Home Along the China FrontAlong the China FrontBy Team StratNews - May 18, 2024FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Iran: Rights Groups Say At Least 25 Dead In Protests At least 25 people have been killed in Iran during the first nine days of protests that started in the Swiss Ski Resort Fire: No Safety Inspections Since 2019 No safety inspections were carried out since 2019 at the Swiss ski resort bar that burst into flames at New Afghanistan Trade Holds Steady Despite Pakistan Border Closures Traders instead moved cargo through Iran’s Chabahar port and expanded their overland shipments via Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, cushioning the China Bans Dual-Use Exports To Japan Over Taiwan Remarks Dual-use items are goods, software or technologies that have both civilian and military applications, including certain rare earth elements that Irish PM Aims to Deepen Economic Ties With China Amid EU Strains Ties between China and the EU have been tense since the EU imposed levies on Chinese electric vehicle imports in UN Warns Of Venezuela Instability Following U.S. Operation Guterres expressed concern that U.S. operation to capture Maduro in Caracas on Saturday did not respect the rules of international Strong 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan, No Tsunami Alert An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the western Chugoku region of Japan on Tuesday, followed by a Trump Team Sets Meetings With Oil Firms Over Venezuela The administration of President Donald Trump is planning to meet with executives from U.S. oil companies later this week to Indonesia: Flash Floods Kill 14 In North Sulawesi At least 14 people were killed after being swept away by flash floods in Indonesia's North Sulawesi, an official said Maduro Pleads Not Guilty At U.S. Court, Says “I Am Still President Of Venezuela” Toppled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty on Monday to narcotics charges after President Donald Trump's stunning capture of 1 2 3 … 1,700 Next »