SEOUL: The US and South Korea announced Tuesday that their annual joint military drills would go ahead next month, with no significant downsize in scale despite an ongoing diplomatic thaw with North Korea. The large-scale exercises involving tens of thousands of ground troops are a perennial source of tension between ... Read More »
President takes more than 75% of vote according to partial results, extending Putin’s time in office to nearly a quarter of a century Vladimir Putin cruised to victory in Sunday’s presidential elections in a result that was never in question. His fourth term as president will extend until 2024, making ... Read More »
Mohammad bin Salman reiterates previous comments comparing Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to Adolf Hitler over ‘plans to expand’ across the Middle East Saudi Arabia will develop a nuclear bomb if its arch-rival Iran does so, the kingdom’s 32-year-old Crown Prince has said, raising the spectre of nuclear conflict in a ... Read More »
After the glimpse of an end to history, we are back to the droogs and their horrorshow, except they are now in Moscow – and Salisbury There is a story (which I believe to be true) about a wandering West Coast surfer, board bag over his shoulder, who accidentally landed ... Read More »
Pacaraima (Brazil) – The remote Brazilian town of Pacaraima is used to outsiders — tourists curious about spectacular nearby mountains — but a sea of Venezuelan refugees is pushing locals’ hospitality to breaking point. Before, Pacaraima’s main attraction was its location near Monte Roraima in Venezuela, believed to have inspired ... Read More »
Dr. Maya Mustafa Hammoud, whose family originates from the southern Lebanese town of Tebnine, represents a new successful story of the Lebanese Diaspora promoting the positive image of Lebanon around the world. Professor of Learning Health Sciences and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maya became the 52nd President of the Association of ... Read More »
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is braced to take “extensive measures” against Russia should it not offer a credible explanation of how an ex-spy and his daughter were poisoned on British soil with a military-grade nerve agent. “Should there be no credible response,” Mrs May told parliament, “we will conclude ... Read More »
As many as 412,000 Americans die prematurely every year – mostly from cardiovascular disease – due to historic exposure to low levels of the toxic metal, a US study suggests. The figure is 10 times more than previously thought and could put deaths from lead exposure on par with smoking. ... Read More »
SYDNEY – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will on Tuesday hail the role of international law in settling regional conflicts, comments apparently aimed at bolstering Australian efforts to build a coalition against Chinese assertiveness. Bishop, in a speech ahead of a special meeting of the Association of South East Asian ... Read More »
The World Health Organisation has added a mysterious “Disease X” to a list of viruses it fears could cause a global pandemic in the future. The organisation released a list of diseases it considers pose a high risk to the public due to their potential to spark an epidemic and ... Read More »
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