Honduras Seeks Diplomatic Switch from Taiwan to China Honduras Pres. Xiomara Castro on Tuesday announced on Twitter her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, implying it will be severing relations with Taiwan....
North Korea Claims Test of Submarine-Launched Cruise Missiles North Korea on Sunday reportedly test-fired two submarine-launched cruise missiles off its eastern coast amid what Pyongyang claims are 'frantic war preparation moves' by the US and South Korea....
Yemen: Warring Sides Hold Prisoner Exchange Talks in Geneva The UN announced on Saturday that Yemen's Saudi-backed government and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels began talks in Geneva regarding a prisoner exchange. The UN envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and the International Committee of the Red Cross have co-chaired the negotiations....
Belarus Opposition Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison A Belarusian court sentenced exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya to 15 years in prison after a trial in absentia on charges including conspiring to overthrow the government....
Taiwan Warns China’s Military May Make ‘Sudden Entry’ Taiwan Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng on Monday warned that the country is on alert for a 'sudden entry' by the Chinese military into regions close to its territory amid rising military tensions across the Taiwan Strait....
US House Panel Approves Bill Allowing Biden to Ban TikTok The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 24 to 16 on Wednesday to give Pres. Joe Biden the power to ban TikTok, the social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance....
UK House Prices Fall at Fastest Rate in Over a Decade Last month saw the biggest decline in UK house prices in more than a decade — falling 1.1% in February against the same month last year — according to an announcement from mortgage provider Nationwide on Wednesday....