Next week, former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is scheduled to visit China to ease tensions between the autonomous island and the mainland, according to a spokesperson. Ma’s tenure saw improved relations with Beijing, but his term ended amid controversy after a trade…
Vladimir Putin was issued an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday. The international body alleges that Putin is responsible for war crimes due to the illegal deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. The court stated that the…
The residents of Turkey and Syria, who have been struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake that struck 15 days ago, causing tens of thousands of fatalities and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, were dealt another blow on Tuesday as a new…
In a speech on Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned that China and the United States are headed for “conflict and confrontation” if the US does not change its approach. His combative tone comes when relations between the two nations are…
Authorities in Nashville, Tennessee, shared graphic body camera footage on Tuesday that captured the fatal encounter between police and an armed attacker at a local elementary school on Monday morning. The violent incident resulted in the deaths of six individuals, including three…
On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced suspending Russia’s participation in the New START treaty, the only remaining nuclear arms control agreement with the United States. As Putin said during his state-of-the-nation speech, if the US seeks to end a global ban…
On Tuesday, the Mexican Defense Department confirmed that soldiers shot at a pickup truck in the violence-plagued border city of Nuevo Laredo, resulting in the death of five men and injury to another. This incident triggered a clash on Sunday between the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to visit the White House on Thursday, marking his first visit before President Donald Trump left office in 2020. This meeting, involving President Joe Biden and likely Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, comes at…
During a meeting with the speaker of the Swedish parliament on Tuesday, the Hungarian parliamentary delegation expressed support for Sweden’s NATO bid. The council aimed to resolve what Hungary’s governing party called “political disputes.” Hungarian lawmakers raised questions about supporting NATO membership…
At least 40 people were killed in a fire at an immigration detention center near the US border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The fire was started by migrants who feared deportation and erected mattresses in protest. Most of the 68 individuals held…