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Police surround a car and the surrounding area after the vehicle was driven into the gates of the U.S. Embassy in central Seoul, Thursday. / Yonhap Police arrested a man who drove into the front gate of the U.S. Embassy in central Seoul, Thursday. The man surnamed Yoon, 48, ran his car into the gate […]

final House Speaker Paul Ryan also said the Justice Department still owed lawmakers information before they reached “final answers” on the episode, and he faulted DOJ for what he described as the slow-walking of congressional document requests. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The Justice Department intends to offer an additional briefing to a select group of […]

FILE PHOTO: Traditional Chinese story-telling through a loudspeaker © Wang Song / Global Look Press An employee at the US consulate in Guangzhou and his family have reportedly been evacuated from China upon suffering neurological symptoms after hearing strange sounds. Washington says it’s taking the strange illness seriously. The US State Department has said medical […]

North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un during a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at Kumsusan Palace of the Sun. / TASS-Yonhap China has completely blocked Internet searches for words and articles that could be used to insult North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, sources here said Thursday, reflecting warming bilateral relations between the two […]

© Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters Saudi Arabia has begun issuing driving licenses to women as it prepares to lift ban on female motorists. However, the move has illuminated other ways in which females are discriminated against in the notoriously strict state. Ten women received the first Saudi licences on Monday, with about 2,000 more […]

Rudy Giuliani said North Korean despot Kim Jong Un begged “on his hands and knees” for a summit after President Trump canceled it last month, a report on Wednesday said. Giuliani, the president’s lawyer, said Trump pulled the plug on the meeting with Kim on May 24 because top North Korean officials insulted top administration […]

File photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix Norway’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill banning clothing that partially or fully covers the face from being worn at educational institutions. The bill applies to students and teachers alike, as well as to staff at daycare centres, in ‘teaching situations’. It was backed by a majority in […]

Representational photo. Nineveh (IraqiNews.com) Security troops have transferred more than 100 Islamic State members to Baghdad to carry out death sentences issued against them, a police source said on Tuesday. Speaking to Alghad Press, the source from Nineveh police said, “150 Islamic State members, who have death sentences issued against them, were transferred with security […]

An undated handout photo of Capella hotel on Sentosa island, Singapore / Capella Singapore via Reuters / Reuters / AP / AP SINGAPORE ― The historic summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is expected to stir up a media frenzy here. The meeting is scheduled to be held at […]

 Pedro Sánchez is assembling a strongly pro-European cabinet which demonstrates that unlike the new Italian government, Spain remains more committed than ever to the European project and that Madrid’s deficit reduction commitments to the EU will be respected under Sánchez. AS IT HAPPENED: Pedro Sanchez is Spain’s new PM The new cabinet also includes two […]