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A high level North Korean defector shed light on the brutality of Kim Jong Un’s regime and its failing economic policies. In his first public appearance in the United States since defecting from North Korea in 2014, former senior North Korean economic official Ri Jong Ho said dissent is growing within the highest ranks of […] -
The FBI had intelligence on a Russian bribery, kickback, extortion, and money laundering scheme on U.S. soil aimed at growing Moscow’s nuclear interests well before the Obama administration approved two controversial nuclear deals with Russia, The Hill reported on Tuesday citing government documents and interviews. One of the deals, approved in 2010, gave Russia control […] -
A Maltese investigative journalist who alleged Malta’s Prime Minister and top associates were using Panamanian companies to launder money died in a car bomb explosion on Monday, Oct. 16. Now her son, also an investigative journalist, is calling out those same figures and others, blaming a web of corruption and impunity for his mother’s violent […] -
North Korean despot Kim Jong Un reportedly had a third child after there was speculation over why his wife Ri Sol Ju, a former singer, disappeared from the public eye for several months. The South Korean Yonhap News Agency reported that Kim and Ri had their third child in February. The news outlet cited South […] -
A mom from Canada gave birth to her first child, only to begin a battle for her life. Lindsey Hubley, was a previously healthy woman before she delivered baby Myles on March 2, this year in Halifax, with her fiancé Mike Sampson, CBS News reported. But just four days later, Hubley became extremely ill and was […] -
U.S.-backed militias in Syria declared victory over Islamic State in its capital Raqqa on Tuesday, raising flags over the last jihadist footholds after a four-month battle. The fighting was over and the alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias was clearing the city’s stadium of mines and any remaining militants, said Rojda Felat, commander of the […] -
The front of a building in Glasgow, Scotland, has been torn off by ex-Hurricane Ophelia as the country was battered by winds of up to 70 mph. The building in south Glasgow was unoccupied and slated for partial demolition. The storm hit the building at around 4 a.m. Emergency services on the scene said no […]
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The UK got a controversial financial report card on Monday from an organisation that represents many of the world’s richest countries. Between praise of the country’s employment rate, concerns about productivity, and analysis of the impact of devalued currency, it was dominated by two words: ‘Brexit’ and ‘uncertainty.’ Buried in the biennial report was a […] -
The remnants of Hurricane Ophelia caused an eerie orange sky and a red hue around the sun on Monday, Oct. 16. The bizarre “red sun” was caused by hurricane winds carrying dust particles from wild fires across Iberia and Saharan dust from Africa, 10,000 feet into the atmosphere. A representative from the Met Office said […] -
TOKYO/UNITED NATIONS—The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan said on Tuesday, hours after Pyongyang warned nuclear war might break out at any moment. Talks between the adversaries have long been urged by China in particular, but Washington and its ally Japan […] -
North Korea has once again warned of “nuclear war,” but it added a new wrinkle in its threats by saying it intends to make a missile capable of hitting the U.S. East Coast. On Monday, Oct. 16, North Korea’s Deputy U.N. Ambassador Kim In Ryong warned that the situation on the Korean Peninsula, which includes […] -
The sight of over 18 British bobbies whizzing around on dodgems at the local fair during a five-minute break was too much to resist for Inspector Scott Snowden. Together with colleagues, Snowden posted pictures on Twitter celebrating the fun, alongside one image of a police officer “investigating” a dodgem accident and asking for “witnesses”. But their […] -
Police are appealing to find an 11-year-old girl who hasn’t been seen since she left school on Monday Oct. 16. Leah Taylor was last seen leaving Marvell College in Hull in the north of England at 12.10pm on Monday. She was wearing a black blazer, white shirt with a black and yellow tie, black trousers, […] -
RAQQA, Syria—U.S.-backed militias raised a flag inside Raqqa stadium on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said, as a four-month battle to take ISIS’s Syrian capital came to an end. The fighting was over but the alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias was clearing the stadium of mines and any remaining hiding militants, said Rojda Felat, commander […] -
Hurricane Ophelia whipped up the sea along the Welsh coast on Monday Oct. 16, creating ‘sea snow’ in a day of strange weather for Britain. Drivers were forced to make their way through the foam on the promenade at Trearddur Bay in Holyhead, Wales. Winds at speeds of up to 64mph were reported by local […] -
Malaysia said on Tuesday it has received proposals from three companies offering to continue the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which has been missing since 2014, but no decision has been made yet. MH370 vanished three years ago somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur with 239 people […] -
PARACHINAR/PESHAWAR, Pakistan—A suspected U.S. drone strike killed five people on the mountainous Pakistan-Afghanistan border, government and militant sources said on Tuesday, days after a Canadian-American couple held hostage by the Taliban were freed from the same area. Taliban sources said at least five members of the Pakistan-based Haqqani militants, allied to the Taliban, were killed […] -
MANILA—Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared Marawi City liberated from pro-ISIS terrorists on Tuesday. The terrorists had held the heart of the city for 148 days, media and a government minister said. A military spokesman said 20-30 rebels were still fighting it out and were holding about 20 hostages. Duterte was visiting Marawi, a day after […] -
KABUL—At least one suicide car bomber and a number of gunmen attacked a provincial police headquarters in Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility. An exact casualty toll was unclear as the attack was ongoing in Gardez, the capital of Paktia province, a police official told Reuters. The attackers targeted a police training […] -
The Iranian regime is one of the world’s leading sponsors of terrorism, fuels sectarian violence in the Muslim world, has pushed to develop nuclear weapons, and regularly calls for the deaths of Israel and the United States. The Obama administration signed a deal with Iran in 2015, which delayed its developments of nuclear weapons until […] -
MADRID/BARCELONA—Spain moved closer on Monday to imposing central rule over Catalonia to thwart its independence push as Madrid’s High Court signaled a hardening line by jailing the leaders of two of the largest separatist organizations. Marking the first time senior figures in the secessionist camp have been imprisoned since Catalonia’s Oct. 1 independence referendum, the […] -
Ex-Hurricane Ophelia brought violent winds to the UK on Monday, Oct. 16, with Ireland bearing the brunt of the storm. A woman and a man died separately in Ireland when trees fell on their cars, according to reports, while a second man died in an accident with a chainsaw as he was trying to clear […] -
When Emmaus Greenwich, a homeless shelter that offers its residents meaningful work, shared the story of one of its members, the international press quickly latched on to one bizarre twist in the story. Now Malcolm Applegate, 62, has become an accidental international spokesman whose bizarre story of marital disharmony has brought attention to a charity […] -
Hurricane Ophelia turned the sun red in the United Kingdom. The odd phenomenon was captured as the storm, which left at least three people dead, lashed the country. Dust from the Sahara Desert was sucked by the powerful storm, creating an orange cloud, turning the sun a reddish-orange color. It was packing winds of 80 […] -
Warships from eight NATO countries participated in live-fire self-defense exercises of ship and missile systems near Scotland on Sunday, Oct. 15, the U.S. Department of Defense said. Ships from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States defended against a medium-range missile as well as three anti-ship cruise missiles. […] -
South Korea and the United States began week-long joint Navy drills in the waters around the Korean peninsula on Monday, Oct. 16, amid high tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile program. About 40 Navy ships from both countries, including the nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier and USS Michigan submarine, are taking part in […] -
An Austrian conservative is set to be the country’s youngest leader, as well as the youngest leader in the world. Nicknamed the “Wunderwuzzi” (roughly translated as whizz kid), Sebastian Kurz, 31 was appointed leader of the conservative People’s Party (OVP) in May. The Austrian conservative has been compared with other young leaders, like Canada’s Justin […]
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