Tongan Prime Minister Drops Reference to China, Taiwan in Press Statement
In what seems to be a repeat of the censorship of the Pacific Islands Forum’s (PIF) 2024 final communique, a statement from Tonga’s Prime...
400 Religious Leaders Call for 2-State Solution During Global Summit
The Second International Summit of Religious Leaders has concluded with a call to end fighting in Gaza and the adoption of a two-state solution...
House Passes Bill Aiming to Stop Chinese Fentanyl
WASHINGTON—The House on Sept. 2 overwhelmingly passed a bill seeking to stop the flow of fentanyl from China. The tally was 407–4. The Stop...
Taiwan Official Questions China’s Spending Billions on Military Parade
TAIPEI, Taiwan—The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is spending more than $5 billion to commemorate a war victory in which it played only a minimal...
Xi, Putin Hail Close Cooperation as Russia’s Gazprom Announces New Gas Pipeline Deal With China
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed their deepening partnership during a bilateral meeting on Sept. 2, as Moscow’s energy giant...
New Zealand Should Copy Australia and Take an Axe to Government Agency Numbers, Think Tank Says
New Zealand should follow the example of Australia, where reforms in 1987 reduced 28 portfolios to 16 and created durable “consolidated ministries,” a think...
New Zealand Tax Office Puts Record Number of Companies Into Liquidation
Liquidations of New Zealand companies have increased significantly, despite positive lending trends and eased interest rates. The latest Centrix Credit Indicator shows a year-on-year...
Trump Says India Offered Zero Tariffs After Decades of ‘1-Sided’ Trade
President Donald Trump said on Sept. 1 that India has offered to cut its tariffs on U.S. products to zero, describing the move as...
Chinese EMP Strikes Could Rapidly Disable US, Allied Forces in Conflict, Expert Says
The Chinese regime could deploy nuclear warheads to cause electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks targeting U.S. military bases or allies in the Pacific, potentially securing...