Link to article: ‘Turn around immediately’: Taiwan warns off Chinese coast guard boats again as tensions simmer | Reuters Taiwan warned off China coast guard ships that entered restricted waters two days in a row. Since last month, Chinese coast guard ships have been regularly patrolling the restricted waters near Kinmen, islands that hug China’s coast since two Chinese nationals… Read more »
Kim Jong Un of North Korea ordered his troops to make preparations for war during a military exercise as the U.S. and South Korea were wrapping up their own large military exercises. Kim oversaw the training for the tank crew on Thursday and praised his troops’ abilities and the tanks saying they are the most powerful tanks in the world…. Read more »
Link to article: North Korean defectors seek more U.N. monitoring of abuses | Reuters North Korean defectors spoke at a UN event, exposing human rights violations in North Korea. They are advocating for a stronger UN mandate to investigate and document the violations. Diplomats say the UN Human Rights Council is considering a EU-led update to the landmark 2014 report… Read more »
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/australia-confident-receiving-nuclear-submarines-us-funding-cut-aukus-rcna143120 Despite cuts to US funding for nuclear weapons programs, Australia is confident the United States will follow through with the sale of nuclear-powered submarines as part of the AUKUS deal. The weapons deal is under the AUKUS partnership signed in 2021. Under the deal, the U.S. will sell Australia between three and five Virginia-class attack submarines starting in the… Read more »
Claims against Japanese companies by WWII-era Korean laborers still overshadow relations between Japan and South Korea. There were efforts to improve relations last year but there is still tension between the two countries. There was an announcement of a compensation plan for Korean plaintiffs in wartime labor lawsuits which led to diplomatic talks and many cooperative measures between Japan and… Read more »
House lawmakers this Wednesday voted to pass a bill that would essentially ban TikTok in the United States or force them to sell to an American company. This is because TikTok’s parent company is ByteDance which is Chinese-owned. The bill to ban us because TikTok has 170 Million U.S. users and China’s intelligence laws could force ByteDance to give the… Read more »
The stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium in Iran has been reduced according to a report by the International Atomic Weapons Agency (IAEA). In October Iran had 128.3 kilograms of Uranium enriched to approximately 60% and by February the stockpile had been reduced to 121.5 kilograms. However, Iran may have reduced their stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, the report also stated… Read more »
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/7/north-koreas-kim-jong-un-orders-heightened-war-preparations North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered heightened readiness for war after inspecting troops at a major military operations base in the country’s west. Kim’s visit took place as forces from the United States and South Korea continued their annual Freedom Shield large-scale military exercises. Moreover, North Korea has always condemned military drills by the US and South… Read more »
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-russia-wang-yi-ukraine-taiwan-31542adc730f1b34444decc8bd6cc95e China’s foreign minister accused the U.S. of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and criticized the Biden administration for adding more Chinese companies to its sanctions lists. He spoke to the media during the annual meeting of China’s legislature and expressed how China’s relations with the U.S. have improved since President Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met in November,… Read more »
India’s government has announced a controversial citizenship law that has been seen as being anti-Muslim. The law is called the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) it will allow non-Muslim religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan to seek citizenship in India. Authorities believe it will help people facing persecution. The law was passed in 2019 and caused mass protests where many… Read more »