‘Cheap trick, lunatic theory’: North Korea officially rejects any contact with new US administration
No contact with Washington is possible until the US changes its hostile attitude towards Pyongyang,…More
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Iran firmly committed to developing missile capability, says defense minister, amid hostility in the region
The Iranian defense minister has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to strengthening its missile capabilities as…More
Tablet tantrums: Toddlers use of screens leads to behavioral problems in the classroom, Finnish study finds
The longer toddlers play on tablets, phones, or game consoles, the more likely they are…More
Turkey calls for respect for its judicial process as it rejects international condemnation of move to ban pro-Kurdish party
Turkey’s government has told other countries to stop interfering in its judicial system after facing…More
Pakistan announces plan to build two hydro-powered cryptocurrency ‘mining farms’
In an attempt to profit from the soaring cryptocurrency market, Pakistan’s government has revealed plans…More
Social media vs reality? Japanese ‘biker chick’ turns out to be a 50-year-old ‘uncle’ using FaceApp
A Japanese man has come clean that he’d facetuned himself into a cute biker girl…More
Beijing accuses US of ‘microphone diplomacy’ and ganging up on China on eve of high-level talks in Alaska
The Chinese foreign ministry has questioned the timing of “negative” US comments during state visits…More
Taiwanese government cautions people against changing their name to ‘Salmon’ in order to grab free sushi
Taiwanese registry offices have been flooded by people asking to change their name to ‘Salmon’…More
‘I was shocked’: Alleged abuser who later became priest wanted to have sex in St. Peter’s Basilica bathroom, ex-altar boy claims
A young man has told a Vatican court that a fellow seminarian, who is now…More
Mandatory ‘freedom bracelets’? Israel OKs Covid tracking tech after ‘satisfied volunteers’ prefer it to military-run quarantines
The Israeli Knesset has handed the government powers to force all citizens returning to the…More