Kim Jong-un spotted with plaster on back of head sparking fresh health concerns Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un's health is being debated once more after last week's unprecedented state TV broadcast, which described the North Korean dictator as 'emaciated'
‘No Borders, Boundaries or Limits.’ BTS on Testing Out English Releases and Striving for the Song of the Summer J-Hope isn’t worried about change. In fact, the 27-year-old member of Korean pop group BTS insists, he and his six bandmates thrive on it.
Tunisia leader fires ambassador to US in rash of dismissals The Tunisian president has appointed a new economy minister and is keeping up a rash of dismissals, including the ambassador to the United States on Tuesday
Mexican City gas distributors strike over price controls Crews that distribute LP gas to Mexico's capital are on strike, just two days after the government imposed price controls on the fuel
Your Wednesday Briefing Japan cracks down on pandemic rule breakers.A visitor submitting her documents at a vaccination center at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo on Monday.
Here’s Everything New on Netflix in August 2021—and What’s Leaving Netflix has something for every just about viewer coming to the streaming service in August 2021, whether that means old episodes of 30 Rock or new episodes of Paris Hilton’s cooking show, aptly titled Cooking With Paris.
How Disney’s Controversial Jungle Cruise Ride Was Adapted for the Screen—and What It Means for Indigenous Representation Over the years, a number of Disney’s theme park attractions have served as inspiration for films: The Country Bears (2002), The Haunted Mansion (2003) and, most notably, the Pirates of the Caribbean series.
What Women Owe One Another on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Given the durability of the so-called “glass ceiling,” it is apt that, when the U.S. government brought its first gender pay discrimination lawsuit, in the late 1960s, the company at the center of the case was a large New Jersy glassmaking facility.
Pakistan army completes 90% fencing work along Afghan border Pakistan’s military says it has completed 90% of a fence being constructed along the border with Afghanistan and vowed to complete the project this summer
As Ethiopia’s Civil War Rages, Bodies Float Downriver Into Sudan The disfigured bodies are the latest indication of atrocities as the conflict over the Tigray region spreads to other parts of Ethiopia and across international borders.The Sitit River, known as the Tekeze River in Ethiopia, near Sudan’s border with Ethiopia. Dozens of bloated bodies have washed onto these shores.
Netanyahu accuses new govt of making Israel a US ‘protectorate,' says ‘no surprises’ policy could help Biden stop attack on Iran Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused the Jewish state’s new government of surrendering its independence to the US with its “no surprises” policy, which he said could tie Tel Aviv’s hands.
Sudan takes first step toward joining international court Sudan has approved a draft bill allowing the East African country to join the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court
Biden Expected to Highlight Effort to Ship Vaccines Abroad President Biden is also under pressure to redirect the American public’s focus after days of policy whiplash, shifting directives on mask usage, and roiling debates about requiring workers to receive the vaccine.President Biden is grappling with an evolving coronavirus and deep ideological divides over the pandemic.
Iraq Reclaims 17,000 Looted Artifacts, Its Biggest-Ever Repatriation The cuneiform tablets and other objects had been held by the Museum of the Bible, founded by the family that owns the Hobby Lobby craft store chain, and by Cornell University.Employees at the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad on Tuesday working around crates of looted antiquities returned from the United States.
FBI used pictures of staff for undercover sex crime stings A watchdog says the FBI put office staff in danger by using their photos to lure sexual predators.
Iran blasts ‘suspicious’ reporting as UK Navy agency warns of potential ship ‘hijacking’ off UAE Continuous reports about security incidents in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea are “highly suspicious”, Iran has said as the UK’s maritime trade agency reported a fresh “potential hijacking” off the coast of the UAE.
Vauhxx Booker: Black man condemns charges over alleged race attack Vauhxx Booker, who alleges two white men threatened to lynch him, is himself charged with assault.
Ethiopia suspends work of 2 aid groups active in Tigray Two international aid groups say the Ethiopian government has suspended part or all of their operations
Explosions shake Kabul as Afghanistan defense minister’s residence comes under attack Multiple explosions and gunfire could be heard in downtown Kabul as the residence of the country’s defense minister came under attack by suicide bombers. The minister and his family are reportedly safe, but there are casualties.
Political Pin Badges? IOC ‘Looking Into’ a Chairman Mao Cameo at Tokyo Games (TOKYO) — The image of Communist China’s founding leader, Mao Zedong, made an unscheduled appearance at the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday it is “looking into the matter.”