Georgia Tech launched two players into professional baseball Thursday night, as outfielders Michael Guldberg and Baron Radcliff were selected in the third and fifth rounds, respectively, of the Major ... ( read original story ...)
Protests grip Lebanon as currency tanks
Lebanese protesters took to the streets in multiple cities on Thursday night amid a rapid slide in the country's currency. ( read original story ...)
Palestinians Protest Against Israel’s Plans to Annex Parts of the West Bank
Palestinians tread on a banner bearing an Israeli flag during a protest against Israel's plans to annex part of the occupied West Bank, at Rafah in the southern Gaza Stri,on Thursday, June 11, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Cambodia says it’s willing to probe Thai exile’s case
The authorities in Cambodia say they are willing to investigate the reported abduction of a exiled Thai dissident in the country’s capital, though they claim to have been unaware of his presence for s ... ( read original story ...)
US ‘Caesar Act’ sanctions and could devastate Syria’s flatlining economy
Critics say legislation is being used for US strategy and could cause further problems for country and wider region ... ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan: Activists Jailed in Criminal Probes
Kazakh authorities should release an activist arrested for knocking off a police officer’s hat during a protest and drop criminal charges brought against her, Human Rights Watch said today. On June 8, ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Denounces US Two Years After Singapore Summit
North Korea criticised Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on Friday, the second anniversary of a landmark summit in Singapore where the US president shook hands with leader ... ( read original story ...)
Two years after Trump-Kim summit, North Korea voices despair, vows to build military
On the second anniversary of President Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un in Singapore, North Korea's foreign minister said hope had given way to despair and relations between the two countries had ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea questions need to keep ‘holding hands’ with US
North Korea has marked the two-year anniversary of the first summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump by questioning the need to keep "holding hands" with the US. The remarks are a snub to Mr Trump ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Vows to Boost Nuclear Program, Saying U.S. Diplomacy Failed
In a statement marking the second anniversary of a historic summit meeting between Kim Jong-un and President Trump, the North said its hopes had faded into a “nightmare.” ... ( read original story ...)