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Japan and Philippines sign defense agreement prompted by concerns over China

Japan and the Philippines have signed a defense pact allowing Japanese forces to conduct joint drills in the Philippines.The Reciprocal Access Agreement permits Filipino forces to train in Japan.China is warning Japan it should “seriously reflect on its history of aggression” in the region.Japan and the Philippines signed a key…

China’s Xi urges world powers to facilitate direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged world powers to facilitate direct dialogue between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.Orbán visited China unexpectedly following trips to Russia and Ukraine as part of a peace initiative.Xi described China as a stabilizing force globally and praised its constructive…

American wounded in Hezbollah rocket attack on Israel

A U.S. citizen was wounded in Israel on Sunday when Hezbollah terrorists launched a missile attack against the Jewish state, officials said.Two anti-tank guided missiles were fired from Lebanon toward an army post near the northern Israeli community of Zar’it, the Times of Israel reported, citing the Israeli military. The…

French parliament divided among far-left, center, far-right after elections

France’s parliament is divided among far-left, center and far-right, as no single political faction even neared the majority needed to form a government.President Emmanuel Macron, who has three years left of his term, anticipated that his decision to call snap elections would give the country a “moment of clarification,” according…

French PM to resign as leftists nab plurality of parliamentary seats in snap election

A far-left political coalition that unexpectedly assembled ahead of France’s snap elections is projected to win the majority of parliamentary seats up for grabs and the country’s prime minister has announced his intention to resign – leading the country into unforeseen territory and possible turmoil.As the election results came in,…

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian wins Iran’s presidential runoff election

Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran’s runoff presidential election Saturday, besting hardliner Saeed Jalili by promising to reach out to the West and ease enforcement on the country’s mandatory headscarf law after years of sanctions and protests squeezing the Islamic Republic.Pezeshkian promised no radical changes to Iran’s Shiite theocracy in…