During a Workers' Party meeting on Wednesday, Kim Jong Un described North Korea's difficulties as the 'worst-ever' and ordered tougher legal supervision to support his development plans. ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim calls for increased party role in economic plans: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called on his ruling Workers' Party to take a more direct role in his new five-year economic plan and blamed the party for past failures in implementing reform, state ... ( read original story ...)
Covid helped isolate North Korea in a way sanctions never could. So what happens now?
It doesn't have tests, vaccines, a functioning public health system or almost any way to get supplies. It still calls Kim Jong Un its supreme leader. ( read original story ...)
‘It’s as if there’s no Covid’: Nepal defies pandemic amid a broken economy
Cases appear low and sports venues are packed, but protests are on the rise as jobs are lost and personal debt soars ... ( read original story ...)
Timeline: Yemen war began in 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire. The attack came just a few days ... ( read original story ...)
Despite Biden’s Push, a Difficult Road to Peace in Yemen
It’s also too early, he said — too early to say whether President Joe Biden’s move will bring peace to Yemen. Biden’s halt to support for the Saudi-led coalition was a dramatic break with the air ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia says Yemen Houthi drone intercepted after Abha hit
Saudi-led coalition says it thwarted an armed drone attack launched by Yemen’s Houthis on a key air base. Saudi forces have intercepted an armed drone fired by Houthi fighters in Yemen, the Riyadh-led ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan to begin preparations for COVID-19 vaccination
President of Shavkat Mirziyoyev instructed to begin preparations for vaccination of the population against COVID-19, Trend reports referring to the press service of the president. The head of state ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Kick Off Drills Near Iraq Border
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched ground forces drills in the southwest of the country near the Iraqi border. ( read original story ...)
3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in northern Iraq
Turkey's Defense Minister says three Turkish soldiers were killed in a new Turkish military offensive against a Kurdish militants in northern Iraq ... ( read original story ...)