Russia

US urges China to push Iran to pressure Houthis over Red Sea attacks

U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has asked Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to use Beijing’s influence on Iran to…

9 months ago

The Myanmar military’s air superiority is slipping away amid sanctions and opposition attacks

One of the most important setbacks for Myanmar’s military since an opposition alliance launched Operation 1027 last October has been…

9 months ago

China is the world’s worst jailer of journalists, CPJ says

China is the worst jailer of journalists in the world, a report by a New York-based watchdog said, and nearly…

9 months ago

Only 3% of Taiwanese see themselves as primarily Chinese: US survey

Only 3% of adults in Taiwan see themselves as primarily Chinese, despite Beijing insisting that Taiwan is a Chinese province…

9 months ago

Time is not on Myanmar junta’s side, almost 3 years after coup

In his televised New Year’s address to the country, Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing vowed to prioritize economic growth…

9 months ago

Junta helicopter shot down by anti-junta force in northern Myanmar

A junta helicopter has been shot down in Waingmaw township of Myanmar’s northern Kachin State by an anti-junta Kachin Independence…

10 months ago

US defense bill spends big against China’s maritime claims

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law an $886 billion defense bill that includes US$16 billion to deter…

10 months ago

The limits of a Russia-China partnership that claims to have none

Three weeks before Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine last year, President Vladimir Putin traveled to Beijing for the opening ceremony…

10 months ago

Tourist rubles ensure warm welcome for Russians in Thailand

>>> Read the more on Bear East Ask any Russian person which country in Southeast Asia they have heard about…

11 months ago

Kim Jong Un’s sister hints nuke weapons are non-negotiable

Kim Jong Un’s influential sister ramped up Pyongyang’s pressure campaign against the United States, indicating that she would not put…

11 months ago

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