The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
Why that’s just plain stealing, isn’t it, Mr. President?’ — Senator Thomas Gore to FDR on the President’s 1933 decision to repeal debt repayment in gold Decline of the House of Morgan
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According to Bloomberg News, China had strategic missiles filled with water instead of fuel touching off a corruption scandal that led to Chinese President Xi’s military purge of China’s Rocket Forces. Bloomberg reported that
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The expectation raised by the United States in allowing a UN Security Council resolution on Gaza pass through on December 22, 2023 without having to exercise its veto — albeit a watered-down
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Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a recent ruling by the Colorado Supreme Court, which removed him from the state’s 2024 presidential primary ballot. Two
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The U.S. federal government’s total public debt has surpassed 34 trillion U.S. dollars for the first time, the Treasury Department reported on Tuesday. The total public debt outstanding climbed to 34 trillion
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New Year’s Day of Year 2024 marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic relations. Over the past years, the China-U.S. relationship has experienced ups and downs. Even though it
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels issued a new warning to the United States on Friday, cautioning against any military escalation and pledging to continue attacks on “Israel-related” commercial ships in the Red Sea. Houthi
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A recent media report showed Beijing has taken successful anti-surveillance moves that “vastly complicate (U.S.) spy operations” inside China. And in a jaw-dropping response, America not only had the brass to speak
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What does the crystal ball say about 2024? French seer and astrologer Nostradamus predicted severe flooding due to climate change. He also foretold economic, environmental, political, and social changes in the coming
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It is easy at once to exaggerate or underestimate the sensational case of the aborted assassination attempt on Sikh separatist leader and US citizen, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York and its
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Only 22 years after Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster movie “AI” (artificial intelligence) came to the big screen, the imaginary scenes in the movie are becoming real: AI is permeating our everyday life. According
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Taking responsibility and delivering on promises on climate change is a hot topic at the ongoing 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
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‘Control oil and you control the nations; control food and you control the people…’— Henry Kissinger Population growth and national security In April 1974, as a worldwide drought and the transformation of
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The Houthis have attacked commercial vessels in the Red Sea and also attacked a US Warship, the USS Carney. According to the Houthis, they fired missiles and launched kamikaze drones. The Houthis,
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Kissinger, one of the most influential figures in 20th-century diplomacy, A man who navigated the complexities of international relations during a turbulent period in world history, left behind a legacy that continues
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