
Beijing's Iron Fist: Artist Gao Zhen Faces Prison for Retroactive 'Thought Crimes'
The Chinese Communist Party is now arresting artists for works created 15 years ago, proving that under Xi Jinping, history is whatever the regime says it is.
Monday, June 22, 2026

The Chinese Communist Party is now arresting artists for works created 15 years ago, proving that under Xi Jinping, history is whatever the regime says it is.

Senior Iranian lawmaker and former IRGC commander Ebrahim Azizi has declared that Tehran will never relinquish control of the Strait of Hormuz, framing the illegal blockade of international waters as a strategic asset against the West.

A French peacekeeper was killed and three others wounded in a deliberate ambush in southern Lebanon, an attack President Emmanuel Macron has directly attributed to the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group.

Former President Barack Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met at a Bronx childcare facility to sing nursery rhymes and K-pop songs with preschoolers.

The U.S. government has extended a waiver allowing the sale of Russian oil, a move President Zelensky warns will provide billions to fund Moscow's ongoing aggression against Ukraine.

A robot developed by Chinese smartphone manufacturer Honor completed a half marathon in just over 50 minutes, soundly defeating human competitors and shattering existing world records.

Pope Leo has clarified that his recent comments condemning 'tyrants' and war spending were not directed at Donald Trump, attempting to quell a narrative of conflict manufactured by the press.

Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith is standing his ground against five counts of war crimes, asserting that his actions in Afghanistan were consistent with his training and the rules of engagement.

Members of the influential Sudanese band Aswat Almadina have been forced into exile, joining the millions of people displaced by the catastrophic civil war that erupted in 2023.

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, the story of Serhiy and Iryna Lobanov serves as a chilling reminder of the lethal incompetence and information control inherent in the Soviet regime.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is attempting to smooth over years of diplomatic friction with Spain, insisting no crisis exists even after her administration previously snubbed the Spanish monarchy.

The Iranian regime has shuttered the critical Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and is actively attacking vessels, attempting to coerce the U.S. into lifting a necessary naval blockade.