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North Korea eyes Southeast Asia for new ...

North Korea eyes Southeast Asia for new friends

North Korea eyes Southeast Asia for new friends ## Pyongyang Courts Southeast Asia Amidst Geopolitical Shifts Pyongyang is actively cultivating stronger diplomatic ties with Southeast Asia, signaling a potential recalibration of North Korea’s foreign policy strategy. Recent high-level... read more »

How many times has the US struck Venezue...

How many times has the US struck Venezuelan vessels?

How many times has the US struck Venezuelan vessels? ## Increased Tensions in Caribbean as US Conducts Multiple Maritime Interventions Near Venezuelan Coast Washington, D.C. – Tensions in the Caribbean Sea are reportedly on the rise following a series of at least six documented incidents this... read more »

Where Wall Street stands on the NYC mayo...

Where Wall Street stands on the NYC mayoral race, and how that could shift ...

Where Wall Street stands on the NYC mayoral race, and how that could shift closer to Election Day New York City Mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani vs. Cuomo Stephanie Keith; Michael M. Santiago Wall Street’s stance on New York’s mayoral race might surprise... read more »

Ukraine’s drone operators say they...

Ukraine’s drone operators say they have to negotiate safe passage pas...

Ukraine’s drone operators say they have to negotiate safe passage past friendly jammers, sometimes over group chat Serhii Korovainyi/REUTERS Ukraine’s skies are full of drones and electronic warfare interference. Ukraine’s drone pilots have to coordinate routes their drones can... read more »

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Philippines braces for super Typhoon Haiyan

Philippines braces for super Typhoon Haiyan

Philippine officials on Wednesday raised the alert for a powerful typhoon threatening the country’s eastern coast and urged residents to leave high-risk areas before the storm hits. Typhoon Haiyan... read more »

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood dance moves

Michelle Obama celebrates Diwali with Bollywood da...

By Arun Kumar Washington – US First Lady Michelle Obama lit a ‘diya’ (lamp) in the East room to start White House Diwali... read more »

US seeks strong military-to-military ties with India

US seeks strong military-to-military ties with India

By Arun Kumar Washington – Taking note of the rise of India and China, a top US commander has said that Washington looked forward to build a growing... read more »

Red Crescent loses 31 volunteers in Syria conflict

Red Crescent loses 31 volunteers in Syria conflict

Damascus – The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) declared Tuesday that 31 of its workers had lost their lives during the country’s long-lingering... read more »

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Beijing – A 27-year-old man, who made false bomb threats that affected flights in six Chinese cities in May, was sentenced to five years in jail by a... read more »

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Nine dead, over 30 injured in attack at Afghan volleyball match

Kabul: At least nine people were killed and 33 wounded Sunday in a bomb attack at a sports match in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, on the same day that Islamic State fighters launched... read more »

Thousands flee as `super typhoon` Dujuan nears Taiwan

Taipei: Evacuations were stepped up in Taiwan Monday as `super typhoon` Dujuan swirled towards the island, gathering strength on its approach to the east coast.Torrential rains and high... read more »

In a first, France launches air strikes on Islamic State training camp in eastern Syria

Paris: Six French jet fighters targeted and destroyed an Islamic State training camp in eastern Syria, President Francois Hollande said on Sunday, making good on a promise to go after the... read more »

Hajj stampede: Death toll of Indian pilgrims in Mecca rises to 18

Mina: The death toll of Indian pilgrims has risen to 18 in the grisly stampede at the Hajj which has so far claimed the lives of 717 people, the worst tragedy to hit the annual pilgrimage... read more »

French Court Confirms Ban on UberPOP Ride-Sharing Service

PARIS: France’s highest court on Tuesday confirmed a ban on controversial ride-sharing service UberPOP, dismissing a constitutional appeal by the US company. France in January banned the... read more »