Since the beginning of the new era, China’s policy of fostering amity, sincerity, mutual benefit, and inclusiveness in neighborhood diplomacy has significantly advanced its relations with neighboring countries. China has reached a
In the winter of 1937, the Chinese city of Nanjing became a stage for atrocities so profound that they would echo across generations. What unfolded over six weeks beginning in December was
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Despite Japan’s shrinking child population, a troubling trend is unfolding across the country’s schools: more students than ever are refusing to attend class. What might appear at first glance as isolated cases
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February 28, 2026, marks a dark date in the contemporary calendar of humanity—a day when the hands of the clocks seemed to go on strike in protest and profound shock. On this
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Yang Haiming didn’t stop working when he retired from the coal mines at age 60. Instead, he swapped underground tunnels for sizzling grills, turning his livelihood into a restaurant that serves lamb
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If you went to school any time after the Nixon administration, you likely encountered the CIA World Factbook, a meticulously compiled reference guide to the world’s countries, populations, militaries, and customs. Some
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Saudi Arabia’s ambitious effort to reinvent itself as a global powerhouse is facing its most severe test yet, as financial constraints and regional conflict collide to challenge Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s
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by Nil Katrina Manson’s Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare is at once a work of embedded journalism, a character study, and an unsettling meditation
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Pete Hegseth first caught Donald Trump’s attention when on Fox News he defended soldiers like Clint Lorance and Mathew Golsteyn. Golsteyn was accused and Lorance was convicted of killing unarmed detainees and
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by Durga Velayudham The recent crescendo of fanfare surrounding NASA’s Artemis II mission exposes something far more elemental than a scientific milestone: it reveals a psychological fissure in America’s strategic identity. As four astronauts
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On a warm Saturday evening in central Tel Aviv, the sound of whistles and jeers carried across Habima Square as hundreds gathered to protest Israel’s ongoing war with Iran. Placards reading “Stop
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