Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference a day after Japan's lower house election on October 28, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kim Kyung-Hoon via Getty Images)
Russia's President Putin and Burkina Faso's interim military president Traoré can be seen together on a poster with the slogan "Support for the transition" in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on March 5, 2024. (Christina Peters/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple, arrives for the opening ceremony of a new Apple store in Shanghai, China, on March 21, 2024. (VCG via Getty Images)
Jonathan Ward appears on the John Batchelor Show to discuss China’s entanglement with American corporate executives.