As the war in Ukraine rages on, North Korea welcomed high-level delegations from Russia and China this week to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.

The countries of the South Pacific have been transformed from small islands that the world hardly knows into the epicenter of a major crisis between China and the West.

President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan traveled to the United States, where she will probably meet U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, while China has warned of escalation if this happens.

Honduras established diplomatic ties with China and severed ties with Taiwan in a move that observers described as "a new setback for Taiwan," leaving Taiwan with only 13 states that recognize diplomatic ties with it.