As Ukraine's counteroffensive grinds on, a single soldier's funeral in a tiny village brings home the cost of a war whose casualties -- to both sides -- have been staggering
Read moreDetailsFordlândia, the Midwestern city that the pioneering automaker built in the middle of the Brazilian Amazon, has fallen into ruin.
Read moreDetailsIn a surprise decision, the judge rejected the government's request to ban unofficial song of the 2019 protests, citing the "chilling effect" on freedom of expression.
Read moreDetailsSenior officials from Russia and China stood beside leader Kim Jong Un for a military parade, sending a clear message: Pyongyang has friends in Beijing and Moscow.
Read moreDetailsPublished: July 28, 2023 7:30 am Author: Helen Raleigh The mysterious 'disappearance' of China’s top diplomat is the latest proof that Xi is a ruthless dictator. Full Article
Read moreDetailsThe repudiation of the Russian language in Ukraine is a stark failing of Putin's invasion, shattering the notion that he will unite historic "Russian lands."
Read moreDetailsChina is digging in at home and asserting itself abroad.
Read moreDetails“Niger is a young democracy in a challenging part of the world,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in March. In this context, the turbulent events of the past couple...
Read moreDetailsChina hawks in Congress had pressed the Biden administration to block Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee from this fall's APEC leaders' summit in San Francisco.
Read moreDetailsMr. Morimura's book about Unit 731, a secret biological warfare branch of the Imperial Army, helped force Japan to confront its wartime past.
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