Kim Jong Un still not ready to conduct nuclear test, experts say

In his speech for the 69th anniversary of the armistice of the Korean War on Wednesday, Kim Jong Un warned Seoul and Washington that his country’s nuclear war deterrent is ready to mobilize to complete its unspecified mission. “Our armed forces are fully prepared for any military conflicts with the U.S.,” the North’s state-controlled media […]

Northern Ukraine pummeled with two dozen missiles on Statehood Day

Some two dozen missiles rained down in northern Ukraine Thursday, hitting areas near Kyiv after rockets were fired from Russia, the Black Sea and Belarus. An official from the Ukrainian air force told Ukrainian news outlet Pravda that its defense system was not able to strike down any of the roughly 20 missiles before they […]

‘Don’t Trust the CCP:’ Taiwanese Scholar Recounts His Experience in China

Read More A Taiwanese scholar has shared his experience being monitored by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) when he was a university professor in China and why he chose to flee China in his unpublished anthology “Twenty Years of Sleep—Awakening from the Chinese Dream.” Wu Mingneng studied and worked in China for 20 years, through […]

US economy shrinks in second quarter, signaling unofficial start of recession

Read More The US economy shrank again in the last three months, unofficially signaling the start of a recession. The commerce department announced Thursday that gross domestic product (GDP) – a broad measure of the price of goods and services – decreased at an annual rate of 0.9% in the second quarter after falling at […]

NHS to close Tavistock gender identity clinic for children

Read More The NHS is shutting down its gender identity clinic for children at the Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation trust. The contract for the gender identity service at the trust would be brought to a close, the NHS said. It said it intended to build a “more resilient service” by expanding provision, and would […]