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New 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....
Hong 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...
Read moreNew Zealand Mulls Over Law to Make Facebook and Google Pay for News
The legislation would be based on a similar law in Australia, which reportedly has been very helpful to news businesses. ...
Read moreNew Zealand Court Removes Custody of Ill Baby From Parents After They Decline “Vaccinated” Blood
Rather than allowing the parents of a baby needing surgery to choose an unvaccinated blood donor, the court instead gave custody of the...
Read moreNorth Korea to Convene a Rubber-stamp Parliament in Mid-January
The Parliament seldom gathers, and typically functions to assent to decisions that have already been made by the state’s ruling Workers’ Party....
Read moreChina’s Zero-Covid Policy Has Largely Failed
The public outcry over China’s stringent zero-Covid measures, which provoked historic mass nationwide protests, finally compelled authorities in the communist state to ease...
Read moreU.S. to Support Taiwan’s Air Force With $428 Million in Spare Parts
The U.S. State Department has given the green light for the potential sale of $428 million in aircraft parts for Taiwan to enhance...
Read moreFormer Chinese President Reappears After “Mysterious Exit” From Party Congress
Former Chinese president Hu Jintao emerged in public again for the first time since his mysterious exit from the closing ceremony of the...
Read moreIndonesia Criminalizes LGBTQ+ Relationships and Extramarital Sex With New Law
Under the new law, people who have premarital or extramarital sex can expect up to a year in prison, and those who cohabit...
Read moreWest Must “Acknowledge Responsibility” & Pay for “Climate Crisis,” Says Lawyer at UN Summit
SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT — So-called “fossil fuels” must be eliminated as quickly as possible and huge spending by taxpayers in rich nations...
Read moreHong Kong Threat to Adjourn Jimmy Lai Case to China Stokes Worries
The move has stoked fears among the foreign business community that it could happen for more than just national security cases. ...
Read moreU.S., Australia Invite Japan to Increase Troop Rotations to Counter China
The United States and Australia announced on December 6 that they would invite Japanese troops to three-way rotations, pledging a show of unity...
Read moreSwiss Plan Exposes Folly of Relying on Electric Vehicles
With winter and potential energy shortages coming, Switzerland is working on a plan that could ban electric vehicles from being used for nonessential...
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