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US judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country visa ban
NEW YORK, Aug 22 — A US federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries who wish to settle in the country indefinitely, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. In a
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Dad tells tired seven-year-old son to ‘wait here’ on Mt Fuji — then keeps climbing for eight hours
TOKYO, Aug 22 — A man left his seven-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji for hours while continuing his climb, prompting police to issue him a stern warning, police and local media reported. The boy was found alone on a
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Ice, geopolitics and a 7,000km shortcut: South Korea sails into the Arctic shipping race
BUSAN NEW PORT, Aug 22 — South Korea is set to send its first trial container ship through the Arctic on Saturday, testing a shorter route to Europe as geopolitical tensions disrupt global shipping. The PanStar Acro will sail from
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Pentagon sacks Stars and Stripes bosses after they claim editorial interference
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 — The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief and publisher of the Stars and Stripes newspaper, which has covered the US military since the Civil War, leadership at the publication told US media. The publication’s editor-in-chief Erik
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Why did UAE cut Iran trade, and how exposed is Tehran’s US$21b import lifeline?
DUBAI, Aug 21 — The UAE this week announced it was suspending trade with Iran, heaping pressure on its major trading partner at the same time that the US declared “economic warfare” on Tehran. It is unclear when the suspension
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International Criminal Court chief warns against ‘demise of international rule of law’ after US sanctions
TOKYO Aug 21 — International Criminal Court President Tomoko Akane of Japan warned on Friday against “the demise of international rule of law” after the United States targeted her with sanctions. “The sanction against me this time was something I
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Plane crash kills eight at US Air Force radar site in Alaska, military says
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 — A plane crash at a remote US Air Force site in Alaska killed eight people yesterday, the military said. The civilian-contracted plane crashed at the airport of the long-range radar site in Cape Newenham, on the
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South China floods death toll jumps to 159 with 10 still missing
BEIJING, Aug 21 — The death toll from devastating floods in southern China last month jumped to 159 today, state media reported, with ten people still missing. Typhoon Maysak wreaked havoc across parts of southern China in July, bringing torrential
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US hits Hezbollah with new sanctions, says group operates under Iran’s command
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 — The United States announced new sanctions yesterday against an alleged Hezbollah financing network, while highlighting the Lebanese armed group’s close ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Hezbollah’s legal designation as a terrorist organization has been amended to
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‘Ray of hope’: Gaza seed bank rebuilds stocks destroyed by war in bid to revive farming
DEIR EL-BALAH, Aug 20 — From a small makeshift tent in the central Gaza Strip, a dedicated team works to carefully store and document some of the war-shattered territory’s most precious commodities: local seeds. Shelves of unassuming plastic tubs line
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