South Korea simmers in aftermath of worker arrests in Georgia
South Korea’s top diplomat was heavily diplomatic Friday but admitted that the issues currently dividing Seoul and Washington are “very serious.”
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IOC confirms Russians competing as neutrals at Milan-Cortina Games and no talks on Israel
Russians will be allowed to compete at next year’s Milan-Cortina Winter Games but the International Olympic Committee said on Friday it had never discussed banning Israel.
NATO describes MiG jets’ incursion into Estonia as "reckless Russian behaviour"
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The Pentagon’s counter-drug mission could cost millions. Where will the funding come from?
Operations near Venezuela have already sunk three boats, and the flow of defense materiel to the region seems likely to continue, whatever the cost.
Sound Transit: ‘Listen to the people of West Seattle’
Re: “Estimated light rail price tag climbs higher” (Sept. 12, A1): Join the chorus so the Sound Transit Board will stop the West Seattle light rail process now and redirect the funding to parts of the Sound Transit system that make sense. It is time fo…
NATO responds after Russian military jets ‘violate’ Estonian airspace
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Russia hopes its Intervision song contest will be Eurovision without the ‘woke’
Russia’s latest effort to build an alternative to Western institutions is Intervision, which looks to be a more international – if less liberal – version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
IDF warns will use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City as 480,000 thought to have fled – The Times of Israel
IDF warns will use ‘unprecedented force’ in Gaza City as 480,000 thought to have fled The Times of IsraelThe Road The New York TimesIsrael presses ahead with Gaza City assault, displaced Palestinians panic ReutersPanic …
Meta CTO says the technical issues during live demos of its new smart glasses were due to a self-inflicted DDoS and a bug that put Zuckerberg’s glasses to sleep (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
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Meta CTO says the technical issues during live demos of its new smart glasses were due to a self-inflicted DDoS and a bug that put Zuckerberg’s glasses to sleep — Meta ran into some spectacularly embarra…
Rate variations by trade reward ‘nimble’ ocean carriers
Carriers that can take the most advantage of opportunities in a tight charter market are those whose fleets of small to mid-sized ships are already big or rapidly growing, and thus have the buffer to pounce on opportunities, writes Jeremy Masters.