A United Nations Security Council sanctions committee is considering a U.S. proposal to streamline and lengthen exemptions from U.N. sanctions on North Korea for humanitarian aid groups working in the ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Has a Lot of Guns, But Are They Any Good?
North Korea has a huge army and wants to be able to defend itself. However, its nuclear weapons are the best way to do that since much of its military is still not very modernized. Infantry weapons ... ( read original story ...)
Nepal captain Gyanendra Malla, two others Covid-19 positive
Nepal captain Gyanendra Malla, along with vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee and batsman Rohit Paudel, have all tested positive for Covid-19. The positive results were announced by Cricket Association ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi coalition ‘foils terrorist act’ on oil tanker near Yemen
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen says a commercial vessel has suffered minor damage from a blast in what it described as a foiled “terrorist act”, state media Al Arabiya ... ( read original story ...)
Funding Crisis Leaves Hospitals Desperate In Famine-struck Yemen
Hussein, suffer from acute malnutrition, weighing only two kilogrammes. Divorced, unemployed and without any income, their mother Fullah Mohammed struggles to feed them along with her other seven ... ( read original story ...)
The Truth That Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Know
The troop withdrawals in Iraq and Afghanistan planned by the Trump administration amount to a painful admission: We lost. The Defense Department recently announced troop withdrawals by Jan. 15 that ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s economic and political crisis threatens to ignite new upheavals
Iraq has become a key political battleground in US imperialism’s militaristic confrontation with Iran, further exacerbating its crisis. ( read original story ...)
Chinese foreign minister arrives in South Korea amid talk about Xi visit
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in South Korea for talks on Wednesday amid talk of a trip to Seoul by Chinese President Xi Jinping. ( read original story ...)
Kylie Moore-Gilbert released from Iran jail in prisoner exchange
Australian academic has been imprisoned in Iran since 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey announces asymptomatic coronavirus case numbers for first time since July
Turkey recorded 28,351 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 6,814 with symptoms, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Wednesday, the first time since July Ankara has included ... ( read original story ...)