SEOUL – North Korea said on Dec 21 that Japan’s nuclear ambitions “must be prevented at any cost”, after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons. Pyongyang’s ...

Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, no country has done more to sustain Putin’s war than China. Cut off from European energy markets, Moscow has redirected its oil and gas exports eastward, ...

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The clock is ticking on the deadline for the Justice Department to release its files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Since then, a string of court rulings has ordered the publication of some ...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte issued a stern warning to the organization’s allied nations on Thursday, suggesting they stand as “Russia’s next target” after Ukraine. Rutte delivered the sobering ...

The most severe in its criticism was the Writers Guild of America, so far. By Katie Kilkenny Labor & Media Reporter The water tower of Warner Bros., whose impending sale is a reminder of the ...

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(This story was updated to correct an error and to add a comment.) In the eleventh hour, a federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must continue paying ...