Instead of preparing its population for peace, Azerbaijan has been preparing it for war,” Artsakh Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan said in an interview with Nationalia, a Catalan publication based in ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka navy says no real risk of spill on stricken supertanker
There is no real risk of a spill from a fully loaded supertanker that caught fire off the east coast of Sri Lanka, a senior official in the Indian Ocean nation's navy said on Friday. The fire that bro ... ( read original story ...)
Images suggest North Korea may be preparing launch of submarine missile – think tank
Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S. think tank reported on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, the Iraq veteran on the front line of the war against chemical weapons in Syria
Beneath the smoke-hazed starlight of the desert night, a young tank captain waited for his moment of war. He was a romantic man and it was his first conflict. Now, on the eve of battle, as the trails ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s ‘suckers’ in the military insult explains what he did after Diego Pongo was killed in Iraq
My partner was killed in combat in March of this year. To hear what the president thinks of his sacrifice and my service adds insult to fresh injury. ( read original story ...)
Iraq may ‘lose control’ after record coronavirus cases: Live
Iraq reported 5,036 new coronavirus cases on Friday, bringing the total cases to 252,075, including 7,359 deaths. ( read original story ...)
Biden: My late son, who served in Iraq, ‘was not a sucker’
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden grills Trump for reports about alleged comments he made that those who joined the military were 'losers' and 'suckers.' ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam targets 2020 GDP growth of 2.0%-2.5% -government
Vietnam is targeting a gross domestic product growth of 2.0%-2.5% this year and 6.7% next year, the government said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Philippines blocks release of US Marine convicted in killing of transgender Filipino woman
The court order has rekindled perceptions that American military personnel who run afoul of Philippine laws can get special treatment under the allies’ Visiting Forces Agreement. ( read original story ...)
Popular Philippines Vlogger Lloyd Cafe Cadena Dies at 26
Lloyd Cadena, a popular vlogger and comedian from the Philippines, has died. Cadena’s death was announced on his official Facebook page. “It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce ... ( read original story ...)