Kim's regime is currently holding a major party congress in Pyongyang as North Korea waits for President-elect Joe Biden to take office. ( read original story ...)
US Houthi Terrorist Designation Could Slow Yemen Aid, Analysts Say
The announced U.S. designation of Yemen’s Houthi rebels as terrorists could jeopardize diplomacy in the Gulf region and worsen Yemen’s already devastating humanitarian crisis, analysts say. U.S. ( read original story ...)
What next if the US labels Yemen rebels ‘terrorists’?
Washington plans to designate Yemen's Iran-aligned Huthi rebels as "terrorists", but experts warn outgoing President Donald Trump's move could backfire -- with Yemeni civilians bearing the ... ( read original story ...)
How the Pandemic Is Keeping Malaysia’s Politics Messy
Malaysia’s first transfer of power in six decades was hailed as a milestone for transparency, free speech and racial tolerance in the multiethnic Southeast Asian state. Two years later, in 2020, the ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysia PM Says It’s Not a Coup, But Critics See a Power Grab
In explaining why Malaysia needed to suspend democracy for the first time in half a century to fight the pandemic, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin ensured the nation he wasn’t staging a military coup. ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan: 185 newborns sold over four-year period
Poverty and weak oversight mechanisms in Uzbekistan are partly to blame for how many newborns are being put up for sale on the black market ... ( read original story ...)
Sciutto: There will be more guardsmen at inauguration than in Afghanistan
CNN's Jim Sciutto speaks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) about security as President-elect Biden's inauguration draws near. ( read original story ...)
Prosperous, stable Afghanistan at peace is in Pakistan’s national interest: COAS
Army Chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that a stable and prosperous Afghanistan at peace with itself and its neighbours is in Pakistan’s national interest. He was talking to Chairman ... ( read original story ...)
There will be more US troops in DC for Biden’s inauguration than in Iraq and Afghanistan combined, a stark reminder of the danger of homegrown extremism
Congressional lawmakers are now calling for the US to treat domestic terrorism as an existential threat to the country and its political system. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar reports 551 new COVID-19 cases, 20 more deaths
Myanmar reported 551 more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the tally in the country to 131,737, according to a release from the Ministry of Health and Sports. A total of 20 more COVID-19 deaths ... ( read original story ...)