An explosion struck a ship Friday near the strategic mouth of the Persian Gulf, American and British military officials said. The unexplained blast comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the …
Biden faces bipartisan pushback to the airstrikes he ordered in Syria a month into his presidency
Members of Congress from both parties say they want to know under what legal authority Biden carried out the Syria strikes.
Lebanon still under threat of electricity shortage
Lebanon would still face a risk of increased electricity shortages due to the near depletion of fuel reserves at power plants, various sources say, despite the …
Court awards $2.3 billion to USS Pueblo crew, more than 50 years after they were held in North Korea
A federal court has awarded $2.3 billion to several crewmembers and families of the USS Pueblo, a Navy ship taken hostage by North Korea more than 50 years ago.
Vaccine Trip to UAE Costs Canada Pension CEO His Job
Mark Machin quit as head of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board after he went to the United Arab Emirates and received a Covid-19 vaccine, defying guidance from Justin Trudeau’s government to avoid …
Isetan Mitsukoshi’s new chief seeks to repeat Malaysia success
With the coronavirus chill hanging over Japanese brick-and-mortar retail, department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings has named one of its star executives who rebuilt operations in Malaysia …
Jordan Peele’s reboot of ‘The Twilight Zone’ canceled
Twilight time is over for “The Twilight Zone.” The eerie anthology series, executive produced by Jordan Peele and Simon Kinberg, has been canceled at CBS All Access after two seasons, according to …
Treasury Department sanctions individuals in Saudi Arabia over alleged roles in Khashoggi murder
The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against a Saudi official and group of individuals for their alleged roles in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Watch: Jordan Poole spikes poster-worthy dunk for Santa Cruz Warriors over Memphis Hustle
Adding to his impressive performance in the G League’s Orlando bubble, Jordan Poole spiked a poster-worthy one-handed dunk vs. the Hustle.
Myanmar Police Free Japanese Journalist After Brief Detention
Myanmar police released a Japanese freelance journalist Friday after briefly detaining him during a protest in the commercial capital of Yangon, Radio Free Asia showed in a livestream on Facebook. …