Continuing efforts to boost economic ties with North Korea, China recently opened a high-speed railway network to the North Korean border. Beijing now “increasingly feels like North Korea is more of a liability than an opportunity.”
Read MoreBBC reports that the Islamic State group has recently been deemed responsible for the destruction of numerous antiquities. In light of the mass destruction, media outlets have raised the question as to the motives behind the Islamic State’s actions. One possible explanation lies in the group’s ultimate goal: forming a caliphate that represents their interpretation of the Islamic State.
Read MoreThe latest photo series from Humans of New York (HONY) has challenged Pakistani bonded labor and empowered one of the country’s leading activists and her organization with over $2 million of globally crowdsourced funding.
Read MoreThe United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees stated, “Conflating refugees and migrants can have serious consequences for the lives and safety of refugees.” Referring to these individuals as “migrants” dismisses their original reason for emigrating, and takes away the legal protection afforded by refugee status.
Read MoreBy Gabriela Taveras Staff Writer Amidst a whirlwind of confusion that arose from the bailout negotiations between Greece and its
Read MoreMore than 378,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org calling on President Putin to end the policy and redistribute confiscated food to the poor and needy throughout Russia, according to the Telegraph.
Read MoreAccording to the Guardian, Thai police have had to trace the suspect’s movements before and after the blast by utilizing their imagination, since 75 percent of security cameras along the suspect’s getaway route were broken.
Read MoreHigh-level talks between North Korea and South Korea have resulted in a deal to lower tensions on the Korean peninsula, according to VOA News. It is expected that Pyongyang will relax its defense posture after the U.S.-South Korean drills end on August 28.
Read More“If not for the Russian unity, the powerful will of Crimea population to live in Russia, there would have never been the reconciliation,” said Russian Public Chamber Deputy Sergei Markov.
Read MoreBy Colin Kimberlin Staff Writer On March 27, China-Africa relations reached headlines when it was discovered that China has been
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