Slovakia has approved Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO. A total of 17 nations have ratified Finland and Sweden’s NATO ascension protocols. Canada, Denmark, and Britain were the first to ratify the Scandinavian countries for membership in NATO. Sweden and Finland are set to sign the protocol for ascension to NATO membership. The historically-neutral …

A Russian man has shot a draft officer responsible for signing up conscripts for the Ukraine war; in a separate incident, a man set himself on fire in protest. Vladimir Putin is allegedly in hiding as anti-draft protests erupt around Russia. More than 1,300 civilians have been arrested for protesting Putin’s conscription of civilians. To …

Vladimir Putin is allegedly in hiding as anti-draft protests erupt around Russia. More than 1,300 civilians have been arrested for protesting Putin’s conscription of civilians. To make up for frontline setbacks, Russia has increased its attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. Ukrainian president Zelensky has visited reconquered territory, a sign of the country’s strength. Ukraine regained still …

Taiwan has warned that a Chinese blockade would be an act of war, and that Taiwan would not backdown. President Biden has said that the United States would defend Taiwan if China invaded. China has been simulating attacking United States ships, according to Taiwan. Taiwan shot down a Chinese drone; yesterday, Taiwan fired on a …

To make up for frontline setbacks, Russia has increased its attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure. Ukrainian president Zelensky has visited reconquered territory, a sign of the country’s strength. Ukraine regained still more territory from the Russians in the past week. The week before, Ukrainian forces reached the Russian border in the Kharkiv region. Ukraine’s lightning counteroffensive …

Despite initial hesitation, Germany has agreed to make howitzers for Ukraine. The U.S. is set to announce a new funding package of some $600 million to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia. NATO has asked its allies to send winter uniforms to Ukraine as the season begins to change. The United States is set to …

Russia is unable to make advanced weapons because of the massive sanctions against them. Russia has warned the United States that giving Ukraine long-range missiles would cross a red line. Ukrainian president Zelensky has visited reconquered territory, a sign of the country’s strength. Ukraine regained still more territory from the Russians in the past week. …

A mass grave containing 440 bodies was discovered in the recently freed Kharkiv territory. The grave is further evidence of war crimes committed by the invading Russian army. Last week, the United States accused Russia of war crimes, namely, forcibly deporting Ukrainians. President Zelenksy announced that he will seek to bring war crimes charges against …

There will soon be more than a million Chinese citizens either in prison or under house arrest as President Xi Jinping seeks to crush his critics. Things are worse even for Tibetans and Uighurs. There is new evidence that China is arbitrarily collecting DNA in Tibet, en masse. Four Tibetan monks have been jailed for …

The Middle East is heating a twice the rate of the rest of the globe. A massive Antarctic glacier nicknamed the “Doomsday Glacier” because of its potential to raise sea levels by several feet is liable to melt in the next several years. It is now inevitable that melting ice in Greenland will lead to …

The United States accused Russia of war crimes, namely, forcibly deporting Ukrainians. President Zelenksy announced that he will seek to bring war crimes charges against big banks like JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and HSBC for financing Russia’s war in the Ukraine. After stripping down a Russian drone, Ukrainian intelligence discovered that it was made up of …

Russia’s Putin has claimed that Russia “lost nothing” since late February, despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Russia is buying North Korean weapons, according to US intelligence, which is a sign that sanctions are working. Ukrainian President Zelensky has warned that Putin wants to end normal European life, evidenced by Russia’s disruptions to the …