If this history is any indicator, the U.S. military will remain engaged in and with Iraq in one way or another for at least the foreseeable future. ( read original story ...)
Bush’s 2003 Iraq Invasion Forever Changed America And The World (For The Worse)
Every player of the popular video game Civilization knows to hit the save button before engaging in the risky, stupid invasion of foreign country. In the case of the 2003 invasion ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea defends action against defector groups
Legal action needed to be taken against defector organizations, South Korea's newly appointed unification minister said Monday. ( read original story ...)
South Korea, New Zealand spar over diplomat in sex harassment case
South Korea and New Zealand are at odds over the case of a South Korean diplomat who has been accused of groping a New Zealand staff member at Seoul's Embassy in Wellington. ( read original story ...)
Iran’s Covid death toll three times higher than admitted, says report
BBC says government papers reveal total is more than 42,000 – far above official toll of 17,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Elections provide U.S. and Iran a brief window to lower tensions: think tank
The United States and Iran will have a brief window between their upcoming presidential elections in which to ease dangerous tensions, according to a new report from a Washington think tank that ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam confirms 21 more cases in new virus outbreak
Vietnam has confirmed 21 more coronavirus cases linked to three hospitals in the central city of Da Nang, the health ministry said Monday. The country, which had lifted many restrictions after more ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam says it has no plans for widespread lockdown
Vietnam has no plans for a widespread lockdown and will only put areas considered epicentres under strict quarantine, the government's spokesperson said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam reports 21 new coronavirus infections
Vietnam reported 21 more novel coronavirus infections late on Monday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 642. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam says the new strain of coronavirus behind its ominous COVID-19 spike is 3 times as contagious
Vietnam's latest surge, which started July 25, ended a 99-day streak of no new cases. The country has said it can't handle a mass outbreak. ( read original story ...)