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Chinese President Xi Jinping holds meeting with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron

According to Xinhua, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his French colleague Emmanuel Macron today in Beijing. Macron landed in Beijing on Wednesday for a three-day visit at Xi's invitation. Macron said on his official Twitter account that he will meet with Xi Jinping to address climate, commerce, biodiversity, and...

Russia plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus: Putin

Russia plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to the Financial Times, this is Moscow's latest attempt to use the threat of nuclear war to escalate tensions with the US and NATO over the invasion of Ukraine. Putin stated that work on...