US, South Korea conduct river-crossing drills as tensions with North escalate

The U.S. and South Korean militaries conducted a joint river-crossing drill Wednesday, the latest exercise in a large-scale operation designed to counter North Korea’s own escalating military drills. Main battle tanks and other armored vehicles crossed the temporary bridge over the Namhan River south of the capital of Seoul. U.S. and South Korean engineering teams […]

Thailand Detects First Case of Drug-Resistant Omicron BQ.1 Subvariant

Read More Thailand has detected its first case of the new Omicron BQ.1 subvariant, which experts believe could be highly contagious and resistant to the antibody medications used to protect against COVID-19. The Center for Medical Genomics at Ramathibodi hospital issued a warning on Oct. 18 about BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, both of which are the […]

UN weaknesses threaten global rule of law

Read More Russia’s war with Ukraine — and global responses to it — is not only remaking the post-Cold War world but has shown that many existing global institutions, particularly the United Nations, established in the aftermath of World War II to keep the peace between countries, have lost their credibility, relevance and authority.  The […]

Liz Truss calls off media visit after promising to keep pensions triple lock

Read More Liz Truss has called off a planned visit and media clip amid continued chaos, shortly after she pledged to maintain the so-called triple lock guarantee on pension increases. Downing Street and the Treasury had for days refused to commit to the triple lock, under which the state pension would rise by whichever is […]

Suella Braverman departs as UK home secretary

Read More Suella Braverman is understood to have departed as UK home secretary after Liz Truss cleared her diary and called off a planned visit amid desperate attempts to save her premiership, the Guardian has been told. There is speculation that Grant Shapps, the former transport secretary who strongly backed Rishi Sunak in the Conservative […]