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BANGKOK, Thailand —  U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea. The move comes even as Japan’s defense minister, whose country feels threatened by repeated North Korean missile launches, told Esper “no one could be optimistic […]

n more ways than one, Argentina’s October 25 elections represented a watershed moment in the country’s political history. After twelve years of a populist, center-left government, Argentine politics are on the brink of turning right. Even if Peronist Daniel Scioli beats out conservative businessman and Cambiemos coalition candidate Mauricio Macri in today’s presidential runoff election, the […]

There was no bold livery to admire at Alfa Romeo Racing this morning in Barcelona, but the team’s 2019 car still looked sharp in its standard white and ‘rosso’ colors. While the Sauber name has disappeared from the team’s official denomination, the Swiss outfit’s identity still appears on the C38, with “Sauber Engineering” stamped on […]

In a win for tolerance over xenophobia, independent and pro-refugee candidate Henriette Reker—who was stabbed by a violently anti-immigrant constituent during a campaign event just one day prior—scored a decisive victory on Sunday to become the next mayor of the German city of Cologne. According to Deutsche Welle: On Saturday, a 44-year-old man stabbed the […]

A rash of wildfires in Indonesia and the resulting toxic haze of smoke and smog may be the worst climate crisis on Earth right now, NASA scientists warned this week as Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla announced that the administration was considering declaring a state of emergency. Forest fires on the island of Sumatra, which […]

Underscoring how the struggles for racial, environmental, and economic justice are deeply intertwined, this year’s Food Sovereignty Prize, honoring those who are taking back their food systems, will be bestowed Wednesday to the Georgia-based Federation of Southern Cooperatives and the Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras. “On the heels of a visible resurgence of the struggle […]

If you thought Dory was as lovable as she is forgetful, wait until you see her as a baby. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey The latest Disney-Pixar film Finding Dory brings audiences back to the life and times of the blue tang fish. Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, is in a frantic search to find […]

The first official trailer for Passengers is finally here! Sony dropped the look at the new sci-fi romance starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence this morning—and you can consider our appetites whet. The trailer (above) begins with a cute moment between Jim (Pratt) and Aurora (Lawrence) on a deserted spaceship, when he asks her to […]

While Kim Kardashian West’s every move is seemingly documented on Instagram and Snapchat (not to mention captured by the paparazzi or filmed by her cameras on Keeping Up with the Kardashians), the 35-year-old reality star has somehow managed to keep photos of her now 7-month-old son Saint West to a minimum, adding to our excitement […]

Madonna’s latest dance partner is someone totally unexpected: her 16-year-old son! The Material Girl celebrated her 58th birthday in Havana, Cuba, on Tuesday, and made it into a family affair by pulling her teenage son Rocco Ritchie onto the dance floor. On Tuesday night, Madonna took to Instagram to share a video of her “Family […]