The Taliban jihadist terror organization held celebrations throughout Afghanistan on Friday to mark the four-year anniversary of its conquest of the country, flooding state propaganda outlets with images of young boys in Islamic garb celebrating, elaborate decorative bouquets, and calls to praise Allah for the Taliban’s continued stranglehold on power.
Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada says Afghans who resist his rule will be “subjected to the severe punishment of Allah Almighty.”
The Chinese ambassador to Seoul, Dai Bing, applauded the leftist administration of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung for its “commitment” to attacking anti-communist voices in the country after Lee described conservative assemblies as “hate rallies” and reports indicated some conservative activists are facing police questioning.
The United Nations observed the fourth anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan by issuing a report that warned the Islamist regime is “closer than ever to achieving its vision of a society that completely erases women from public life.”
The USA Pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, set the stage for a trade deal that was agreed upon just days after it hosted a delegation of cabinet officials sent by President Donald Trump.
India has reportedly shipped its first cargo of diesel fuel to China since 2021, with about 496,000 barrels of ultra-low sulfur product setting sail from the port city of Vadinar on July 18 — only a few hours before the European Union announced new restrictions on the Russia-linked company handling the shipment.
The Communist Party of China imposed a 75.8-percent tariff on Thursday on Canadian canola products, claiming that Canada was intentionally “dumping” underpriced canola seed into the Chinese market to hurt domestic farmers.
North Korea’s state propaganda agency confirmed on Wednesday that communist dictator Kim Jong-un entertained a call the day before from Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, who has emerged as Pyongyang’s favorite patron following the signing of a mutual defense treaty last year.
The U.S. State Department published its annual global human rights reports on Tuesday, featuring a profile on the Chinese Communist Party that accused that government of a host of atrocities including genocide, slavery, worker abuse, forced abortions, and various forms of torture against dissidents.
At least seven nations across the Middle East, Asia, and Africa have called for President Donald Trump to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, with the White House celebrating the endorsements as proof that he is the “President of PEACE.”
Only two weeks after the Politburo signaled it would make no further efforts to stimulate weak consumer demand, the national government announced it would offer subsidized personal loans to prod consumers into spending more money.
Top Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid demanded that Washington consider handing over the former Afghan embassy in America to the jihadist terror organization in a recent interview, lamenting the lack of a “positive response” to the request so far.
The latest dangerous incident involving Chinese ships in the South China Sea took place on Monday, when two Chinese ships collided while trying to chase a Philippine patrol boat away from the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
The Chinese government quietly arrested and took away Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat and strong contender to be the next foreign minister, for “questioning” in early August, reports indicated this week.
Xi Jinping told socialist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that China would support Brazil in “defending [its] national sovereignty.”
President Donald Trump confirmed on Friday the scheduling of a highly anticipated meeting between himself and Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, to take place on August 15.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone conversation on Monday with his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he reinforced President Donald Trump’s position that New Delhi must cut off its purchases of Russian oil.
President Donald Trump on Monday extended a pause on tariffs against Chinese imports into the United States for another 90 days.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on Monday signed a decree to give Ukraine another $2 million in humanitarian aid, predominantly for much-needed electrical equipment.
China celebrated reports from South Korea indicating that police had opened an investigation into an anti-China conservative group.
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday to discuss both their relationships with the United States – an attempt by Putin to reestablish Moscow’s importance to Armenia after abandoning it amid a genocide.
Villagers in southern China are complaining of poor government support after the worst flash flooding in decades struck their homes, submerging roads, wiping out farms, and causing weary buildings to collapse.
A virus spread through mosquito bites is hitting China, prompting fears that it could make its way to the United States.
India appears to have taken one of its first concrete retaliatory actions against President Donald Trump’s tariffs, as three Indian officials told Reuters on Friday that arms purchases from the United States have been put on hold, and a planned visit by Defense Minister Rajnath Singh to Washington has been canceled.
The UK government’s anti-homelessness minister resigned over swirling claims that she evicted tenants from a property before hiking the rent.
Foreign Chinese students are being used to spy on their classmates in British universities, which face accusations of avoiding so-called “sensitive” issues for the communist government in Beijing for fear or losing funding and tuition fees from Chinese students, a think tank has found.
Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval touted his government’s “strategic partnership” with Russia on Thursday after meeting with Russian military officials.
Chinese state media reported Wednesday that dog-like mechanical devices dubbed “robot wolves” were added to military exercises by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
Officials in the southern Chinese city of Jiangyou were surprised by the size and intensity of protests after a video of a 14-year-old girl being violently harassed by school bullies went viral.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and First Lady Olena Zelenska visited Japan this week seeking opportunities for cooperation in both politics and business, particularly investments in the reconstruction of post-war Ukraine.
Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The current mayor of the city, Matsui Kazumi, expressed alarm at growing worldwide nuclear tensions the day after Russia’s latest threat to use nuclear weapons against Europe.
The legal and judicial system of Afghanistan has been “weaponized” by its brutal Taliban terrorist rulers to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against humanity,” a U.N. investigator on human rights reported Thursday.
Record recruitment into the Australian armed forces has delivered the biggest single-year military personnel increase Down Under in 15 years, figures released Wednesday show.
At least four people are confirmed dead, and almost a hundred are missing, after a flash flood wiped out the small riverside village of Dharali in northern India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged his citizens to buy local products, and scheduled a rare diplomatic visit to regional adversary China, as trade negotiations with the United States came to an impasse this week.
Protests continued this week throughout India in response to the prosecution of two Catholic nuns and a third Christian on charges of “conversion” and “human trafficking” for helping accompany a young Christian woman to a job opportunity.
President Donald Trump could “continue his legacy” of fighting animal abuse by imposing tariffs on high-cruelty Chinese animal products, PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk wrote in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China has been airing a five-party “documentary” on state television called Forging Ahead, coinciding with the 98th anniversary of the PLA’s founding on August 1.
The Chinese state newspaper Global Times celebrated this weekend that the country’s box office had hit a single-day record for the summer, earning $972 million on the back of multiple war propaganda films demonizing the Japanese.
Five ships from the Indian and Philippine navies conducted a two-day “joint sail” on Sunday and Monday, marking the first time naval forces from the two countries have patrolled together in the South China Sea.
