Taliban Claims Responsibility for Suicide Bombing Killing 9 People Outside Pakistani Hospital

SEOUL, Dec. 11 (UPI) --The United States returned four military sites to South Korea in the biggest such handover since 2015, United States Forces Korea announced on Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, USFK deputy commander, and Ko Yunju, director general of the North American Affairs Bureau of

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel headed on Wednesday toward a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life for political survival after a criminal indictment. After giving its preliminary approval, and barring last-minute progress in dea

The Saudi aviation student responsible for a shooting that killed three U.S. sailors on a Florida base last week appears to have embraced radical ideology as early as 2015, well before he arrived in the United States for training, a Saudi government ...

Thai Election Panel Wants Opposition Party Dissolved Over Loans From Leader
Thai Election Panel Wants Opposition Party Dissolved Over Loans From Leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, 41, has emerged as the most outspoken opponent of the government headed by former junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha after the party he helped found came ... U.S. News & World Report

US Accused Of Seeking Climate Funding Waiver At UN Talks
The United States was accused Wednesday of using crunch UN talks to avoid compensating poorer nations hit by climate change, despite its decision to leave the process to limit global warming. Delegates and observers at the COP25 negotiations in Madrid told ... International Business Times

After NAS Pensacola shooting, Navy suspends flight training for nearly 300 Saudi students, official says
The U.S. Navy on Tuesday suspended nearly 300 Saudi students from flight training in response to the deadly shooting by a Saudi student last Friday in Pensacola, Fla., a senior U.S. defense official told Fox News. Navy Commander Clay Doss said classroom and flight training will resume for other stud Fox News

Trump’s moves to salvage North Korea nuclear talks amid threats from Pyongyang draw rebukes from Bolton and Biden
President Trump is facing mounting criticism that his administration is bowing to pressure tactics from North Korea in a desperate attempt to resuscitate moribund nuclear talks ahead of a year-end deadline from leader Kim Jong Un’s regime. John Bolton, the president’s former national security advise Washington Post

Sydney shrouded in 'unbreathable' smoke as Australia wildfires rage
A thick haze from raging wildfires in Australia engulfed Sydney on Tuesday, creating dangerous air conditions and smoke so thick it was enough to trigger fire alarms in buildings across the city. The winds on Tuesday from the north pushed smoke into the city, causing a haze that was so thick in some FOX News on MSN.com

Pompeo Hopes N.Korea Abides By Commitments
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Tuesday that North Korea would not carry out a nuclear or long-range missile test while Pyongyang demands US concessions by year-end. Pompeo said that the United States was working to "try to develop places ... International Business Times

Controversial Citizenship Bill In India Faces Tough Obstacles
Protests have erupted across parts of India over a bill that precludes Muslims from other countries from gaining Indian citizenship. The lower house of Parliament passed legislation early Monday that will grant citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians who escape persecut International Business Times

Myanmar's Suu Kyi Told To 'Stop The Genocide' In UN Court Showdown
Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi faced calls for Myanmar to "stop the genocide" of Rohingya Muslims as she personally led her country's defence at the UN's top court on Tuesday. Suu Kyi, whose silence about the plight of the Rohingya has tarnished her reputation as a rights icon, sat through gr International Business Times

After Eruption in New Zealand, 5 Dead, 8 Missing and ‘No Signs of Life’
Rescuers were struggling to reach White Island, where conditions remained dangerous. The authorities said a criminal investigation had been opened in the eruption’s aftermath. A volcano erupted on White Island off New Zealand on Monday. At least five people have been confirmed killed and 23 people, New York Times

AP Interview: Taiwan May Help if Hong Kong Violence Expands
AP Interview: Taiwan May Help if Hong Kong Violence Expands TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s top diplomat says his government stands with Hong Kong citizens pushing for “freedom and democracy,” and would help those displaced from the semi-autonomous Chinese city if Beijing intervenes with greater forc U.S. News & World Report

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