US President Donald Trump will announce further troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in the next few days, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The official told reporters traveling ... ( read original story ...)
Trump will announce reduction in U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday
President Donald Trump will announce a further drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Trump planning to withdraw more US troops from Iraq
The official said the administration is also looking to announce the withdrawal of additional troops from Afghanistan in the coming days. The planned announcements come as the president has been ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq reforms stymied by shadowy groups’ wave of attacks
War-scarred Iraq hopes to launch reforms and revive its battered economy, but the drive is being derailed by a wave of violence blamed largely on shadowy pro-Iranian groups. "We are constantly putting ... ( read original story ...)
Trump, Pentagon set to announce plan to withdraw more US troops from Iraq
President Trump and the Pentagon plan to announce a reduction of U.S. troops level from 5,200 to about 3,500, a senior defense official told Fox News. The coordinated announcement is expected sometime ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s silence on pandemic arouses skepticism in South
(UPI) --North Korea's claims that it is free of COVID-19 are raising serious concerns in the South the country is struggling to contain the coronavirus amid other problems that include malnutrition, ... ( read original story ...)
Liquidation business booms in South Korea as wave of small retailers close due to virus
South Korea has one of the world’s highest proportion of self-employed people, about 25% of the job market, making it very vulnerable to downturns. ( read original story ...)
South Korea August bank lending to households posts biggest jump on record
South Korea's bank lending to households in August surged by the biggest monthly amount on record, led by mortgage borrowing and credit loans for stock investments, central bank data showed on ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Thailand Head Sees Stronger Fiscal Role for Recovery
Thailand’s outgoing central bank governor said public debt restrictions should be eased to allow the government to spend more as monetary policy options dwindle with interest rates already at an ... ( read original story ...)
‘Horrific act’: Iran threatens to execute wrestler, world reacts
"The horrific act of executing an athlete can only be regarded as a repudiation of the humanitarian values that underpin sport," said World Players Association (WPA) director Brendan Schwab in a ... ( read original story ...)