More than 70 percent of South Koreans favor their country deploying nuclear weapons. They believe that the weapons of mass destruction might be their best defense against Chinese or North Korean aggression, according to a Chicago Council on Global Affairs survey. The poll came as South...
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Australia will build a new naval base on its east coast that could welcome United States nuclear submarines, a move aimed at countering China’s rising influence in the Indo-Pacific region, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the country is setting aside...
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Taliban authorities have been launching a widening crackdown on Afghans and foreigners across the country six months after the armed group took control of Afghanistan following the withdrawal of foreign troops, the Washington Post reported Monday. Among the detained is Nadima Noor, a dual Canadian-Afghan national...
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Senior US officials met with representatives of Venezuela’s government this week to discuss the possibility of easing sanctions involving Venezuelan oil exports as Washington considers a ban on imports of Russian oil and gas following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Hill reported. The meeting is considered...
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Ukraine rejected the Kremlin’s offer to provide corridors for residents of Ukraine's two main cities to flee only to Russia and Belarus, calling the move an immoral stunt to exploit the suffering of civilians under Russian bombardment, according to Reuters. Civilians trying to flee...
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Researchers in Australia studying Australian magpies hit a snag after the birds figured a way to remove each other’s tracking devices, New Atlas reported. The research team was trying to study the movement and social dynamics of magpies, a highly intelligent species that live in groups...
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