The head of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Thursday that he was not seeing indications that North Korea was looking at "lashing out" ahead of an expected military parade, as Pyongyang is ... ( read original story ...)
Report: North Korea could test SLBM ahead of U.S. election
North Korea could test launch a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the coming months after displaying its intercontinental ballistic missile capabilities, according to a South Korean press report ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s three reasons why Saudi Arabia won’t cut oil production any time soon
Saudi Arabia, the world's largest oil exporter cut crude prices for sale to Asia to bolster demand among countries like China. ( read original story ...)
Saudi Arabia King Salman and German Chancellor Merkel discuss G20 over the phone: state news agency
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz called German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed the G20 efforts to overcome the coronavirus pandemic consequences, the state news agency reported on ... ( read original story ...)
US Aims for 4,500 Troops in Afghanistan by November
CENTCOM Commander McKenzie told reporters U.S. withdrawal plans aim for 4,500 troops in Afghanistan on a “October, late October, November time frame.” ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan Says It Has Arrested IS Militant Behind Clerics’ Killings
Afghanistan's main intelligence agency says it has arrested a key member of the Islamic State (IS) extremist group’s affiliate in the country who is said to be a mastermind behind the assassination of ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea spy sentenced to prison in ethnic Chinese defector case
A senior South Korean intelligence official connected to the framing of a defector on spying charges has been sentenced to prison for leaking an undisclosed testimony. ( read original story ...)
Amnesty investigation links brewer Kirin to Myanmar military crimes
Billions in dividends from ventures with conglomerate MEHL funnelled to army units implicated in Rohingya crackdown ... ( read original story ...)
EU lawmakers suspend Myanmar’s Suu Kyi from rights prize events
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will no longer be invited to events of the European Parliament's human rights prize, which she won in 1990, EU lawmakers said on Thursday, a protest over accusations of ... ( read original story ...)
‘Illegal Thoughts’: How Some Exiled Critics of Thai King Are Fuelling a Revolt
How Some Exiled Critics of Thai King Are Fuelling a Revolt BANGKOK (Reuters) - At a university campus demonstration in Bangkok on Aug. 10, the images of two men were projected onto a giant screen ... ( read original story ...)