The governments of the Philippines and Vietnam announced on Friday that they would sign a defense agreement that would expand their cooperation out of trade and into military and security projects, including “maritime” defense operations.
The Houthis published a video they claimed showed their members boarding the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion and planting bombs.
A study published this week found that Canada’s devastating 2023 wildfire season – which covered some of America’s largest cities with toxic plumes and affected 100 million Americans – resulted in Canada being responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country on earth except China, India, and the United States.
The Taliban terrorist organization ruling Afghanistan confirmed on Wednesday that it had formally banned mixed martial arts (MMA), a sport that began thriving in the country in the final years before the fall of Kabul in 2021.
Khaled Mashal, the terrorist leader in charge of the Hamas “diaspora office,” delivered a speech on Wednesday in which he called for Palestinians in the West Bank to engage in mass suicide attacks against Israel, insisting “the escalation of this conflict is required.”
Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping granted an audience to National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Beijing on Thursday in which, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Xi lectured Sullivan to pressure America to reject “exclusion or regress” and “develop a right strategic perception” regarding China’s political agenda.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters Tuesday that his country will “finalize” a peace plan to end the Russian invasion by November — the month of the scheduled American presidential election.
The South Korean Defense Intelligence Agency has documented over 13,000 shipping containers, believed to contain weapons, traveling from North Korea to Russia throughout the course of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a South Korean lawmaker revealed Tuesday.
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan completed a first day of talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Tuesday in which he focused on “candid, substantive, and constructive discussions” on keeping the tenor of the bilateral relationship friendly, the White House detailed on Wednesday.
The official state news agency of Afghanistan, under the control of the ruling Taliban, claimed in a report on Monday that the United Nations Political Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) was working to “facilitate small-scale projects through loan provisions” in a now-deleted article.
The governor of the Russian region of Belgorod claimed on Tuesday that Ukrainian troops had launched an attempt to “break through the border,” potentially expanding the surprise ground campaign targeting neighboring Kursk that began on August 6.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan arrived in Beijing, China, on Tuesday for in-depth conversations with top Chinese diplomats that communist state media have hinted would focus on strong-arming Sullivan into accepting a “correct understanding” of his host’s interests – and helping advancing.
Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, awoke shrouded in wildfire smoke on Monday as a record number of fires blazed in the greater Sao Paulo state and the greater Amazon, killing at least three and threatening to engulf one of the world’s largest ecosystems.
North Korea revealed its first allegedly indigenous suicide drones and other combat vehicles on Monday in an article on communist dictator Kim Jong-un attending a drone performance test this weekend.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky offered an alarming update on nationwide Russian bombings of his country on Monday, describing blackouts “everywhere” and significant harm to Ukraine’s power grid.
The former head of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, India, allegedly sold dead bodies and biomedical waste.
The Taliban in Afghanistan issued a decree banning women from showing their faces, or speaking loudly enough to be heard, in public.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, alongside President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, signing multiple agreements with the state and honoring the victims of Russia’s invasion.
Vice President Kamala Harris claimed during her Democratic National Convention (DNC) speech on Thursday that communist North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is “rooting for” her opponent, former President Donald Trump, in the 2024 presidential election.
Indian media outlets documented a marked rise this week in Google Internet searches for “rape video” and “rape porn” by users in the country, apparently seeking images of the brutal rape and killing of a doctor in a hospital seminar room.
The Amazonian regions of Brazil have spent much of August hidden under a plume of toxic smoke, suffering the highest number of documented forest fires in nearly two decades.
The IAEA announced its Director-General Rafael Grossi will visit the Russian region of Kursk next week to examine its nuclear power plant.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, currently on a visit to Poland, announced on Wednesday that he would travel to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky and work on “deepening” India’s ties to the country.
Serbia protested Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti’s presence at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
Genocidal Chinese dictator Xi Jinping welcomed the country’s delegation to the 2024 Paris Olympics to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday, haranguing them about their duty to the Communist Party and greeting them during an extended standing ovation to himself.
Russia warned residents in border regions not to use dating sites out of concern that Ukraine is using them for intelligence-gathering.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, dictator Xi Jinping’s second-in-command in charge of implementing his policy ideas, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for a visit arriving amid a surprise Ukrainian invasion of uncontested Russian territory that could dramatically change the battlefield landscape in the ongoing invasion.
Representatives of the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas condemned the terms of an alleged “bridging proposal” to move it towards a ceasefire with Israel on Monday.
Cubans in Havana are increasingly resorting to using Chinese electric motorbikes, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Monday, as the decrepit “classic” vehicles tourists fawn over become increasingly less reliable and the Communist Party fails to keep gasoline and diesel fuel stocked.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed a decree on Sunday outlawing exports of coal to Israel.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the goals of a surprise attack by his military in Russian territory, stating Sunday that Kyiv is seeking to create a “buffer zone” in Russia to stop incoming soldiers.
A former provincial-level Cuban Communist Party chief arrived in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, apparently through a “family reunification” program.
Tour companies that specialize in travel to communist North Korea announced this week that they have received word from the repressive government that they will be allowed to bring foreigners in the country in December, the first time Pyongyang has greenlit such travel since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
Iran’s “supreme leader” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned his underlings in a meeting on Wednesday that making a “nontactical retreat” would meet the “divine wrath” of Allah as the world awaits a highly touted attack by Tehran on neighboring Israel.
Nationwide protests in India attracted thousands in support of doctors striking to protest rampant violence against them on Tuesday and into Wednesday, when the nation marked its Independence Day.
Chinese state media celebrated the third anniversary of Taliban conquest of Afghanistan on Wednesday with friendly state media coverage claiming the country has finally found “relative peace” – but condemning U.S. President Joe Biden for leaving a “mess” in his wake.
Afghanistan marked three years since the return to power of the Taliban on Thursday as a repressive, dangerous place for women and girls.
The Taliban terrorist organization celebrated the third anniversary of President Joe Biden facilitating its return to power in Afghanistan on Wednesday, hosting a large military parade on the former U.S. air base site at Bagram featuring U.S.-made equipment and welcoming envoys from Iran and China.
The tech industry publication the Information discovered a wide variety of dangerous baby products on Temu and Shein.
One of China’s most successful and popular Olympians, two-time gold medalist swimmer Pan Zhanle, shut down his official fan page on the regime-controlled Weibo social media site this week, prompting loud applause from state media for taking a stand against “toxic fan culture.”
