China Expands Export Controls on 40 More Japanese Entities, Citing Curbs on Tokyo’s ‘Neo-militarist Ambitions’
BEIJING / TOKYO, June 30 — China announced Monday that it has imposed new export controls on 40 additional Japanese…
Serbian President Vucic Announces Resignation Within Weeks, Calls for Early Elections Amid 18-Month Protest Movement
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on June 27 that he would step down within a matter of weeks and called…
Trump Threatens 100 Percent Tariff on Nations With Digital Services Taxes; EU Pledges Swift Response
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on June 26 to impose a 100 percent tariff on goods from any country levying…
Japan Approves Renaming of Air Self-Defense Force to ‘Air and Space Self-Defense Force’
TOKYO, June 27 — Japan’s upper house of parliament has approved legislation that will rename the country’s Air Self-Defense Force…
US Forces, Iran’s IRGC Trade Strikes Near Strait of Hormuz Days After 14-Point Ceasefire Memo
WASHINGTON / TEHRAN, June 27 — Less than two weeks after Washington and Tehran put a 14-point ceasefire memorandum on…
Two Powerful Earthquakes Strike Venezuela, Killing at Least 235
Twin earthquakes of magnitudes 7.1 and 7.5 struck Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 188 people and prompting Acting…
Lithuanian Government Steps Down After Coalition Reshuffle
VILNIUS — Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė announced her resignation on Tuesday, triggering the constitutionally mandated departure of the entire…
Bolivian President Declares State of Emergency as 50-Day Road Blockades Cripple Nation
LA PAZ (VGMG) — Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz declared a national state of emergency on Saturday as protests demanding his…
One Dead, Dozens Injured as 6.7-Magnitude Quake Strikes Central Sulawesi
PALU, Indonesia — A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Central Sulawesi province on Tuesday, killing at least one person, injuring dozens, and…
United States and Iran Reach Framework Agreement to End Conflict, Set Signing for June 19
U.S. and Iran Strike Historic Framework Deal to Halt Conflict, Reopen Strait of Hormuz The United States and Iran have…