WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday will sign an agreement that includes plans to have U.S. nuclear-armed submarines dock in South Korea for the first time in more than 40 years, a conspicuous show of support to Seoul amid growing concern about nuclear threats by North Korea, according to … Read more
In recent months, lawmakers in the United States, Europe and Canada have escalated efforts to restrict access to TikTok, the massively popular short-form video app that is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, citing security threats. The White House told federal agencies on Feb. 27 that they had 30 days to delete the app from … Read more
Court names US entities and officials – including ex-Presidents Obama and George W Bush – as it maintains they played a pivotal role in creating and guiding ISIL. Tehran, Iran – An Iranian court has ruled the United States government and a number of individuals and entities, including former President Barack Obama, must pay compensation for … Read more
As a bonfire lit by children finished burning, the winners at the first Indigenous Games of Peruibe received the wooden medals around their necks with little fanfare. The spectators, though, screamed and howled around the village’s arena as defeated competitors applauded between smokes of their pipes. The two-day competition last weekend in southern Sao Paulo … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said on Tuesday that his party, the African National Congress, had decided “it is prudent” to withdraw from the International Criminal Court — only for representatives for him and the party to later clarify that neither was actually advocating quitting the court, at least for now. The A.N.C. would … Read more
22 norske borgere reiste ut fra Sudan tidlig onsdag morgen på et norsk forsvarsfly. Rundt 60 norske borgere har til nå fått bistand til å reise ut av Sudan. Røyk stiger opp i Khartoum lørdag. Foto: Marwan Ali, AP / NTB 26.04.2023 11:40 Oppdatert 26.04.2023 12:01 Saken oppdateres På flyplassen i Khartoum fikk de norske … Read more
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who led her country through a devastating mass shooting, will be temporarily joining Harvard University later this year, Kennedy School Dean Douglas Elmendorf said Tuesday. Ardern, a global icon of the left and an inspiration to women around the world, has been appointed to … Read more
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwan-based publisher who disappeared while in China has been detained for suspected violations of security laws, Chinese authorities confirmed on Wednesday, fanning concerns in Taiwan that Beijing is sending a warning to the island’s vibrant publishing sector. The publisher, Li Yanhe, widely known by his pen name, Fu Cha, is a … Read more
Recurrent rumours of a body-double resurged after President Putin visited troops in occupied Kherson last week. The Kremlin has rejected rumours that President Vladimir Putin has lookalike body doubles who stand in for the 70-year-old leader and that he spends much of his time shielding in a nuclear bunker. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov listed what … Read more
The wayward rocket launched from the Esrange Space Center in northern Sweden lands in an uninhabited area of Norway. A research rocket launched by Sweden Space Corp (SSC) from northern Sweden has malfunctioned and landed 15km (9.3 miles) inside neighbouring Norway. The rocket was part of a research programme in which experiments are carried out … Read more
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