Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is heading to Turkey this week to discuss ending the war with Russia. This war has been going on for nearly four years. However, Russia has said it won't send anyone to these talks. It's also unclear if the U. S. will be involved. Zelenskyy plans to meet with
China and Japan are in a bit of a tiff, and it's starting to affect their movie industries. Recently, China decided to put a hold on releasing some Japanese films. This isn't just about movies, though. It's tied to a bigger argument between the two countries. A few weeks ago, Japan's Prime Minister
The US military has recently conducted its 21st attack on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific. This strike resulted in the deaths of three individuals aboard the boat. The US Southern Command asserted that intelligence confirmed the vessel's involvement in drug trafficking along
A big decision is looming over the next U. N. climate summit, COP31. Turkey and Australia are both eager to host, but neither wants to back down. This has created a standstill that needs to be resolved soon. Turkey has a new idea: what if both countries co-host the event? They discussed this during
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, had a lot to say during a recent cabinet meeting. He tackled some pretty big issues, like security and diplomacy. He also addressed criticism from both inside and outside his political party, Likud. Netanyahu made it clear that he's the boss when it come
China and Japan are at it again, this time over some tiny islands in the East China Sea. Both countries claim the islands, which China calls Diaoyu and Japan calls Senkaku. China has sent its Coast Guard to patrol the waters around these uninhabited islands, which Japan currently controls. This lat
Ukraine is trying hard to get a big prisoner exchange going with Russia. They want to bring home 1, 200 Ukrainians who are being held captive. President Zelenskiy and his top security advisor have been talking about this a lot lately. The security chief, Rustem Umerov, just got back from meetings i
Japan and China are in a heated argument. It all started when China told its people not to go to Japan. This is because of some things the new Japanese leader said about Taiwan. Japan is not happy about this and has asked China to change its mind. China has been warning its citizens about safety in
The war in Sudan has been going on for over two years and it's getting worse. The fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has caused a huge humanitarian crisis. The United Nations says it's the worst one in the world right now. Millions of people have been
Russia is still interested in meeting with the US. They want to talk about important things. But they say it needs to be planned well. They also want it to be based on what was said before. This idea came up last month. But then, the US president changed his mind. He said he didn't want to waste ti
