Iran has backed off from directly challenging the U.S. military in the region since the Jan. 3 drone strike that killed Iranian Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani, the top U.S. commander in the Mideast ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey to buy additional S-400 missile defense system from Russia
Turkey will purchase an additional Russian-made S-400 air defense system, the head of Turkey's Defense Industries Administration said. ( read original story ...)
Review: Lee’s Vietnam pic is the right movie for right now
Good news: there's no expensive “de-aging” process used in “Da 5 Bloods,” Spike Lee’s absorbing, brash, exhausting, urgent, sometimes brilliant and sometimes unapologetically messy new film ... ( read original story ...)
‘Da 5 Bloods’ Review: Black Lives Mattered in Vietnam, Too
Spike Lee’s new joint is an anguished, funny, violent argument with and about American history, with an unforgettable performance from Delroy Lindo at its heart. ( read original story ...)
Spike in Pakistan COVID-19 Infections Prompts WHO to Call for More Lockdowns
Scores of lawmakers and government officials in Pakistan have tested positive for the coronavirus over the last week as the national tally of infections surged Wednesday to about 114,000. The South ... ( read original story ...)
India Assam: Two firefighters dead near oil well fire
Two firefighters have died while trying to put out a massive oil well fire which exploded in India's north-eastern state of Assam. Dramatic image News reports said that as many as 1,600 families have ... ( read original story ...)
As Big Tech looks for a foothold in India, it must beware slipping up
America’s Big Five technology companies haven’t allowed Covid-19 to knock them off course. They have provided many of the crutches that have helped us through the pandemic, but that in turn has ... ( read original story ...)
EU: China and Russia are spreading misinformation about COVID-19
Waves of disinformation campaigns about the coronavirus have been unleashed on the European Union, and some of the false messages are coming from China and Russia, officials from the European ... ( read original story ...)
China faces outcry after premier admits 40% of population struggles
China is facing a public outcry over its claim that Beijing had “basically won” the war against poverty after Premier Li Keqiang admitted that more than two-fifths of the population made less than ... ( read original story ...)
E.U. accuses China of waging pandemic disinformation campaign
In its strongest language yet on China, the bloc said such an effort harms not only “the health of our citizens, but also the health of our democracies.” ... ( read original story ...)