News Analysis Peter Thiel had a question. “How do we do better than California?” he asked, looking around the packed hall. The crowd was listening. It was, after all, the first talk on the first day of Miami’s National Conservatism Conference (NatCon III), and tech mogul Thiel was among the event’s largest funders. Apple CEO…

Russian lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky has died at age 75, the speaker of the lower house of Russia’s parliament said Wednesday. State Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said Zhirinovsky died after “a serious and prolonged illness.” His death was announced in parliament, where lawmakers stood in silence to honor his memory. Zhirinovsky had been the leader of the…

The White House has expressed concern over China’s “provocative” military behavior towards Taiwan after Beijing sent 56 fighter jets into its air defense zone on Oct. 4, marking the fourth day of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged China to put an end to its goading behavior which officials…

The White House has expressed concern over China’s “provocative” military behavior towards Taiwan after Beijing sent 56 fighter jets into its air defense zone on Oct. 4, marking the fourth day of sustained military harassment against the self-ruled island. Speaking at a press briefing on Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki urged China to put an end to its goading behavior which officials…

Two of China’s popular science social media accounts were suddenly scrubbed, marking a step-up in censorship on China’s online platforms. Independent media outlets, Elephant Magazine and its affiliated PaperClip, and their founder’s personal account vanished from China’s primary social media platforms on July 14 without warning. Neither China’s Internet watchdog nor other authorities posted any…

MOSCOW—A nationalist politician who was released from prison amid protests that overthrew Kyrgyzstan’s president last year has been elected as his replacement. Voters in Sunday’s election that gave Sadyr Zhaparov a landslide 79 percent victory also approved a referendum to change the constitution to give the presidency more power. The vote followed the ouster of…