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Japan’s westernmost island lies in sight of Taiwan, less than 70 miles away. On Thursday, a Chinese missile landed near Yonaguni. Japan has been strengthening defenses across its southwest islands. (Image credit: Anthony Kuhn/NPR)

China halts military ties with U.S., sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan visit  NBC News China sanctions House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over ‘egregious provocation’ in visit to Taiwan  Fox News Pelosi defends Taiwan trip and status quo  Reuters Opinion | Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang: Pelosi’s

Tensions are rising rapidly as China retaliates against Nancy Pelosi’s visit. The White House summoned China’s ambassador to protest what it called China’s “irresponsible” actions since the visit. (Image credit: Johnson Lai/AP)

Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby  The White House

White House summons Chinese ambassador for rebuke on Taiwan response  The Washington Post China sends warships, jets close to Taiwan as tensions rise in strait  CNN Pelosi defends Taiwan trip and status quo  Reuters Opinion | Chinese Ambassador Qin Gang: Pelosi’s Taiwan visit

White House summons Chinese ambassador for rebuke on Taiwan response  The Washington Post

Sinema says she will ‘move forward’ on economic bill, putting Biden’s agenda on the cusp of Senate approval  CNN Sinema agrees to ‘move forward’ with social spending and tax bill after Dems make changes  Fox News Democrats, Sinema reach deal on new

On a cold, brisk January afternoon, I am sitting in my favorite local coffee shop in Augusta, Georgia, Buona Caffe. I am talking with my thesis advisor in a dimly lit area. We are speaking about the connection between James

Marina Ovsyannikova, who denounced Russia’s intervention in Ukraine during a live TV broadcast, knew that coming back to Moscow would be akin to playing a game of Russian roulette. Speaking to AFP in an interview, the 44-year-old mother of two,

A Taiwanese woman who set off the island’s deadliest fire in decades to get back at her boyfriend escaped the death penalty Friday as the court handed down a life sentence. Last October’s inferno in the southern city of Kaohsiung