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Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that her country refuses to “engage in a meaningless contest of dollar diplomacy with China” after Honduras opened ties with Beijing on Sunday, ending relations with Taiwan that date back several decades.  “It is with deep regret that today we end our diplomatic relations with …

Space rockets launched from China have more than quadrupled over the past decade, with more than 60 last year alone, according to a new survey.  In 2013, China accounted for less than a fifth of all rockets launched worldwide, ranking behind Russia and the United States. By 2018, China had …

North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Monday morning, according to reports. Reuters reported that South Korea’s military confirmed the missile launch, as did Japan’s Coast Guard, which said the projectile had fallen from the sky. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – 2023/01/01: A TV screen shows a …

Hundreds of thousands of North Korean women have been forced into marriages, sold into sex slavery, or sent to work in detention camps after escaping their despotic country and finding themselves trapped in China’s so-called “Red Zone,” a human rights group says.  A new study released Friday by international human …

Israel’s under-fire Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he’s NOT trying to destroy democracy amid the worst protests in the country’s history over his controversial move to control judicial power. As hundreds of thousands of Israelis marched again through the streets of major cities like Tel Aviv, and numerous world …

Authorities in Hong Kong allowed a protest event for the first time in years on Sunday, but it took place under strict rules that would be unacceptable in most Western countries. Hong Kong Police required each of the protesters to wear a numbered badge around their necks throughout the event, …

Some 29 migrants died over the weekend after their boats sank off the coast of Tunisia while heading to Italy, officials said.  The Tunisian National Guard said the migrants who died while trying to make the perilous journey crossing the Mediterranean Sea were mostly from sub-Saharan Africa.  Tunisian fishermen recovered …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister after he warned that a planned judicial overhaul could fracture the country’s military.  Netanyahu’s office released a short statement on Sunday saying that the prime minister “has decided, this evening, to dismiss Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.” Gallant, a member of Netanyahu’s …

Ukraine is calling on the United Nations to hold an emergency session following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to place nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. Putin announced the move on Sunday, framing it as a warning to Western countries. Ukraine’s government called on the U.N. to counter Russia’s “nuclear blackmail,” …

A Florida couple visiting Port-au-Prince, Haiti are being held at ransom after being abducted, according to family members. Jean Dickens Toussaint and Abigail Toussaint, both 33-years-old, were reportedly abducted on a bus on March 18 while on a visit to see ailing relatives and attend a local festival.  Jean-Dickens Toussaint and …