The very same members of Congress who aren't comfortable with voting to send Americans in uniform into harm's way seem more than willing to vote to keep them there. ( read original story ...)
Iraq protests: Seven dead in demonstrations over unpaid salaries
Government workers in northern Iraq are demanding their salaries be paid as Covid-19 plunges the country into economic turmoil. ( read original story ...)
North Korea berates South Korea’s top diplomat for doubt over ‘zero COVID-19 cases’
North Korea lashed out at South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha for casting doubt over its claim that there were no coronavirus outbreaks there, warning of consequences for her "impudent" ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea to begin COVID-19 vaccinations by March
South Korea is moving ahead with orders for COVID-19 vaccines that could reach as many as 44 million people, or close to 90 percent of the population. ( read original story ...)
South Korea mulls membership in CPTPP trade agreement
South Korea is not ruling out joining a multilateral trade pact that could be revived under the U.S. administration of President-elect Joe Biden. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar armed forces plagued by corruption
Justice For Myanmar yesterday published data from Ministry of Defence budget documents, spanning a period from the 2016-17 financial year to 2020-21, exposing the greed and corruption of the Myanmar ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand now open to the whole world
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted on Tuesday that Thailand was not experiencing a second wave of the pandemic, nor dealing with any challenge of super-spreaders, as rumoured. The ... ( read original story ...)
Iran upholds death sentence against French-based journalist captured last year
Iran's Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a dissident journalist who was captured in 2019 after years in exile in France, the judiciary said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Russia Calls Israel ‘the Problem’ in the Middle East, Defends Iran and Its Allies
"The problem in the region is not Iranian activities," Russian ambassador to Anatoly Viktorov said. "It's a lack of understanding between countries and noncompliance with U.N. resolutions in the ... ( read original story ...)
Marty Judge: Turkey is an important U.S. ally gone astray. Will Biden try to reverse course?
A new American president’s first visit to a foreign country indicates that country’s importance to the United States. President Barack Obama’s first trip abroad was to Turkey in an effort to stem its ... ( read original story ...)