This is a two-part story; please go here for Part 2 John Rabe, a German businessman, is known to the world for setting up a safe zone during the Second Sino-Japanese War in China (1937-1945) and saving 250,000 Chinese people. But a choice he made caused him to regret his lifestyle. John Rabe was born ...
Alexander the Great, also known as Alexander III or Alexander of Macedonia (356-323 BCE), overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms. Alexander the Great fought three major battles against the Persian Empire: the fight of Granicus, the battle of Issus, and the ...
There is nothing new about China’s aggressive moves to establish its supremacy in the Asian subcontinent. Even its business policies toward developing nations have been dubbed alarming. In a recent development, William Burns, the CIA Director, has slammed Beijing for its hidden support of Russia. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has affected the global economy and ...
On February 24, 2022, the world was shocked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In fact, as early as the year before, a British prophet by the name of Craig Hamilton-Parker had already predicted the invasion. Craig Hamilton-Parker is a famous psychic who successfully predicted the election of Trump as the president of the United ...
Whenever there is warfare, there are espionage activities. The means of carrying out spying on enemy forces have changed over time. Nowadays, advanced technologies and devices are being used for espionage worldwide, including drones and spy satellites. In ancient ages, animals and birds were also deployed for such needs. However, not many people know that ...
Russia and neighboring Ukraine have a long and troubled history. The two nations have shared a past replete with turmoil and conflicts. Lately, their conflict escalated to a war that has kept global powers on their toes. While efforts are on to make the two warring countries and their leaders reach an agreement for peaceful ...
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke in Taipai on the 4th of March. When he was asked about the likelihood of China invading Taiwan, Pompeo said that it depended on whether or not the U.S. would show their will to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and make it clear that the cost of attacking ...
MI5, the domestic spy agency of the UK, recently alleged that China has deployed a Chinese undercover agent in the UK parliament. MI5 has warned the UK parliament of an intrusion of a Chinese agent interfering with the country’s political developments. The agent, named Christine Ching Kui Lee, is a Chinese national. MI5 has accused ...
The growth of China’s military might has made governments in several countries worried and the U.S. cannot take it lightly, for sure. Reports of China developing a hypersonic missile and actually launching a hypersonic missile have been making the rounds and it is worrying U.S. military experts. It is likely that China’s President Xi Jinping ...
Here is a snapshot of the conflict between two giants of Asia: China and India. China has the highest population in the world, followed by India, and it is not going to look pretty when they start getting angry with each other. China has been busy. It is busy in the South China Sea, it ...