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The People’s Republic of China is sending a delegation to North Korea this week. Vice Premier Liu Guozhong will lead an envoy group to North Korea on Saturday to celebrate the anniversary of the hermit kingdom’s founding. The international meeting was announced by North Korean state media outlet Korean Central News Agency on Thursday. US […]

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook northern Chile on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake struck at 8:48 p.m. local time, and its epicenter was 25 miles south-southwest of Coquimbo, Chile. The quake had a depth of 25 miles. MAGNITUDE 7.1 EARTHQUAKE HITS REMOTE […]

U.S. authorities seized nearly 1 million barrels of Iranian oil that officials say were being illegally smuggled to China earlier this year, according to newly released court records. The U.S. seizure of the M/T Suez Rajan occurred earlier this year, leading to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s own efforts to seize two oil tankers in the […]

As the Biden administration announced a new round of assistance worth up to $1 billion to Ukraine on Wednesday, some analysts warn that reports of continued graft and mismanagement of funds could harm Western support of the country’s war effort. “This sort of reporting will raise concerns on the part of the taxpayers who are […]

The U.S. Air Force’s development of a pilotless aircraft run by artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to give American forces the upper hand in any conflict, but it also raises ethical questions about how such powerful technology should be deployed on the battlefield. “This technology is something we’ll need for the future of defense,” […]

A Pakistani man whose son is being sought by Pakistani and U.K. police in connection with last month’s death of his 10-year-old daughter in the United Kingdom on Wednesday issued an appeal, urging his fugitive son to cooperate with investigators to clarify his position, as going into hiding isn’t a good thing. Muhammad Sharif made […]

Flooding from a cyclone in southern Brazil washed away houses, trapped motorists in vehicles and swamped streets in several cities, killing at least 31 people and leaving 1,600 homeless, authorities said Wednesday. More than 60 cities have been battered since Monday night by the storm, which has been Rio Grande do Sul state’s deadliest, Gov. […]

The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased to 14 on Wednesday after rescue teams in the three neighboring countries recovered seven more bodies. A flash flood at a campsite in northwestern Turkey near the border with Bulgaria killed at least five people — with three found dead […]

Canada expects to finalize a free trade agreement with ASEAN following the launch of the Canada-ASEAN strategic partnership, its prime minister, Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. During a ASEAN-Canada summit in Jakarta, Trudeau also emphasized the importance of transparency and understanding international rules to achieve growth.

The Chinese government is considering a law that would impose fines, and possibly jail time, on people whose clothing “hurts the feelings” of others.  The proposed law, first reported by Bloomberg, was first released in a draft of revisions from the Standing Committee of China’s legislature.  The law would ban a range of behavior, including […]