Passengers walk past a thermal scanner as part of security measures to avoid coronavirus in the country, at Damascus international airport, Damascus, Syria March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea observes annual holiday without fanfare, reports say
North Korea could be quietly observing an annual autumn holiday celebrated across the Korean Peninsula as the country urges stronger quarantine measures against the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
WHO: North Korea says all COVID-19 test results ‘negative’
The World Health Organization says North Korea is reporting zero cases of COVID-19 after testing 3,374 people in the country. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Uzbekistan Lifts Ban On International Travel
Uzbekistan has lifted a ban on international travel imposed in mid-March to slow the spread of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
A missed chance to reshape our relationship with Saudi Arabia
If the impunity of Mohammed bin Salman's unpardonable crime is allowed to continue, future U.S. administrations will have decades to regret not punishing him. ( read original story ...)
The legal challenges against Saudi Arabia must continue
Rulings against the Saudi regime could set legal precedents that could help protect the rights and lives of activists and free thinkers all over the world in the future. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia & Its Ruthless Quest for Global Power
Mohammed bin Salman’s Ruthless Quest for Global Power, by Bradley Hope and Justin Scheck (John Murray, 368 pp., $29) The murder of Jamal Khashoggi has given the international order of today a proper ... ( read original story ...)
China Anniversary Arrests As Hong Kong Leader Hails ‘Return To Peace’
Dozens of democracy supporters were arrested in Hong Kong Thursday for defying a protest ban as the city marked China's National Day and its leader hailed Beijing's new security law for restoring ... ( read original story ...)
Former Afghanistan commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal endorses Joe Biden, despite previous tension between them
Before overseeing all U.S. operations in Afghanistan under the Obama administration, U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal led the Pentagon's most secretive black ops for five years. During his military ... ( read original story ...)
US-Taiwan infrastructure investment deal aims to reduce dependence on China, experts say
A new deal signed by the US and Taiwan to cooperate on infrastructure development in Southeast Asia and Latin America will help them to reshape the global supply chain and reduce their dependence on ... ( read original story ...)