In a congratulatory message to Kim Jong Un for the founding anniversary of North Korea's ruling party, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he intends to deepen relations with Pyongyang, North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
A dangerous escalation in Iraq, a direct Israeli concern
KH also appears to constitute a favored organization in the eyes of the IRGC, benefiting from extensive direct contacts with, and training by, IRGC and Lebanese Hezbollah personnel. ( read original story ...)
The defectors fleeing South Korea to live under Kim Jong Un’s regime
Lee Dae-jun, a South Korean official on a fisheries patrol vessel, removed his footwear, took a flotation device and entered the fast-moving tidal waters between an outlying island and the North ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Says Trump Is No ‘Tough Guy’ After He Told Country Not to ‘F**k With Us’
"The people of Iran have proven to be resilient and not intimidated by such inappropriate, irresponsible and empty rhetoric," Iranian mission to the United Nations spokesperson Alireza Miryousefi told ... ( read original story ...)
Trump tells Iran ‘if you f–k with us, we’ll do things ‘never done before’
The president of the United States is the most prominent statesmen in the country, but Donald Trump has disregarded that decorum on more than one occasion. “If you fuck around with us, if you do ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey plans live-fire exercise, missile defense tests
Turkey is preparing live-fire exercises in the Aegean Sea, angering Greece, and has transported its Russian-made S-400 air defense system to the Black Sea. ( read original story ...)
Holiday Leftovers Poutine: A decadent answer to ‘what should we do with the rest of the turkey dinner’
We’ve always been pretty enamoured with turkey dinner leftovers, but then along comes a poutine that puts them all together in a fun and over-the-top way. There’s a place for allll the fixings in this ... ( read original story ...)
Canada says Turkey and others should ‘stay out of the conflict’ in Nagorno-Karabakh
Canada made clear to Turkey on Friday that it and other nations should stay out of the conflict between Armenian and Azeri forces in Nagorno-Karabakh, said Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne ... ( read original story ...)
Canada tells Turkey to stay out of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Philippe Champagne said today he told his Turkish counterpart that Ankara should “stay out” of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. ( read original story ...)
Turkey raises swap rate as lira sinks towards new threshold
Turkey has once again raised the cost of borrowing by the back door as the lira sinks towards the threshold of 8 to the dollar. The lira has dropped 25 per cent this year and is already at record lows ... ( read original story ...)