The end of the Korean War and peace on the peninsula are no more likely to occur as the result of a peace agreement than has North Korean denuclearization occurred as the result of multiple ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Nepal in Crisis
The coronavirus crisis has brought to the fore — and exacerbated — a number of the Nepali state’s long-standing weaknesses. ( read original story ...)
Nepal’s parliament approves map including territory controlled by India
The upper house of Nepal’s parliament approved a new map of the country on Thursday including land controlled by India, in a row that has strained ties between the South Asian neighbours. ( read original story ...)
A supertanker full of crude oil decaying amid Yemen’s civil war could blow up
Amman, Jordan — Yemen's raging civil war has created a ticking time bomb just off the country's Red Sea coast. The FSO Safer, a 45-year-old supertanker loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude ... ( read original story ...)
The Russian Bounties in Afghanistan: What Did Trump Know?
Readers discuss the White House’s denial that the president had been briefed on reported Russian payments to the Taliban. Also: Remembering Milton Glaser. ( read original story ...)
Reports say Russia offered bounty on US troops in Afghanistan. Here’s what we know.
Republicans and Democrats demanded the White House brief lawmakers on the intelligence assessment and the Trump administration's response. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what we know about the Russia-Taliban bounty program that reportedly targeted US soldiers in Afghanistan
The bounty offer reportedly came around the time that the United States was in negotiations with the Taliban in Afghanistan for a peace agreement that would allow the United States to draw down troops ... ( read original story ...)
White House says it will brief some lawmakers after reports Russia put bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan
"There will be a briefing today," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told Fox News in an interview Monday morning, when asked if the White House would brief House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ( read original story ...)
Congress Calls for Investigation Into Reported Russian Bounties for Killing US Soldiers in Afghanistan
As members of Congress called for an investigation, President Donald Trump said Sunday he was not briefed on reports that a Russian military intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban militants in ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan blast: Bomb, mortars kill 23 civilians in Helmand, says official
The army also said there was no military activity in the area on Monday and that two Taliban fighters were also killed when the car bomb detonated at the marketplace. ( read original story ...)