South Korea says US troops will stay despite possible peace treaty South Korea’s government has said US troops will remain in the country, even if a deal is reached to formally end the Korean War. There are about 29,000 US military personnel based in South Korea, under a post-war security […]
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Scientists ‘miserable’ after world’s oldest-known spider dies in Australia at 43 from a wasp sting Scientists in Australia say they are heartbroken after the world’s oldest-known spider has died — from a wasp sting. The antique arachnid, known as Number 16, passed away at 43, beating the previous record-holder, a […]
Missile Attack in Syria Reportedly Kills at Least 16, Raising Regional Tensions The missiles struck after dark, hitting facilities in Syria where Iran and its militant proxies had set up camp, setting buildings on fire and causing an explosion so large that it shook the ground like a minor earthquake. […]
No More Hope’: The Work of a Photojournalist Killed in Kabul Through the dark days of the 1990s civil war and the Taliban’s oppressive rule, the Afghan photographer Shah Marai never left his country. As the bloodshed continued after the 2001 American-led invasion, he repeatedly expressed a feeling shared by […]
Cardinal George Pell will face trial on sex-offense charges Cardinal George Pell was ordered by an Australian magistrate to face trial over sexual abuse allegations, a decision that may make him the most senior Roman Catholic prelate to be forced to defend himself in court over a scandal that has […]
Trump’s high-stakes nuclear poker tactics on full display President Donald Trump is turning two crucial foreign policy dramas — over the Iran deal and a startling opening on the Korean peninsula — into one big game of televised nuclear poker. He’s concealing his hand, but constantly raising the stakes. He’s […]
Israel’s Iran documents show nuclear deal was lies, says Mike Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the top secret documents Israel claims to have obtained on Iran’s nuclear programme show Tehran has lied. Mr Pompeo said the information indicates that a nuclear deal signed between Iran and […]
Trump is hosting the president of Africa’s biggest oil state President Donald Trump is hosting Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House Monday in what will be his first official visit from an African head of state. The “struggle against Islamic terrorism in the Sahel,” an area to the […]
Erdoğan’s visit to invigorate economic ties, investments with Uzbekistan President Erdoğan’s five-day visits to Uzbekistan and South Korea have an agenda focused on improving bilateral economic and political ties with the two countries, while a number of agreements will also be signed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan began his five-day long […]
Journalists among almost 2 dozen dead in twin Afghanistan blasts At least 21 people, including five journalists, died in two explosions on Monday morning in the Afghan capital Kabul, according to government officials. The first blast took place at around at 8 a.m. local time in the Shashdarak area of […]
