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Angle: US Defense Secretary candidate Hegseth has a tattoo on his upper arm that was deemed dangerous while in the National Guard

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Angle: US Defense Secretary candidate Hegseth has a tattoo on his upper arm that was deemed dangerous while in the National Guard

On January 14, 2021, US National Guard Sergeant Major Delico Gaither issued a statement regarding Pete Hegseth (pictured left), who was nominated by President-elect Trump (pictured right) to be Secretary Defense on November 15, 2021: “Very disturbing information. “There is a problem,” he warned in an email. Pictured at the White House in April 2017 … Read more

Corner: African women speak out about the sacrifices caused by the development of mineral resources, demand compensation for historical damages

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Corner: African women speak out about the sacrifices caused by the development of mineral resources, demand compensation for historical damages

On October 13, tens of thousands of attendees gathered at the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), which is being held in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Photo taken in June 2016 at a copper-cobalt mine in southern Congo (2024 Reuters / Kenny Katombe) [JOHANNESBURG/BAKU, 13mh … Read more

German and Russian leaders hold phone conversation to discuss ending war in Ukraine

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German and Russian leaders hold phone conversation to discuss ending war in Ukraine

German Chancellor Scholz spoke by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the 15th, urging him to withdraw Russian troops from Ukraine and end the war. This was announced by a spokesperson from the German government. Photo taken in February 2022 (2024 Reuters/Johanna Geron) BERLIN/KIV/MOSCOW (Reuters) – German Chancellor Scholz spoke by phone with Russian … Read more

Column: Trump’s tariffs impact on Japan, hidden dangers still present – Hideo Kumano

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Column: Trump’s tariffs impact on Japan, hidden dangers still present – Hideo Kumano

Trump’s tariffs impact on Japan, hidden dangers still present – Hideo Kumano”/> There has already been a lot of coverage about President Trump, but I feel like there are still issues that haven’t been explored in depth. In this article, I would like to talk about trade, including Trump’s tariffs, and related exchange rates. Hideo … Read more

Taiwan could be turned into a ‘throwing stone’, Chinese spokesman says over Trump comment

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Taiwan could be turned into a ‘throwing stone’, Chinese spokesman says over Trump comment

Taiwan could be an “abandoned child”, a Chinese spokesman says of Trump’s comment”/> On October 30, the Chinese government announced that if former Republican President Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, it will abandon Taiwan, as the US government has always followed the policy of “America First” . . Taken on the 29th in … Read more

Massive Flooding in Southern Ukraine After Dam Breach and Clashes with Russian Forces

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Massive Flooding in Southern Ukraine After Dam Breach and Clashes with Russian Forces

On June 6, a massive breach in a dam controlled by Russia that holds water equivalent to the Great Salt Lake in Utah flooded a portion of the war-torn southern region of Ukraine. Both Russia and Ukraine blamed each other for the catastrophic breach of the Nova Kakhovka dam. The dam supplies water to Ukraine’s … Read more

Malaysia to Sanction Firms and Recruitment Agencies Involved in Hiring Stranded Migrant Workers: Reuters Reports

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Malaysia to Sanction Firms and Recruitment Agencies Involved in Hiring Stranded Migrant Workers: Reuters Reports

The Malaysian government has announced that it will sanction firms and revoke recruitment agency licenses that hired migrant workers, who were then left stranded without jobs. The sanction comes following reports from last week revealing that hundreds of migrants from South Asia, primarily from Bangladesh and Nepal, were left in limbo after being made to … Read more

“ASEAN Leaders Meet to Address Myanmar Crisis and Regional Stability”

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“ASEAN Leaders Meet to Address Myanmar Crisis and Regional Stability”

Leaders from Southeast Asia met in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on 11 May to resolve the crisis in Myanmar, which has worsened since its military seized power in a coup on 1 February. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has urged the Myanmar junta to implement a “five-point peace consensus” agreed in late 2020, which … Read more