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US Failed to Handle Pakistan's Support for Taliban, Rues Top Lawmaker
Senator Jack Reed said withdrawal of US troops this summer and the events surrounding it did not happen in a vacuum.
Crackdown on BTS Stans, 'Vulgar' Hip Hop Lyrics as China Looks to 'Control' Youth
The party-run Global Times tabloid last week suggested the East Asian trend of "effeminate" male celebrities has roots in a CIA plot to weaken Japanese men after World War II.
North Korea Says It Test-fired New Hypersonic Missile
The projectile North Korea fired off its east coast on Tuesday was a newly developed hypersonic missile, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday, the latest in a series of new weapons tested by the reclusive state.
North Korea Says It Test-fired New Hypersonic Missile
The projectile North Korea fired off its east coast on Tuesday was a newly developed hypersonic missile, state news media KCNA reported on Wednesday, the latest in a series of new weapons tested by the reclusive state.
Exclusive-U.S. Has Reached Out To China About Cutting Oil Imports From Iran, Officials Say
The United States has reached out to China diplomatically about reducing its purchases of Iranian crude oil, U.S. and European officials said on Tuesday, as Washington seeks to persuade Tehran to resume talks about reviving the 2015 nuclear deal.
France Inks Defence Deal With Greece for Warships After Losing Submarine Contract
The deal also sent a clear signal from Paris after its stinging loss this month of a multibillion-euro contract for submarines with Australia, which announced it would instead buy nuclear-powered subs from the US.
'Deal Maker' Joe Biden Has Spent His Entire Life Preparing for This Week And It's Finally Here
The Congressional Democrats are trying to pass more than $4.5 trillion in government spending this week.
Biden To Name African-born Doctor To Lead HIV/AIDS Response
President Joe Biden said Monday that he intends to nominate Dr. John N. Nkengasong to coordinate the U.S. response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide.
Tennis-Clijsters Suffers First-round Exit In Latest Comeback Match
Former world number one Kim Clijsters, in her latest comeback to tennis, suffered a 63 57 63 loss to Taiwan's Hsieh Suwei in firstround action at the Chicago Fall Classic on Monday.
Greece, France, Expected To Announce Major Warship Deal
The leaders of Greece and France are expected to announce a major, multibillioneuro deal in Paris on Tuesday involving the acquisition by Greece of at least six Frenchbuilt warships, Greek state ERT TV reported.
Middlebury College To Strip Chapel Name Over Eugenics Role
Middlebury College will remove the name of a former Vermont governor from the campus chapel because of his instigating role in eugenics policies of the early 1900s that sought to isolate and prevent the procreation of so-called delinquents, dependents, an...
Ex Idaho Lawmaker Charged With Rape Is Arrested In Georgia
A former Idaho state lawmaker charged with rape earlier this month has been arrested in Georgia.
Ravens' Fourth-down Conversion Gives Tucker Shot At Record
Justin Tucker's 66yard field goal will be the play everyone remembers about the Baltimore Ravens' win over Detroit.
Police Kill Armed Man On Crowded Southern California Beach
Police officers shot and killed an armed man in the sand in front of dozens of terrified witnesses, many who had gathered at Huntington Beach for the U.S. Open of Surfing.
Sudan Protesters Agree To Resumption Of South Sudanese Oil Exports
Sudan's government reached an agreement with tribal protesters on Sunday to allow the resumption of exports of landlocked South Sudan's crude oil via a terminal on the Red Sea, Sudanese officials said.
Pakistan PM Imran Khan Draws Flak After Mujahideen Claim at UNGA But It's Not The First Time He's Done It
While speaking at an event in New York in 2019, Khan claimed that in the 1980s, Ronald Reagan compared the Afghan mujahideen to the Founding Fathers of the US.