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Syria Debuts Cabinet Featuring Sanctioned Terrorist Alongside Christian Woman

Syria President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the head of the jihadist terror organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), announced the installment of a formal, 23-person cabinet in which his close HTS allies took the top positions but Christians, Kurds, and Alawites obtained some minor representation. 

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - MARCH 29: A view from the swearing-in ceremony for the first cabinet for

Anti-Erdogan Protests Start Affecting Turkey’s Foreign Relations

American Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed concern on Friday when asked about ongoing protests against Islamist strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Turkey, calling the violence “disturbing” and confirming he addressed the situation with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan the day before.

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Brazil Prosecutor Asks to Drop Fake Vaccine Card Case Against Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian Prosecutor General Paulo Gonet requested that the nation’s top court, the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), drop charges on Thursday against conservative former President Jair Bolsonaro on accusations of falsifying a Wuhan coronavirus vaccine card to enter the United States.

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro speaks to the media at the Federal Senate in Bra

North Korea Claims to Have AI-Powered Suicide Drones

The communist regime of North Korea claimed on Thursday that its dictator, Kim Jong-un, had presided over tests of a new model of suicide drone equipped with artificial intelligence (AI).

In this photo provided Thursday, March 27, 2025, by the North Korean government, a man in

China Launches Witch Hunt for Taiwan Backers After Communists Ousted from Island

The Chinese Communist Party announced the debut of an online program on Wednesday for Chinese citizens to denounce individuals who recognize the existence of Taiwan as a country, claiming that these individuals are “henchmen” of the democratically elected Taiwanese government “persecuting compatriots” on the island.

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - MARCH 25: Chinese influencer 'YAYA' (Liu Zhenya) hug with her husband and

Taiwan Expels Chinese Influencers Accused of Calling for Invasion

The government of Taiwan confirmed this week that it had ordered three Chinese women to leave the country – one by Tuesday, the other two by the end of March – on the grounds that they had used social media to spread violent Chinese propaganda.

HARBIN, CHINA - 2014/09/04: A girl is taking selfie with her popsicle just bought. The pop

Russia Sends Top Security Official to Pyongyang Following Trump Talks

Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, a top security official and former defense minister, arrived in North Korea on Friday, the second high-level contact between the two countries since Russian strongman Vladimir Putin held an hours-long phone conversation with American President Donald Trump this week.

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russia's Security Council secretary

China: ‘Absurd’ for Canada to Object to Beijing Killing Its Citizens

The Chinese state-run propaganda outlet Global Times published a screed on Thursday condemning the government of Canada for objecting to the Communist Party’s execution of several Canadian nationals, convicted of unspecified “drug-related” crimes in Beijing’s Kafkaesque judicial system.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping

‘Iran Does Not Need Proxies’: Ayatollah Distances from Houthis After Trump Threats

The “supreme leader” of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, used an address marking the Persian New Year, Nowruz, on Friday to claim that Iran does not want or “need” proxy terrorist organizations – contrary to decades of evidence of Iran serving as the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism – and has no authority over Yemen’s Houthi terrorists.

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North Korea Defends Houthis from American ‘Hooliganism’ in Red Sea

The totalitarian communist government of North Korea condemned President Donald Trump on Tuesday for ordering airstrikes on the Yemeni Houthi terrorist organization, intended as a response to an extended campaign to disrupt global shipping in and around the Red Sea.

ANA'A, YEMEN - MARCH 17: Yemenis including Houthi group loyalists brandish their rifles an

Houthis Say Iran ‘Cannot Dictate’ What They Do, ‘Escalation Is Likely’

The “foreign minister” of the Yemeni Houthi terrorist organization told Reuters in a report published on Tuesday that the jihadists are not abiding by any “talk of dialing down” terrorism in the Red Sea and suggested they would ignore calls from Iran to stop attacking commercial vessels in the region.

SANA'A, YEMEN - FEBRUARY 26: Yemen’s Houthi-appointed Foreign Minister Jamal Amer speaks

W.H.O. Paints Apocalyptic Future for Its Disease Programs After USAID Defunding

World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters during a press conference Monday that, as a result of America cutting funding for international programs, its programs to combat malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, Ebola, measles, and a host of other diseases were at risk.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization WHO, speaks

Canada PM Mark Carney Promises Zelensky More Support for Ukraine

The newly appointed Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney made one of his first conversations with a foreign head of state a phone call to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, vowing to continue prioritizing Ukraine in Canadian foreign policy as predecessor Justin Trudeau had done.

OTTAWA, CANADA - MARCH 9: Mark Carney, newly elected as the leader of the Liberal Party of

Syria Adopts Islamist Constitution After Alawite Slaughter

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, the leader of the jihadist terror organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), signed into law a “constitutional declaration” that imposes an Islamist “temporary” constitution on the country intended to create a legal framework that allows it to function while its new rulers rebuild from the civil war.

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - MARCH 13: Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa signs a declaration outlining

Syria Jihadis Absorb Pro-U.S. Kurdish Forces amid Alawite Massacres

Jihadist terrorist Ahmed al-Sharaa, the president of Syria, signed an agreement on Monday to integrate the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) into the Syrian military – arguably his biggest success since toppling the regime of Bashar Assad in December, as the SDF is one of Syria’s most effective and professional militias.

10 March 2025, Syria, Jableh: Members of the Syrian security forces patrol a street in Jab