An Airbus A320 aircraft from China Eastern Airlines is preparing to take off from Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on November 25, 2025.

China Stranded Me in Japan

‘If China wants to exert pressure on Japan, this isn’t the way. Ultimately, it has only damaged the reputation and viability of its airlines.’

Belgium Becomes Russia’s ‘Most Valuable Asset’ in Western Mainstream

For years, Brussels’s progressive mainstream has painted Viktor Orbán as the EU’s so-called ‘Russian asset’. But now Belgium’s own prime minister, Bart de Wever, is being given the same label—simply for rejecting a reckless plan to use frozen Russian assets as collateral for a EUR 140 billion Ukraine loan.

People wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV before his visit to the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Saint Maron monastery in the mountainous village of Annaya on December 1, 2025.

What Lebanese Christians Need from Pope Leo XIV

‘The Pope should ensure that the Christians of Lebanon have a united vision for the future of their country, which they can convey to their fellow compatriots from different religious backgrounds.’