A federal magistrate judge erred by imposing an "egregious" two-week discovery deadline with overbroad parameters, Kazakhstan said Wednesday as it continues to fight enforcement of a $506.7 million ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Sees Importance of North Korea Talks Despite Tension, Officials Say
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun speaks to the media beside his South Korean counterpart Lee Do-hoon after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, July 8, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Top North Korea official urges workers to toil harder at hospital site
A top North Korean official visited the construction site of the new Pyongyang General Hospital ahead of an October deadline when the Korean Workers' Party is expected to mark its 75th anniversary. ( read original story ...)
Saudi-Led Alliance in Yemen Says Explosive Boats Destroyed in Red Sea
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group in Yemen destroyed two explosive-laden boats in the Red Sea on Thursday, its spokesman said. The two remotely ... ( read original story ...)
World is abandoning Yemen’s children to die, aid group says
The world is abandoning Yemen’s children to die, Save the Children said on Friday, as funding cuts to aid means tens of thousands of starving children are going without life-saving treatment for ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. doesn’t know if Russia directed Taliban attacks in Afghanistan, Pentagon says
The United States believes Russia has given support to Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan in the past but does not have intelligence to confirm it directed attacks against Americans or to corroborate ... ( read original story ...)
DOD Intel Hasn’t Confirmed Russian Bounty Scheme in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has not corroborated intelligence reports that claim Moscow paid militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan, the defense secretary and Joint Chiefs chairman say. ( read original story ...)
Mass grave uncovered in former ISIS territory of northern Iraq
Bones believed to be of Shiite prisoners from a nearby ISIS jail line the bottom of a trench hundreds of yards long near the northern Iraqi village of Humeydat, west of Mosul. ( read original story ...)
Prominent mayor of South Korea’s capital found dead amid allegation of impropriety
One of South Korea's most prominent elected officials, the longtime mayor of its capital, was found dead, police said on Friday, after he was reported missing by his daughter amid a criminal probe of ... ( read original story ...)
State Department approves $23.1B sale of 105 F-35s to Japan
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $23.1 billion sale of 105 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft to the government of Japan, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Thursday. ( read original story ...)