Saudi Arabia is considering cancelling the hajj pilgrimage season for the first time since the kingdom was founded in 1932, after cases of coronavirus in the country topped 100,000. “The issue has …
US pledges to reduce Iraq troops as tensions ease
The United States promised Thursday to reduce troops from Iraq over the coming months after talks with Baghdad, where lawmakers have pushed for their withdrawal. ” …
Iraq, U.S. affirm commitment to U.S. troop withdrawal: state media
Iraq and the United States have affirmed their commitment to the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq without giving a timeline, state news agency INA said on Friday, citing Iraq’s Prime Minister …
Woman’s search for birth parents leads to landmark South Korea adoption ruling
Decades after she was sent for adoption in the United States, Kara Bos’ quest to find her birth parents in South Korea moved a step closer on Friday when a Seoul court ruled that a South Korean man …
US To Reduce Troops In Iraq ‘Over Coming Months’
The United States promised Thursday to reduce troops from Iraq over the coming months after talks with Baghdad, where lawmakers have pushed for their withdrawal. “The two countries recognized that in …
South Korea to indefinitely extend intensive prevention, sanitation guidelines
South Korea will indefinitely extend intensive prevention and sanitation guidelines until the daily new cases of the new coronavirus drops to single digits, Health Minister Park Neung-hoo said on …
South Korea hit by human rights watch over leaflet crackdown
A top official at a global human rights organization criticized South Korea for trying to shut down two activist groups who sent anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets by balloon across the border into North Korea …
Thailand reports four new coronavirus cases, no deaths
Thailand on Friday reported four new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, bringing its total number of confirmed infections to 3,129, of which 58 were fatalities.
I was traveling in Thailand and got cast in Spike Lee’s new movie ‘Da 5 Bloods’
As Spike Lee’s new movie “Da 5 Bloods” debuts on Netflix, travel writer Travis Levius explains how he found himself in Thailand with a job not just as an extra, but as star Chadwick Boseman’s stand-in …
Vietnam Schoolgirl Creates Art From the Chaos of the Coronavirus
The work of 10-year-old Chung Anh shows how events unfolded globally, depicting the devastation with drawings of the coronavirus attacking landmarks like the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, Big …