Israel and the United Arab Emirates say they are establishing full diplomatic relations in a U.S.-brokered deal that required Israel to halt its contentious plan to annex occupied West Bank land sough ... ( read original story ...)
James Carafano: Israel-UAE agreement shows Trump’s Middle East policy succeeding
Thursday’s announcement of a “historic peace agreement” between Israel and the United Arab Emirates is more evidence that President Trump is the first president in a long time to get U.S. Middle East ... ( read original story ...)
Michael Jordan’s Sneakers Sell For $615,000, New Record
A pair of Michael Jordan's game-worn sneakers sold for $615,000, Christie's auction house said Thursday, shattering a record set just months ago by the sale of another pair of the basketball legend's ... ( read original story ...)
Syria: Alarming rise in child deaths at northeastern camp
Eight children under the age of five years have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria, where thousands of relatives of jihadists are staying, the Save the Children charity on Thursday said. ( read original story ...)
North Korea lifts virus lockdown of border city: KCNA
North Korea said Friday it had lifted a three-week lockdown that was imposed on a border city after a defector believed to be carrying the coronavirus sneaked back into the country. ( read original story ...)
North Korea, Fighting to Hold Back Virus and Floods, Says No Thanks to Outside Aid
The country has reported extensive flood damage. But its leader, Kim Jong-un, says that humanitarian aid might bring in Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
North Korea floods kill 22, approach nuclear reactor — but Kim doesn’t want help
Flooding caused by weeks of unusually heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 22 people in North Korea, with four others missing, and even approached the country’s main nuclear reactor, but Kim Jong ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea lifts lockdown in city, rejects flood, virus aid
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lifted a lockdown in a major city near the border with South Korea where thousands had been quarantined for weeks over coronavirus worries, ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea lifts lockdown in border town after suspected coronavirus case ‘inconclusive’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un lifted a three week lockdown in the city of Kaesong and nearby areas, after a man who defected to the South returned to the border town last month showing coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly a quarter of Nepal’s workers lose jobs due to coronavirus – central bank
Nepali businesses have laid off 22.5% of their workers as measures to contain the novel coronavirus hit tourism and other activities, a senior central bank official said on Thursday, citing a study of ... ( read original story ...)