Geopolitics

Spy chiefs deliver joint wake-up call on Chinese intel

The jolting but not unexpected wake-up call came from London. Read More.

Biden in visit accused of undermining Israeli sovereignty

In a move that was seen as undermining Israeli sovereignty over the eastern part of the capital city of Jerusalem, Joe Biden's handlers removed the Israeli flag from his limo and refused to allow Israeli officials to accompany Biden in a visit to a Palestinian hospital on Friday. Read More.

Hacker tried to sell database with records on 1 billion Chinese

A computer hacker who had obtained a database from a police network in Shanghai which contained records on 1 billion Chinese citizens attempted to sell the database for 10 bitcoin, or about $200,000. Read More.

Clock ticks down to Europe’s July 22 ‘doomsday’

In 2018, President Donald Trump warned German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Germany would regret becoming overly reliant on Russian energy. Read More.

Fire guts Gates-funded synthetic meats store in Netherlands

A Bill Gates-funded grocery in the Netherlands which sells synthetic meats was destroyed in a fire on July 10. Read More.

Biden is making Xi Jinping smile in so many ways

Amid daily revelations about damning evidence on his son Hunter Biden's laptop, two major warnings regarding China's ongoing efforts to infiltrate American politics and steal U.S. technology were issued by U.S. intelligence officials last week. Read More.

Shinzo Abe's legacy surged in Japan elections

The shocking assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe two days before a national election dealt a blow to his powerful anti-China political posture in Japan, but a new MAGA-like populist party has emerged. Read More.

Real insurrections in Sri Lanka, Netherlands

There is Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol, and then there are actual insurrections. Read More.

'Finlandization' to expanded NATO: 'Not without risk'

Just a year ago, the political odds of comfortably neutral Sweden and Finland joining NATO were a long shot; Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine changed the military threat and jolted the political calculus. Read More.

Dominant voice in opposing China: Japan's Abe assassinated

Japan's former prime minister and most popular living statesman Shinzo Abe, 67, has been shot, a government spokesman said Friday, as local media reported he showed no vital signs. He was pronounced dead at 5 p.m. local time on July 8. Read More.

NASA chief sounds alarm on China’s ‘military space program’

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) director Bill Nelson has warned of China’s aggressive intent in space and on the Moon. But is a lack of leadership by the Biden Administration ensuring that China will gain a dominant position on the Moon? Read More.

CCP can access Americans' personal info on TikTok

Employees of the video app TikTok who are based in China and tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) can access the personal data of the app's users in the United States, the company admitted. Read More.

Russia says it now controls all of Ukraine's Luhansk region

The entire eastern region of Ukraine effectively came under Russian control over the weekend, according to Russia's Defense Ministry. Read More.

Hong Kong lost its freedom and China is still communist

How time flies. It’s been 25 years since Hong Kong returned to Chinese control, a quarter century since the prosperous British Crown Colony became a semi-autonomous part of the People’s Republic of China, the world’s largest dictatorship. Read More.

Zelensky: Ukraine wants more money

The total amount of U.S. taxpayer money either already sent to or pledged by Team Biden to Ukraine is nearing the $50 billion mark. That apparently isn't enough for President Volodymyr Zelensky. Read More.