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Today in History: May 30, Joan of Arc burned at the stake
San Francisco Chronicle· 2 days agoToday is Thursday, May 30, the 151st day of 2024. On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen (roo-AHN’), France. In 1922, the Lincoln ...
Putin hails Russia’s ties with China as ‘stabilizing’ force in the world
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoRussian President Vladimir Putin touted his country’s relations with China as a “stabilizing” force...
Putin and Xi pledge a new era and condemn the United States
Reuters· 5 days agoXi greeted Putin on a red carpet outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where they were...
Putin Casts Russia and China as Defenders of Stability
The Wall Street Journal· 6 days agoThe Russian president portrayed himself and Chinese leader Xi Jinping as defenders of global...
The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 days ago“Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many...
Xi welcomes Russia's Putin on a state visit to China that's a show of unity between the allies
WSB Radio· 6 days agoPutin on Thursday as he began a two-day state visit while Moscow presses forward with a new...
‘Are You Better Off?’ Asking Reagan’s Question in Xi’s China
Bloomberg· 15 hours agoChina’s economic miracle is ending, leaving President Xi Jinping with a challenge none of his...
The state of the Russia-China union
Berkshire Eagle· 2 days agoFor public consumption, there was the a 21-gun salute on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, the gala concert celebrating the 75th anniversary of diplomatic...
On This Day in History - May 20th - Almanac - UPI.com
UPI· 2 days agoOn May 20, 2002, East Timor, a small Pacific Coast nation, gained independence from Indonesia. It is...
The Fragile Fraternity of China and Russia | by Nina L. Khrushcheva - Project Syndicate
Project Syndicate· 2 days agoIn December 1949, Mao Zedong flew to Moscow to meet Joseph Stalin. The leader of the new People’s...