Japanese Population Down 13th Year in a Row
As of October 1, Japan’s population dropped by 595,000, or 0.48 percent, from a year before to 124,352,000, indicating the 13th consecutive year of decrease amid an increasingly aging...
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European Housing Policy Benefits Migrants, Not Europeans
A recently published report titled “Non-European Foreigners and Social Housing in France” regarding France’s social-housing system (HLM) contended that sub-Saharan African migrants benefited from the system immensely, while the...
Germany Admits Missile Reserves Depleted; Looks for More Antiaircraft Systems for Kyiv
On April 9, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock conceded that while Ukraine desperately needs more air defense missiles, Berlin’s supply of Patriot missiles has been depleted. “Unfortunately, the stocks,...
Borrell: Full-scale War in Europe More Likely Due to Faceoff With Russia
During a Forum Europa gathering in Brussels on April 9, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, posited that a full-scale military conflict in...
UN Committee to Consider Membership of Palestinian Authority
On Monday, April 8, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) requested that its membership committee evaluate the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s application to become a full UN member, as reported...
Japan, U.S. Work Together on Satellite Network to Spot Hypersonic Glide Weapons
On April 9, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden were scheduled to reiterate bilateral collaboration on developing a satellite network...
Austrian Leader Concedes the Need for Russia and Ukraine to Talk
In an interview with the French news outlet Le Figaro on April 5, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer conceded that the Russo-Ukrainian conflict could only be addressed if Russia is...
Yellen Meets With China’s Li Qiang; Sino-U.S. Military Meetings Resume
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on April 7 that both the U.S. and China have been on a “more stable footing” over the past...
Musk Warns Ukraine: Odessa Will Fall if War Continues
On March 30, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk declared in a post on X that Russia will gain more territory the longer the Russia-Ukraine conflict drags on, warning...
Ukraine’s Defeat Might Aid EU — Researcher
According to a new book published by French investigative journalist Charles Sapin titled Les Moissons de la Colère (Harvests of Wrath), setbacks and defeats for Ukraine could aid establishment...
WaPo: U.S. Secretly Sending More Bombs to Israel
On March 29, The Washington Post reported that the United States signed off on the transfer of billions of dollars’ worth of bombs and aircraft to Israel, despite publicly...
Top U.K. General: Our Army Would Last “a Couple of Months” Against Russia
On March 26, the deputy chief of the U.K. Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Robert Magowan, admitted to a parliamentary defense committee that the U.K. Armed Forces are not prepared...
Kremlin Unveils Conditions for Talks With U.S.
Russia remains open to negotiations with the United States, but will agree only to a comprehensive discussion regarding all issues of concern, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov maintained on March...
Xi Meets U.S. Executives in Beijing, Tells Dutch PM That Restricting Tech Access Won’t Stop China
On March 27, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with American business leaders at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing amid Chinese government attempts to woo foreign investors...
Argentina’s Milei Continues “Shock Therapy” Reforms
On March 26, Argentinian President Javier Milei unveiled a plan to reduce 70,000 jobs from the state sector and halt more than 200,000 social welfare plans as part of...