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Donald Trump Lee Jae Myung
Asia-Pacific

Why South Korea won’t send military to Strait of Hormuz

Even after considering the US president's threats and the nation's historic ties with Washington, Seoul has insisted that the war in Iran is not its own.

Minab Iran bombing
Middle East

The US kill count in Iran makes the phrase ‘precision strikes’ absurd

Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent Azmat Khan says the Pentagon still obfuscates, lies, and manipulates the truth about civilian deaths in war

Mike Rogers war in Iran
Washington Politics

Desperate Republicans are jumping Trump's war ship of doom

Candidates in tight midterm races are trying to distance themselves from the president and his Middle East mess, citing — you guessed it — the economy

Somaliland coastal city of Berbera
Africa

In Red Sea crisis, Somaliland seizes leverage for US recognition

The North African country has grasped an opening, sending President Irro to Washington last week to make the case

Diesel gas prices
QiOSK

Banning US diesel exports will likely backfire on Americans

Sen. Chuck Grassley has endorsed a moratorium thinking it will provide more fuel the states, particularly famers. Not so fast, say experts.

t Cairo's Al-Ittihadiya Palace, Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi receives Chinese President Xi Jinping
Middle East

China is outfoxing the US in the battle for Mideast influence

Washington's military posture comes with huge risks and responsibilities, easing Beijing's burden in the region