a “Sri Lanka-style” Economic Crisis
SINGAPORE — Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party gathered in Dhaka on December 10, ahead of elections in 2023,...
Read moreTaiwan Considers Banning TikTok, Citing Security Concerns
SINGAPORE — Taiwan’s Ministry of Digital Affairs (MODA) will organize inter-ministerial discussions in December to ascertain whether a nationwide ban should be enforced...
Read moreChina’s Rules for “Deepfake” Technology to Take Effect Jan. 10
China’s new regulations for content providers that modify facial and voice data will be enforced beginning January 10, as the country seeks to...
Read moreJapan, U.K., and Italy to Build Joint Jet Fighter in Significant Defense Step
Japan, the U.K., and Italy are collaborating to build their next-generation jet fighters, in a ground-breaking partnership encompassing Asia and Europe. This partnership...
Read moreNew Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s Reelection Prospects Looking Tough
New Zealand’s socialist Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s reelection prospects look bleak amid economic woes, rising interest rates, increasing crime, and an impending recession....
Read moreHong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai Jailed on Fraud Charge
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was sentenced to a jail sentence of five years and nine months on December 10 after being...
Read moreXi’s Visit to Saudi Arabia Reinforces Sino-Arab Relations in Apparent Snub to U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh on December 9 in the first of two “milestone” Arab summits depicting Saudi...
Read moreIndia Plagued by Series of Cyberattacks in Recent Years
India has been plagued with a series of small- and large-scale cyberattacks in recent years. For instance, although five million people globally have...
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