It would be a grave mistake for the U.S. to pull out of Afghanistan entirely, or without plenty of pre-warning. ( read original story ...)
Rep. Biggs urges Biden to keep to timeline for US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Ariz., on Monday urged President Biden to keep to the current timeline for withdrawal from Afghanistan, warning that any delay could lead to a "slippery slope." ... ( read original story ...)
Pentagon Acknowledges ‘Uptick’ in Violence in Iraq, Declines to Name Iran
A second attack in two weeks against an area housing U.S. personnel on Monday bears all the signs of another act of violence by Iran, yet the Pentagon says it’s continuing to investigate. ( read original story ...)
Political row in Turkey as opposition asks ‘What happened to the $128bn in FX reserves?’
A political row has blown up in Turkey over a social media campaign by the main opposition party that demands to know what has happened to $128bn of ... ( read original story ...)
Carleton student Cihan Erdal, jailed in Turkey since September, to stand trial this spring
Cihan Erdal, a Carleton PhD student, has been jailed in Turkey since late September. jpg Article content. A Carleton University PhD student arrested while visiting Turkey last yea ... ( read original story ...)
Trump offered Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One following Vietnam summit, source says
Then-President Donald Trump in 2019 offered North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a ride home on Air Force One following their Vietnam summit, a former senior administration official who was on the trip ... ( read original story ...)
Why Internet Speeds in the Philippines Are So Slow
While it’s not as bad as dial-up internet from the early 2000s, download and upload speeds in the country still lag behind its Southeast Asian neighbors. For fixed broadband, the Philippines has an ... ( read original story ...)
Details emerge of another Boeing 777 engine failure, this one in Japan
"I was panicking in my head, thinking about how I was maybe going to die." That is what Naru Kurokawa thought as an engine failed in the Japan Airlines Boeing 777 flight over Japan he piloted on ... ( read original story ...)
Hadaka Matsuri: Japan’s famed Naked Festival canceled for all but a select few
This time a year ago, thousands gathered for Japan's annual Hadaka Matsuri -- popularly known as the "Naked Festival"-- in Okayama prefecture. The photos and videos of last year's event are a surreal ... ( read original story ...)
Passenger on ANOTHER Boeing 777 shares video from December flight when engine ripped apart over Japan in eerie foreshadowing of Denver incident
The footage captured by Naru Kurokawa, 40, in Japan, has resurfaced amid calls from Boeing to ground its entire global fleet of 777-200s which use Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engines. ( read original story ...)