Taiwan
Taiwan condemns historic China-Indonesia naval drill as island wraps up largest war games
The drill coincided with Taiwan wrapping up its largest and most realistic annual military exercises, the 10-day Han Kuang war games.
Super Typhoon Bavi barrels toward China after devastating Pacific crossing
Bavi stands out not just for its strength, but for how long it has remained a major cyclone and how far its effects have spread.
Trump wraps China visit with big promises but few firm agreements
The high-stakes trip focused primarily on the ongoing Iran war, trade relations, AI controls and the cross-strait tensions surrounding Taiwan.
Xi: Unification is a “historical necessity”
This was the first KMT-CCP leader-level meeting in a decade.
China invites Taiwan’s opposition leader. Is this a big deal?
It will be the first visit by a sitting KMT leader to China since 2016, when then-leader Hung Hsiu-chu met with Xi.
Xi purges top general Zhang Youxia in massive military power grab
In Jan 2026, Chinese leader Xi Jinping escalated what analysts are calling the most significant military purge in half a century.
2025 Honduran presidential election
Nasry Asfura of the National Party won the 2025 Honduran presidential election and was sworn into office on Jan 27, 2026.
Japan-China Diplomatic Crisis 2025
China-Japan relations have fluctuated between cooperation and conflict for centuries, yet economic interdependence often tempered escalation until the 2025 crisis sparked by PM Takaichi’s remarks.