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WASHINGTON — A high-ranking U.S. official stressed Tuesday that the U.S.-South Korea alliance is a “nuclear alliance,” reinforcing the South Korean government’s description of the two allies, after the United States and South Korea signed new deterrence guidelines last week.  Vipin Narang, U.S. acting assistant secretary of defense for Space Policy, told VOA’s Korean Service in an exclusive interview that “when we formally extend nuclear deterrence to our allies, it is a nuclear alliance, and South... Читать дальше...

Police believe one of six Vietnamese people found dead at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in Bangkok on Tuesday evening poisoned the others and then committed suicide.

The cave, described as a time capsule, contains stalactites and stalagmites that have been evolving for millions of years

Pirates’ Paul Skenes works scoreless 1st inning, retires Aaron Judge in All-Star Game  Pittsburgh Post-GazetteView Full Coverage on Google News

Washington Freedom clinched a Major League Cricket 2024 playoff spot by routing MI New York by 94 runs in Dallas. Head and Gous posted 182/5. Ravindra, Singh, Ferguson, Jansen routed MI, including Pollard, Khan, and Shepherd, to 88. Jansen wrecked early, Boult scored 16, and Shepherd 25. Singh, awarded player of the match, excelled.

Shreyas Iyer was the talk of the town for the Kolkata Knight Riders as he led his franchise to the title.

Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone revealed his fondness for size—particularly in the backcourt—stems from his dislike for getting “overwhelmed defensively,” but says he won’t close the door on diminutive guards earning spots on the national team. “I’m just a little bit different that I look at defensive matchups first. I like big guards so I

LAWRENCE (KSNT) - There are few people more excited about Kansas football's program turnaround than former Jayhawk head coach Mark Mangino. Mangino is being inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in October, largely for his accomplishments while coaching the KU. He took a program that had six consecutive losing seasons before his arrival [...]

Countries and areas in sub-Saharan Africa are projected to see their populations increase by 79% over the next 30 years, reaching 2.2bn people by 2054, according to the UN.

Natasa Stankovic departs from Mumbai with son Agastya amid divorce rumours

If you're thinking of bringing home a new television to upgrade your home theater setup, we rounded up the best Prime Day TV deals we’ve seen so far.

Cash strapped Aussies have revealed the simple pleasures they've been forced to go without as the cost of living crisis rages on.

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason on why Labour wants to make the most of its honeymoon period.

1. King's Speech: Keir Starmer seeks to turn promises into reality  BBC
2. Labour is about to crush what’s left of Britain’s economy  The Telegraph
3. Hidden behind the celebration of Labour’s ‘landslide’ win is a depressing disfranchisement  The Guardian
4. What does the future of British politics look like after the 2024 general election?  The Independent
5. Evidence of Starmer honeymoon as Labour voters give their expectations  Ipsos in Canada

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason on why Labour wants to make the most of its honeymoon period.

The body of former Sikkim minister RC Poudyal was found in a canal near Siliguri in West Bengal nine days after he went missing, police said on Wednesday.

Bank’s current finance chief had been seen as leading candidate to take over from Noel Quinn

A Southern California school district involved in an ongoing legal battle with the state over the district's gender-identity policy sued Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday over a new law banning districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child's gender identification change.

We urge the government to put a strategy for ending industrial allocation into this plan, to allow the ETS to do its job properly and make big polluters pay for their emissions.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran stepped into the batter’s box in the fifth inning for his first at-bat in Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game with a plan. And he executed it perfectly. Duran first looked at a 95 mph fastball from Cincinnati Reds flamethrower Hunter Greene before launching the second pitch he saw 413 feet […]

Jarren Duran made the ultimate statement while representing the Boston Red Sox to win the 2024 MLB All-Star Game MVP. Duran slugged the game-winning, two-run home run in the fifth inning to put the American League ahead for good. The Red Sox star earned the trophy named after another Boston outfielder in the legendary Ted […]

Britain’s new Labour Party government campaigned on a promise to bring bold change at modest cost. Prime Minister Keir Starmer gets a chance to show how he aims to reconcile those two aims on Wednesday when the government announces its plans for the coming year. Starmer said the measures will “take the brakes off Britain” and “create wealth for people up and down the country” by spurring economic growth. The government says the speech will include more than 35 bills, including measures on housebuilding... Читать дальше...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s new Labour Party government campaigned on a promise to bring bold change at modest cost. Prime…

Britain’s new Labour Party government campaigned on a promise to bring bold change at modest cost

Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Japanese superstar, had staked the National League to a 3-0 lead with a three-run blast in the top of the third. But the AL scored five unanswered runs to win the Midsummer Classic for the 10th time in 11 years, rebounding at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, after dropping last year's edition 3-2 in Seattle. Duran earned All-Star Most Valuable Player honors as the AL denied the NL's bid to win a second straight for the first time since they won three in a row from 2010-2012. Читать дальше...