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China Sends Xi Jinping’s #2 to Russia as Ukraine Counter-Invasion Rages

Chinese Premier Li Qiang, dictator Xi Jinping’s second-in-command in charge of implementing his policy ideas, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for a visit arriving amid a surprise Ukrainian invasion of uncontested Russian territory that could dramatically change the battlefield landscape in the ongoing invasion.

China's Premier Li Qiang waves as he walks back with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz after t

North Korea Reopening to Foreign Tourists for First Time Since Pandemic

Tour companies that specialize in travel to communist North Korea announced this week that they have received word from the repressive government that they will be allowed to bring foreigners in the country in December, the first time Pyongyang has greenlit such travel since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.

A group of Russian tourists prepare to board coaches after they arrived at Pyongyang Inter

China Scolds: Biden ‘Left Behind a Mess in Afghanistan’

Chinese state media celebrated the third anniversary of Taliban conquest of Afghanistan on Wednesday with friendly state media coverage claiming the country has finally found “relative peace” – but condemning U.S. President Joe Biden for leaving a “mess” in his wake.

TOPSHOT - A convoy of Taliban security personnel seen moving along the streets as they cel

China, Iran Send Diplomats to Taliban Victory Parade at Former U.S. Air Base

The Taliban terrorist organization celebrated the third anniversary of President Joe Biden facilitating its return to power in Afghanistan on Wednesday, hosting a large military parade on the former U.S. air base site at Bagram featuring U.S.-made equipment and welcoming envoys from Iran and China.

Taliban security personnel take part in a military parade to celebrate the third anniversa

Report: Russia Evacuating 180,000 People from Border over Ukraine Invasion

The acting governor of Kursk, Russia – a border region Ukraine launched an invasion into last week – told Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Monday that he has evacuated 121,000 people from their homes and plans to move another 59,000 out of threatened areas as soon as possible.

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Iraq Parliament Moves to Legalize Marriage for Nine-Year-Old Girls

Organizers have planned protests in at least seven provinces on Thursday throughout Iraq in response to the introduction of amendments to a core family legal framework that could legalize child marriages, deprive widows of their inheritance, and facilitate sex slavery.

Abdul Haq (right) holds his 4 year old daughter Khadija (left) in Regreshan camp for the i

China, Caught Doping, Demands More Tests for U.S. Olympians

The China Anti-Doping Agency issued a statement on Thursday demanding the world force American athletes to take more tests for banned substances, an apparent respond to growing condemning of the Chinese Olympics team for allowing athletes who tested positive for banned substances compete in Paris.

NANTERRE, FRANCE - AUGUST 04: Caeleb Dressel of Team United States walks out ahead of the

Chinese Media: Mentioning Chinese Olympians’ Failed Doping Tests Is Racist

The Chinese state-run propaganda magazine Global Times accused international athletes and staff at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday of “racial determinism” for expressing concern in public regarding the fact that Chinese athletes who tested positive for banned substances were allowed to compete.

Yu Yiting of Team People's Republic of China competes in the Women's 200m Individual Medle

Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Refuses to Discuss Failed IBA Gender Test

Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, who has been at the center of controversy after the International Boxing Association (IBA) chief claimed Khelif had male chromosomes, refused to answer any questions on Sunday about biological sex or fairness concerns at the Paris Games.

VILLEPINTE, FRANCE - AUGUST 3: Imane Khelif (red) of Team Algeria competes against Anna Lu

Zelensky Wants Russia to Attend Second Ukraine Peace Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with French media this week that he would support the presence of Russia at a second iteration of the failed global peace summit for his country held this year.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting with manufacturers in the f