Politics

China's laxer COVID Zero policy has been in place for a week and is already encountering difficulties. Local officials are at a loss on how to contain the spread of infection without the typical tools of large citywide testing and sudden lockdowns as diseases are threatening to overwhelm some of the biggest and most significant cities in the nation. Three COVID deaths in the Chinese city of Beijing, the first in more than six months, gave the populace that had been protected from the disease b

In a return of diplomatic pomp that had been postponed because of the COVID-19 outbreak, French President Emmanuel Macron is traveling to Washington for the first state visit of Joe Biden's presidency. The Biden-Macron friendship had a rocky beginning. After the White House revealed a deal to sell nuclear submarines to Australia, weakening a contract for France to sell diesel-powered submarines, Macron momentarily recalled France's ambassador to the United States last year. Macron has emerged

The U.S. Geological Survey reports that Hawaii's Mauna Loa, the largest active volcano on Earth, is erupting for the first time since 1984. According to the USGS's volcanic activity service, the volcano has been spewing ash and lava up to 200 feet in the air since around 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday. On the Big Island, people had been dreading this day for years. After the longest period of silence in recorded history, Mauna Loa was overdue for an eruption. Authorities had to block off a po

Moscow disputed Kyiv's assertions that it was getting ready to leave a nuclear power plant in the country's south that it has been occupying since March while fierce fighting continued in eastern Ukraine. Russia is battling to take the city of Bakhmut in the eastern Donetsk region and secure a symbolic win after being on the back foot for months. Recent effective Ukrainian offensives have put most of the northeastern Kharkiv region back under Kyiv's control, as well as the important southern re

One billion people in China have been subjected to three years of widespread COVID testing and lockdowns, which has worn thin their patience. That period of patience is now over. Thousands of people have been protesting COVID restrictions in cities as part of a weary populace that has been questioning how much longer the country must put up with Xi Jinping's "zero-COVID" policy. One of President Xi's biggest political challenges to date, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) must now navigate ris

The enormous departure of Ukrainians from the recently liberated city of Kherson continued on Sunday as a result of Russia's ongoing shelling of the region, which has made it all but uninhabitable. As Moscow's invasion of its neighbor approaches the nine-month mark, the city, which was liberated by Ukrainian forces more than two weeks ago, has come under heavy shelling from Russian soldiers stationed nearby. Over the weekend, residents continued to evacuate the city because of the terrible cond

As the war continues, high-ranking European officials are upset with Joe Biden's administration and now charge that Americans are profiting from the war as EU nations suffer while they make a killing. One senior source told Politico, "If you look at it soberly, the U.S. is the country that is most benefiting from this war because they are selling more gas at higher prices and because they are selling more weapons." The remarks, which have received support in both public and private from offici

Following a heated argument between Italy and France over a refugee rescue boat, European interior ministers praised a European Union plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals. A new EU clash over the politically charged matter has been avoided through crisis negotiations in Brussels after France accused Italy of violating the law of the sea by turning away the NGO vessel. All parties agreed that the Friday discussion had been fruitful, but Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan,

Tsai Ing-wen, the president of Taiwan, has resigned from her position as leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after attempting to gain public support. On Saturday night, Tsai gave a brief speech in which she thanked her supporters and, as is traditional after a severe loss, offered her resignation. She said, "I have to take full responsibility." There are many areas that we must thoroughly analyze when faced with an outcome like this. The elections for mayors, county executives, an

France has a golden opportunity to pounce and quicken its efforts to establish New Delhi as a cornerstone of President Emmanuel Macron's major strategic thrust in the Indo-Pacific area as a result of Russia's growing adversities as an arms supplier. In preparation for a potential visit by Macron early next year, French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu will strengthen ties with this longtime ally of Paris by traveling to India on Sunday. Although the official purpose of the trip is a diplomati

Author E. Jean Carroll has filed a lawsuit in the US state of New York against Donald Trump for allegedly raping her in the 1990s. Ms. Carroll, 78, is one of the first parties to bring a claim under the Adult Survivors Act, which became effective on Thursday. She is a well-known journalist, novelist, and advice columnist in the United States. Her "Ask E. Jean" column appeared in Elle magazine from 1993 until 2019, becoming to become one of the most enduring pieces of advise in an American publ

According to Boris Johnson, Germany sought a quick victory over Ukraine, but France remained "in denial" until Russian forces crossed the border. There were different viewpoints on the tensions between the warring nations before the invasion on February 24, according to the former prime minister. In an interview with CNN, he made shocking comments about three of the EU's leading countries. According to Mr. Johnson, the Germans formerly believed that it would be better for Ukraine to declare i