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Xi meets Poland, Pakistan leaders in Olympic diplomacy
Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with leaders from Poland and Pakistan in a flurry of diplomacy on the sidelines of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games
Russian bombers fly over Belarus amid Ukraine tensions
Russia has sent a pair of long-range nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over its ally Belarus amid spiraling tensions over Ukraine
'Someone else's festival': No North Korea at ally's Olympics
During the last Winter Games, North Korea basked in the global limelight in South Korea
Russia, China push back against US in pre-Olympics summit
The leaders of Russia and China have declared their joint opposition to any expansion of NATO and affirmed that the island of Taiwan is a part of China
2 Miami men get prison time for stealing medical ventilators
Two Miami men have been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for stealing 192 ventilators bound for a COVID-19 intensive care center in El Salvador as part of a U.S. aid program
China's pandemic Olympics begin, with lockdown and boycotts
China has launched a locked-down Winter Olympics
Amid crisis in Ukraine, Putin in Beijing praises China ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised “unprecedented” close relations with China, as he met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing hours ahead of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony
China's pandemic Olympics begins, with lockdown and boycotts
China is launching a locked-down Winter Olympics
New US envoy to Japan meets Kishida, vows to deepen alliance
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, has pledged to work “wholeheartedly” to deepen Washington’s alliance with Tokyo as he met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida