Australian freed in N. Korea keeps mum about detention
An Australian student on Friday thanked Swedish and his country’s diplomats for securing his release in North Korea but kept mum about what led to his weeklong detention. “I intend now to return to normal life but wanted to first publicly thank everyo…
Future of British Union Becomes Battleground for No-Deal Brexit
(Bloomberg) — Boris Johnson, the front-runner to replace Theresa May as British prime minister, said delivering Brexit would be key to keeping the U.K. together, just hours after May warned her successor not to put the union at risk with a no-deal Bre…
Russia’s Bid to Win a Firmer Foothold in Ukraine Is Falling Flat
(Bloomberg) — Russian efforts to boost influence over Ukraine at its neighbor’s election this month are making little headway.Ties between the one-time allies remain at a nadir after protesters in Kiev unseated the country’s Kremlin-backed leader in 2…
Envoy says Sudan rivals reach power-sharing agreement
Sudan’s ruling military council and the country’s pro-democracy movement have reached a power-sharing agreement, including a timetable for a transition to civilian rule, an African Union envoy said early Friday. Mohammed el-Hassan Labat said both side…
Trump’s ‘Salute to America’ was a second-rate Red Square rally – but one Democrat managed to find hope
DC isn’t built for tanks, but to a reality TV president with a keen eye for stagecraft, everything is a potential set.Donald Trump had wanted these war machines to rumble through the rarefied streets of the nation’s capital until he was thwarted by eng…
Libyan Strongman Wants to Control Tripoli, Not Peddle Oil
(Bloomberg) — Libya’s most powerful military leader said the state oil company in Tripoli has the sole right to sell the nation’s crude, a statement that might ultimately help stabilize production that has swung wildly for almost a decade because of o…
UPDATE 1-U.S. asks federal court to throw out Huawei lawsuit
The U.S. government filed a motion on Wednesday asking for the dismissal of a lawsuit by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that claimed the United States had acted illegally when it blacklisted Huawei’s products. Huawei sued …
Making Sense of The MeK
To its supporters, it is the most organized and disciplined alternative to the current clerical regime in Tehran, and the only one that is truly capable of establishing a democratic, secular Iran. To its detractors, it represents a fringe element that …
Russia’s whale release plan called success despite criticism
Russian scientists said Thursday that an effort to put nearly 100 illegally captured whales back in open water has been successful so far, but some environmentalists claimed it was badly organized. The condition of 97 belugas and orcas kept in cramped…
Monsoon Season Brings Relief And Danger To India
The monsoon has arrived in India, bringing relief from brutal heat. But the rains come with dangers — flooding, deaths and gridlock.
In Myanmar, Methamphetamine, Synthetic Drug Production Soars
Think narco state and you probably think South America. But Myanmar is fast becoming the world’s biggest producer of methamphetamine and synthetic drugs – making the industry the most lucrative business in Southeast Asia.
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