Choe In-guk: Son of South Korean defectors ‘moves’ to the North
The son of high-profile South Korean defectors is reported to have moved to North Korea, in a rare case of someone seeking to settle in...
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US calls on Germany to send ground troops to SyriaAFP, BerlinThe United States on Sunday called for Germany to send ground troops to northern Syria,...
China station next target for Hong Kong protesters as new rally begins
AFP, Hong Kong :Thousands of anti-government protesters began a march in Hong Kong Sunday that will end outside a controversial train station linking the territory...
UK’s top envoy in US says Trump executive ‘inept’: Report
Britain’s ambassador in the United States has described President Donald Trump and his administration as “inept” and “uniquely dysfunctional”, according to leaked diplomatic memos published...
Rattled nerves, minor damage from second major Southern California quake
AFP, Ridgecrest :Southern California appeared to have avoided the worst on Saturday after it was rocked by a second powerful earthquake in as many days...
Greece votes in election expected to oust leftist Tsipras
AFP, Athens :Greek voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the country’s first national election of the post-bailout era, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s...
Iran set to exceed nuclear deal uranium enrichment cap
AFP, Tehran :Iran said Sunday it was set to breach the uranium enrichment cap set by an endangered nuclear deal within hours as it seeks...
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Regime bombings kill 14 civilians in SyriaAFP, BeirutSyrian regime bombardment has killed 14 civilians including seven children in northwestern Syria, a war monitor said Saturday,...
Merkel seeks to reassure Western Balkan nations of EU future
AP, Poznan, Poland :German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought Friday to reassure Western Balkan nations aspiring to join the European Union that there is strong support...
Top official says Iran ready for higher uranium enrichment
AP, Tehran :A top aide to Iran’s supreme leader says the Islamic Republic is ready to enrich uranium beyond the level set by Tehran’s 2015...
US Presidential Race: Harris raised $12 m in second quarter
Reuters, Washington :US Senator Kamala Harris of California, who emerged as a top contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination after last week’s presidential debate,...
Russia to deliver S-400 missiles for NATO ally Turkey amid US sanctions threat
The Washington Post :Russia will begin delivering its S-400 air-defense system to NATO-member Turkey in the coming days, a Kremlin spokesman said Friday, in a...