North Korea missile ‘can reach anywhere in the world,’ state media says North Korea says it has successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that “can reach anywhere in the world.” Tuesday morning’s missile test, which was conducted on the orders of the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, reached an […]
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The liberation of Mosul from ISIS is imminent, US-led coalition says Iraqi forces are locked in an intense battle for the final few blocks of western Mosul still under ISIS control. Mosul’s liberation is imminent, but the battle remains “a difficult fight,” with days — rather than weeks — to […]
DONALD TRUMP VS. CNN: HOW THE WHITE HOUSE JUST ESCALATED ITS WAR ON THE FREE PRESS Tuesday was a glorious day for those who believe that the free press is all that’s keeping America from being made great again. It saw the right escalate its war on the media, in […]
North Korea casts shadow as Trump and Moon meet for first time The leaders of the US and South Korea share a common goal: Get North Korea to abandon the nuclear and missile programs that have rapidly expanded under the country’s supreme leader, Kim Jong Un. But Presidents Moon Jae-in […]
Chinese Nobel rights activist Liu Xiaobo released on medical parole Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winning rights activist Liu Xiaobo has been released from prison on medical parole and is being treated in hospital for late-stage liver cancer, his lawyer said on Monday in messages seen by Reuters. Liu, 61, was […]
Can Narendra Modi and Donald Trump recreate the magic of the Obama years? On 26 June, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold official talks with US President Donald Trump in Washington DC in what will be the first meeting between the two leaders. This is not the […]
Landslide buries mountain village in SW China, fears for 141 people Fears grew for 141 people missing in China after a landslide buried their mountain village in southwestern Sichuan province on Saturday, with reports that only three survivors had been pulled out of the mud and rock hours after the […]
Adviser says Donald Trump wants to resign The demise of Donald Trump’s presidency is now inevitable, with his exit merely being a matter of when and how. Will the Republican Congress throw him overboard to try to avoid being wiped out in the midterms? Will a Democratic Congress impeach him […]
U.S. warplane downs Syrian army jet in Raqqa province A U.S. warplane shot down a Syrian army jet on Sunday in the southern Raqqa countryside, with Washington saying the jet had dropped bombs near U.S.-backed forces and Damascus saying the plane was downed while flying a mission against Islamic State […]
Oregon first US state to add third gender option on driver ID Oregon has become the first US state to include a third gender option on state-issued identification cards. Beginning in July, Oregon residents who do not identify as male or female can mark X for sex on driver’s licences, […]
