China to Eliminate Childbirth Costs Nationwide From 2026
China’s national healthcare security administration has announced that from 2026 it aims to fully cover all policy-approved medical expenses related to childbirth. This includes...
UK Denounces Jimmy Lai Conviction, Urges Immediate Release
Britain has condemned the conviction of Hong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, calling his prosecution politically motivated. The 78-year-old was found...
Donbas Is Not Putin’s Final Goal, EU Warns
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has warned that Russia’s ambitions in Ukraine extend beyond the Donbas region, which includes Donetsk and Luhansk....
Thailand Halts Fuel Transit to Laos as Cambodia Border War Escalates
Thailand has halted fuel shipments passing through a key border checkpoint with Laos after intelligence suggested supplies were being diverted to Cambodian forces, as...
Bondi Beach Attack Rekindles Australia’s Gun Control Debate
Australia overhauled its gun laws after the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, rapidly banning semi-automatic weapons, introducing a national buyback scheme and enforcing strict licensing...
Putin Criticizes Russia’s Birth Rates
The demographic measures that have already been taken in Russia are not enough, and negative tendencies toward lower birth rates persist in the country,...
Shooting at Brown University leaves 2 dead, 9 injured; suspect at large
More than 400 law enforcement personnel were deployed on Saturday to search for a suspect after a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island...
Shooting at Sydney’s Bondi Beach Leaves 10 Dead, Multiple Injured
Ten people are dead and many others have been injured after a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, according to officials. Thirteen individuals were...
Defiant Symbol of Belarus Protest, Maria Kalesnikava, Finally Freed
Maria Kalesnikava became a symbol of the Belarusian protest movement against leader Alexander Lukashenko after he violently suppressed mass demonstrations in 2020. On September...
North Korea Awards Heroes from Ukraine War Deployment to Russia
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un publicly honored an army engineering unit that returned from a four-month combat deployment to Russia’s Kursk region,...