Ryu Seong-hyeon was a teenager in North Korea when he found a leaflet apparently sent from the South. The small piece of paper featured a big claim: that the North had started the Korean War by invading the South, directly contradicting what he had always been taught. According to Ryu, that simple statement planted a...
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rangers hired Skip Schumaker as their manager, agreeing Friday night on a four-year contract with the former National League Manager of the Year. Schumaker’s deal was announced after Chris Young, the team’s president of baseball operations, acknowledged earlier in the day that the team was focused on an internal candidate in...
I was lucky. Last week, I was cycling downhill when I hit a pothole. The front wheel folded into an infinity symbol. I went over the handlebars and, with no time to put my hands out, landed on my face. My helmet and glasses took most of the impact. I emerged, remarkably, with just a...
A wave of fake news and conspiracy theories has taken aim at the Philippine military, with viral claims of coup plots, foreign interference and high-level defections spreading rapidly on social media. Observers warn the campaign is fuelling political instability by exploiting public outrage over recent major corruption scandals. Several trace the effort to a network...
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The Los Angeles Lakers opened preseason with a 103-81 loss to the Phoenix Suns in Palm Desert, California’s Acrisure Arena on Friday. L.A., which played this one without superstars Luka Dončić (rest) and LeBron James (nerve irritation in the glute), guards Marcus Smart (Achilles tendinopathy) and Gabe Vincent (knee) and forward Maxi Kleber (quad), fell...
The top diplomats of the U.S. and South Korea have met for the first time since new President Lee Jae-myung took office, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea and stronger trilateral cooperation with Japan. “Our ironclad Alliance is vital to the shared prosperity of our nations, and to...
It will be little comfort for Ruben Amorim after taking 34 points from his first 33 Premier League games as Manchester United boss, but at least he can say he saw it coming. The Portuguese coach has made it no secret that his preference was to take the United job in the summer after being...
Civilians in Gaza face combat wounds usually seen in soldiers, at double the civilian injury rate of other conflicts. Source link
Advisers to Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir have approached US officials with an offer to build and run a port on the Arabian Sea, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing a plan seen by the newspaper. The plan envisages American investors building and operating a terminal to access Pakistan’s critical minerals in...