Former Chinese president Hu Jintao was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s closing ceremony of the Communist Party Congress in a dramatic moment that disrupted the highly choreographed event. Hu’s departure…
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Continue ReadingIn 2018, Xi Jinping pushed for a change in constitution. He is no longer subject to the two-term limit imposed on his predecessors and can now be President … For…
Continue ReadingEvery five years, the same ritual takes place in Beijing. Dissidents are ordered to stay at home, factories are shut to reduce pollution and huge flower arrangements line the major…
Continue ReadingDid the West misread China the way it misread Russia? Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd compares the ‘business first’ era of yesteryear with the nationalist bend as Xi Jinping…
Continue ReadingThe US has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian officials, including the interior minister, in response to the crackdown on protests in the country. The unrest was sparked by the death…
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Continue ReadingIt was the report that #China hoped would never see the light of day. Just minutes before her mandate ended, the office of now-former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle…
Continue ReadingJustin Bieber has made it official: the remaining dates of his 2022 Justice World Tour are being postponed until next year. The announcement comes a month after Bieber revealed he…
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Continue ReadingIn August, a Chinese ballistic missile landed near the shores of Yonaguni, a remote and normally tranquil Japanese island. The missile was launched as part of military drills seen by…
Continue ReadingA Senate committee took the first step Wednesday toward the United States directly providing billions of dollars in military aid to Taiwan and making ties more official, ramping up support…
Continue ReadingChinese President Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and leaders from India and Central Asian nations headed to Uzbekistan on Thursday for a summit of a security group formed by Beijing…
Continue ReadingIn his nightly address, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine’s forces have retaken 400 settlements in the Kharkiv region during the swift counter-offensive in September, liberating around 150,000 people from occupation.…
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