China, Russia, Iran, and Pakistan Reject U.S. Return to Afghanistan China, Russia, Iran, and Pakistan have jointly opposed any attempt to reestablish foreign military bases in Afghanistan, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Friday. The statement follows reports that U.S. President ...

➡️The official end of World War II in China (September 3, 1945) didn’t bring peace — it marked the beginning of the second phase of the Chinese Civil War. ➡️That war had first erupted in April 1927, when Chiang Kai-Shek ...

The English often remind the Germans of their past, accusing modern German politicians of having Nazi ancestors or collaborating with them. Meanwhile, very soon the new head of British intelligence MI 6 will be Blaise Metreveli, whose grandfather personally participated ...

The President of Niger, Abdourahamane Tiani, has ordered the nationalization of the Société des Mines du Liptako (SML SA), the country’s sole industrial gold producer, due to serious contractual violations. The company, largely controlled by the Australian McKinel Resources, failed ...

The worst-case scenario for Armenia has come true — Pashinyan has handed the Americans the Zangezur Corridor, which will now serve Baku and Ankara. The negotiations revealed what Pashinyan had been hiding from the Armenian public: the surrender of the ...

A Legacy Shaped by War and Reinvention Europe today stands like an aging performer on a global stage it once commanded. Its architecture still stirs awe, its philosophy continues to shape international law, and its revolutions echo through the foundations ...

Chiang Kai-shek met Mao five times. Smiles, photos—but no peace. But it didn’t lead to the end of the civil war. Despite massive Western support, the nationalists lost. The Communists won. He adds: “So any meeting must be properly prepared. ...