South Korean health authorities warned on Friday that a cluster of coronavirus infections in the capital Seoul was threatening to spread after thousands of people attended a rally by conservative ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea sees biggest virus spike since March
South Korea sees 324 new cases of coronavirus, its highest single day total since March, with most cases traced to churches; US Democratic White House nominee Joe Biden a ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un delegates some powers to sister Kim Yo Jong, South Korean intelligence says
Kim Jong Un has reportedly given his sister, Kim Yo Jong, partial authority to oversee "general state affairs" in order to ease the North Korean leader's workload, according to South Korean ... ( read original story ...)
In Thailand, a 21-Year-Old Student Dares To Tackle A Taboo Subject
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul took the stage at a rally to read a manifesto calling for reform of Thailand's politically powerful monarchy — a move that could land her in jail. ( read original story ...)
Mike Pompeo has accused European allies of ‘siding with the ayatollahs’ after they refused to back Trump on Iran
The UK, France, and Germany say the US cannot trigger the reimposition of UN sanctions on Iran, prompting fury in Washington. ( read original story ...)
Iran says US has no right to demand restoration of sanctions
Iran’s foreign minister has sent a letter to the U.N. Security Council saying the U.S. has no right to demand the restoration of U.N. sanctions against Iran ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. faces opposition to Iran sanctions ‘snap back’ demand
The U.S. has been told it can’t withdraw from a deal and then use the resolution that endorsed it to re-impose sanctions. ( read original story ...)
New U.K. Sanctions Offer Opportunity to Narrow Transatlantic Gap on Iran | Opinion
According to U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, the new sanctions are a "forensic tool." Rather than impeding major patterns of global trade, these penalties expose and, importantly, aim to "deter" ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey converts another former Istanbul church into a mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered another ancient Orthodox Church that became a mosque and then a popular Istanbul museum to be turned back into a Muslim place of worship. The ... ( read original story ...)
After Hagia Sophia, Turkey’s historic Chora church also switched to mosque
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan reconverted the historic Chora church, one of Istanbul's most celebrated Byzantine buildings, into a mosque on Friday, a month after opening the famed Hagia Sophia to ... ( read original story ...)