Japan PM Navigates Trump Meeting Smoothly Despite Pearl Harbor Remark

Japan PM Navigates Trump Meeting Smoothly Despite Pearl Harbor Remark

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi managed to steer a delicate diplomatic meeting with Donald Trump without letting tensions derail the conversation, even after an unexpected historical reference to Pearl Harbor stirred the room. The meeting took place in the Oval Office at the White House, where the two leaders discussed global security, energy stability, and […]

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China Overturns Death Sentence for Canadian Drug Convict as Beijing–Ottawa Relations Thaw

China Overturns Death Sentence for Canadian Drug Convict as Beijing–Ottawa Relations Thaw

China’s highest court has overturned the death sentence of a Canadian man convicted on drug smuggling charges, a move widely seen as a significant signal of improving relations between Beijing and Ottawa. Robert Schellenberg, a Canadian national, was arrested in China in 2014 and convicted in 2018 for drug-related offences. He was initially sentenced to […]

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A Call for Calm: South Korea’s Lee Asks China to Help Restart Talks on North Korea’s Nuclear Program

A Call for Calm: South Korea’s Lee Asks China to Help Restart Talks on North Korea’s Nuclear Program

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to help bring North Korea back into dialogue and slow the momentum of its nuclear ambitions. Speaking at the end of a rare state visit to China — the first by a South Korean leader in six years — Lee said that […]

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