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Taiwan makes strides in global startup ecosystem index

Taiwan moved up five spots to its best-ever 20th placement in the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Index released May 19 by research platform StartupBlink.   According to the National Development Council,...

Most popular German party disproportionally targeted by violent attacks

The right-wing AfD has blamed a years-long defamation campaign waged by rival parties and...

China’s Xi welcomes Putin in Beijing: WATCH LIVE

The Russian president’s official visit reinforces what both sides have described as a “no-limits”...

Defying Western pressure: Russia and China deepen economic partnership

Moscow and Beijing have expanded cooperation across trade, energy, finance, and infrastructure ...

Taiwan takes center stage at French film festival FICA

A series of events that spotlight Taiwan are taking place at the International Film Festival of Asian Cinema (FICA) running through Feb. 13 in...

MOFA condemns China’s call to Taiwan ally Guatemala

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Feb. 6 condemned China’s coercive call to Guatemalan Foreign Minister Carlos Martinez and reaffirmed the rock-solid diplomatic ties between...

The tragic story of a North Korean “defector hunter”

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in Korean in November 2021.  In early November 2012, North Korea’s Ministry of State Security (MSS) made it...

India to invest $67 bn in energy sector 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled his government’s vision for transforming the country’s energy landscape ...

Pro-Palestine judge elected to lead ICJ

Judge Nawaf Salam has previously urged Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian land ...

US state moves to ban ‘hog-tying’ by police

The US Justice Department has long warned that the controversial restraint method leads to deaths of suspects in custody ...

US border security chief survives impeachment vote

The House Republicans have failed to remove Alejandro Mayorkas from office by a razor-thin margin ...

Trudeau accused of ‘lying’ about inviting WWII Nazi veteran to Zelensky event

Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre urged Canada’s PM to resign ...

N. Korean military units ordered to modernize record-keeping system for training

North Korea’s military leadership recently ordered all units to modernize their combat training record-keeping system by making records daily instead of monthly and placing...

Carlson reveals Musk’s Putin interview pledge

The X (formerly Twitter) owner will not censor the American commentator’s much-hyped sit-down with the Russian president ...

Musk backs ‘canceled’ Mandalorian star in Disney lawsuit

Gina Carano says she was unjustly fired from the hugely popular ‘Star Wars’ spin-off ...

Argentina to move embassy in Israel – president

Javier Milei made the announcement before getting emotional at the Western Wall ...

Italian politician demands chemical castration for rapists

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped last week by seven Egyptian men who’d entered Italy illegally ...

Spanish farmers join protests over EU regulations

The agricultural producers joined farmers in several EU states in protest over restrictive red tape ...

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