BEIJING, China: This week, the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain are visiting China for meetings with officials. China, the world’s second largest economy, is a leading consumer of oil and source of foreign investments in the Middle East. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the visits were expected to “deepen relations between […]

MELBOURNE, NSW, Australia – The reputation of Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city was in tatters on Friday night after the sensational decision to cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time and deport him. The decision was actually made by the Australian federal government, specifically by one of its ministers acting on a personal basis, as […]

SAGAING, Myanmar – On Monday, resistance fighters raided a prison labor camp near Myanmar’s border with India, murdering an estimated 11 guards in a shootout. The Tamu People’s Defence Force (PDF) said it raided the Oak Pho Kanbaung site in Sagaing’s Kabaw valley around 5:30 a.m. and ordered the guards to surrender. According to Ba […]

TOKYO, Japan: Nearly all international travelers will be prohibited from entering Japan in February, in a bid to fight the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19. Additionally, closing the country’s borders will allow for more quickly delivering COVID-19 booster vaccines to senior citizens, as well as increasing capacity at hospitals in anticipation of large […]

BEIJING, China: China plans to complete construction of its orbiting space station by the end of 2022, with more rocket launches planned for this year. These include two Shenzhou crewed missions, two Tianzhou cargo spacecraft and the station’s additional two modules, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing a recent announcement by the China Aerospace […]

WARSAW, Poland: Ahead of an 11th January European Union (EU) deadline for Warsaw to inform Brussels of how and when it will dismantle Poland’s Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Chamber, a Polish minister has accused Brussels of making “illegal demands.” Poland would have to pay at least €70 million in fines, endure delays in receiving further billions […]

WASHINGTON D.C.: The United States and Japan have expressed their concern over China’s growing military power, and pledged to work together against attempts to destabilize Asia. Their joint statement came after a virtual meeting of their foreign and defense ministers, who discussed their growing alarm about China, tension over Taiwan, and Japan’s role in maintaining […]

PARIS, France: More than 105,000 people took part in protests throughout France on January 8 to voice their opposition to the introduction of a new coronavirus pass. In Paris, demonstrators held up placards as they marched through the streets. The Interior Ministry reported that 34 people have been arrested and some 10 police officers injured […]

CANCUN, Mexico: Canadian passengers who filmed themselves partying without masks aboard a chartered flight from Montreal to Mexico on 30th December have finally returned home, after three airlines are refusing to fly them home. Sunwing Airlines cancelled the return charter flight from Cancun scheduled for January 4, while Air Transat and Air Canada were both […]

ROME, Italy: Italian adults age 50 years and older are now required to be inoculated against COVID-19, in response to rising hospitalizations caused by the spread of the Omicron variant. The step, viewed as among the most stringent inoculation directives in Europe, is being put into force immediately. The decision garnered support among the government’s […]