A junior South Korean politician condemned former White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday, saying his new memoir has made negotiation with North Korea even more difficult. ( read original story ...)
South Korea sues religious sect over COVID spread as it grapples with 2nd wave
City of Daegu wants $82 million from cult-like church at center of initial outbreak, as Seoul contemplates measures to tackle a resurgence. ( read original story ...)
Tourist city in Thailand overrun with hungry monkeys starts mass sterilisation programme
Thailand has started sterilising hundreds of monkeys in a city famous for its macaque population, as the coronavirus pandemic leaves them hungry, aggressive and wrestling food from terrified residents ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Administration Unveils Security Council Resolution Extending Iran Arms Embargo
But the draft has little support among major powers at the U.N., reflecting Washington’s isolation on its Iran policy. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Should Return to the Iran Nuclear Deal
The JCPOA, or Iran Nuclear Deal, addressed every concern regarding any peaceful nuclear work conducted by Iran. ( read original story ...)
America’s demand for talks is a lie, says Iran president
America's demand for talks with Iran is a lie, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday, in comments broadcast live on state TV. ( read original story ...)
Turkey says Macron suffers ‘eclipse of the mind’ over Libya
Turkey hit back on Tuesday at French criticism of its intervention in Libya, saying President Emmanuel Macron must have suffered an "eclipse of the mind" to oppose Ankara's support for the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 5,000: health minister
Turkey's coronavirus death toll has reached 5,001, after 27 more people died in the previous 24 hours, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Turkey blames France for ‘dragging Libya into chaos’
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy accused Macron of “losing reason” and of making unfounded accusations against Turkey a day after the French leader said Ankara was involved in a ... ( read original story ...)
From Dunkirk to Vietnam to Algiers — the ten best war movies
The horror, the horror . . .” In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness the words are uttered by Kurtz, an ivory-trading svengali in 19th-century Africa. Transforming him into a rogue ... ( read original story ...)