Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has defended a photo which showed him maskless with basketball player Magic Johnson at SoFi Stadium, arguing that he didn’t need a mask because he held his breath. Johnson posted a photo with Garcetti at the stadium on Sunday and the pair received immediate criticism …
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The two-day military exercise involving Japan’s self-defense forces, coast guard, and police was conducted in late November on a remote uninhabited island. According to Kyodo news agency, citing unnamed Japanese government sources, the island was chosen specifically because its landscape closely resembles that of the disputed Senkaku Islands, which have …
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The White House had prepared a package of $200 million worth of additional military assistance to Ukraine, but held off on delivering the aid, NBC News reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, the US has other options for helping Ukraine, including a much larger aid …
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The military exercise began on Wednesday, as confirmed by the US Fifth Fleet, which is also participating in the five-day show of force in the Red Sea. The joint drills come a little over a year after the Trump administration-brokered Abraham Accords, which saw Israel normalize relations with the United …
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In a Wednesday morning ruling, US Judge Royce Lamberth found jail warden Wanda Patten and DC Department of Corrections Director Quincy Booth in contempt of court over their treatment of Worrell and referred the matter to the Department of Justice with orders to conduct a civil rights investigation into how …
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In what is expected to be an elaborate two-day affair, the country’s second city is gearing up to host the wedding of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich Romanov and his Italian fiancée, Victoria Bettarini. Last year, Bettarini took the name Victoria Romanovna and converted to the Russian Orthodox Church ahead of …
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“The two sides held a frank, in-depth, and open discussion on a range of issues affecting the US-PRC defense relationship,” Pentagon Spokesperson Lt. Col. Martin Meiners said in a statement on Wednesday, using an acronym for the People’s Republic of China. He called the meeting “an important component” in Washington’s …
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Held in Kim Il Sung Square in the nation’s capital on Wednesday night, the event saw police, soldiers and even hazmat-suit-clad civil workers marching in neat columns, according to photos circulated by state media. © Reuters / KCNA Many types of vehicles featured in the parade, including agricultural tractors, as …
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A massive column of assorted military vehicles, carrying hundreds of Taliban fighters, rode through Kandahar on Wednesday. The vehicles, seized from the now-defunct Afghan army, sounded their sirens and had Taliban flags hoisted, footage circulating online shows. The parade featured dozens of Humvee up-armored cars of various models, as well …
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Polling stations opened across Iran on Friday, with around 60 million people eligible to vote. The supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was the first to cast a ballot, as he urged everyone to vote. “Each vote counts… come and vote and choose your president… this is important for the future …
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