Politics
Russia halts WWII-era peace talks with Japan over Ukraine sanctions
Tokyo and Moscow have yet to formally end their WWII hostilities and, on paper, are still technically at war
Politics
Putin wants to control Eastern Europe, former minister warns
The former minister further warned that the Kremlin aims to include the whole of Eastern Europe within its sphere, with intent to “attack, to pressure, to intimidate other countries, including members of NATO”
Politics
House to expose TSA's airport fiasco with Cuban agents as Latino vote up for grabs
Cuban agents were allowed to visit the Miami airport, TSA headquarters despite the country being on the state sponsor of terrorism list.
Immigration
Migrants in Mexico clash against authorities in Tapachula
The migrants have been stuck at the border city for more than a month as they wait for the U.S. and Mexico to approve their asylum and visa requests or grant them permission to cross Mexico
Human Rights
Exiled Nicaraguan clergy rally behind Pope for calling Ortega regime a "vulgar dictatorship"
"Today he (Pope) has told them what they are: a dictatorship of unbalanced, vulgar and anachronistic, in the Hitlerian and communist style," the influential bishop said on Twitter.
Sports
U.S. figure skater Nathan Chen wins Olympic gold, irking Chinese netizens
The skater's spectacular win is seen as redemption for his performance at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, where he ended up skating his way down to a 17th place finish.
Culture
Feminists want to cancel Latin America's best-known, socialist poet
Chilean novelist, Isabel Allende, defended the legacy of Chile’s best known voice — Pablo Neruda — while at a promotional event for her newest book on Monday – saying that if cancel culture succeeds, “no one will be spared"
Immigration
Venezuelan child drowns in Rio Grande while escaping Maduro dictatorship
Since 2014, upwards of 6 million Venezuelans have fled Nicolas Maduro’s totalitarian regime in search of a better life
Politics
Daughter of former Peruvian president warns Colombia's Petro to keep socialism out of Peru
Peruvian political leader Keiko Fujimori recalled the guerrilla past of Colombia's leftist president, Gustavo Petro, and asked him to keep his "red nose" out of Peru
Politics
Key Senate Republican demands Biden impose boycotts and sanctions on Russia, China
Sen. Marsha Blackburn blasts president's tepid foreign policy responses, saying Moscow and Beijing don't respect weakness.