As Tensions Rise Over Defense Costs, U.S. Walks Out Of Talks With South Korea
The U.S. reportedly is demanding South Korea pay $5 billion next year. The issue is putting stress not seen in years on the decades-old alliance between the U.S. and South Korea.
They’re Blue Collar, and They Like That Biden Is an Average Joe
Joseph R. Biden Jr. has durable support from a multiracial coalition of working-class voters who view him as one of their own.
Tata Steel To Fire 3,000 Workers In Europe Citing Slowdown And Weak Market Demand
Tata Steel, the Indian steel manufacturer, has announced that it will be slashing 3,000 jobs across its operations in Europe, citing a global consumption slowdown and the uncertainty surrounding the U.K. general elections and Brexit that is scheduled t…
In New Book, Journalist Alleges Russian Links To Mysterious Deaths Abroad
BuzzFeed News editor Heidi Blake says Russian agents in Britain killed exiled Russian oligarchs, security officials and others critical of the Kremlin. Her new book is From Russia with Blood.
Iran will seek new fighter jets, tanks as 2020 embargo lifts
A senior U.S. intelligence official says Iran will likely buy new advanced fighter jets and tanks next year when a U.N. Security Council arms embargo is scheduled to be lifted. The official says a new Defense Intelligence Agency assessment of Iran’s m…
GRAPHIC-Pound, FTSE250 tracking rising chance of Tory majority in Britain’s December election
Sterling and UK domestic stocks have rallied strongly this month as betting markets sharply increase the chances that Britain’s incumbent Conservative Party will secure a parliamentary majority in the country’s first Christmas election in nearly a cent…
Israeli settlements are still illegal despite Trump backing them, says UN
Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory remain illegal despite the US saying it no longer considers them inconsistent with international law, the United Nations human rights office has said.The Trump administration abandoned its four-deca…
UPDATE 1-More than 100 protestors killed in Iran during unrest – Amnesty International
Amnesty International said on Tuesday that more than 100 protestors had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over a rise in fuel prices last week. Snipers have shot into crowds of protestors from rooftops and, in one case, fro…
Woman Injured in Las Vegas Shooting Dies 2 Years Later
Kim Gervais was a country music fan, small-business owner and mother of two daughters.
EU’s Tusk: Croatia’s EU presidency comes at a critical time
Croatia’s first-ever presidency in the European Union will come at come at a “critical period” for the 28-nation bloc, outgoing EU leader Donald Tusk said Tuesday. The EU’s newest member could end up in charge of launching the bloc’s post-Brexit negot…
Trump appointee Mina Chang resigns after questions over résumé
‘Resigning is the only acceptable moral and ethical option,’ says Chang, who allegedly embellished her CV and faked a Time coverMina Chang: ‘The Department of State is experiencing what I … believe is the worst and most profound moral crisis confrontin…
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