NORTH Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has romped home to another sham election win after his party secured 99.93 per cent of the votes. The long-reigning tyrant has pledged to make his own nation “less backwards” as he prepares to head up the Supreme Peopl…

NORTH Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has romped home to another sham election win after his party secured 99.93 per cent of the votes. The long-reigning tyrant has pledged to make his own nation “less backwards” as he prepares to head up the Supreme Peopl…

Trump fumed that the US is not getting support “despite the fact that we helped” NATO “so much,” and said that it was in allies’ interest to prevent Iran from securing a nuclear weapon.

Trump fumes at NATO for refusing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, and embraces going it alone  AP NewsWhy Won’t Europe Help Trump in Iran? Let’s Count the Reasons.  The New York TimesTrump presses allies for Hormuz pledges, but …

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Sources: a JPMorgan-led bank group halted a $5.3B debt deal for Qualtrics, whose existing $1.5B loan trades at 86 cents on the dollar, on weak investor interest  —  A group of banks led by JPMorgan Chase & Co. halted a …

DESPERATE farmers have dressed in bear costumes in a ridiculous attempt to frighten away ravenous monkeys from vital crops. The primates have been wreaking havoc for strawberry and potato farmers in India’s Sambhal district. Anguished farmers have reso…

DESPERATE farmers have dressed in bear costumes in a ridiculous attempt to frighten away ravenous monkeys from vital crops. The mongrel primates have been wreaking havoc for strawberry and potato farmers in India’s Sambhal district. Anguished farmers h…

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Turquoise Health, which offers a healthcare pricing and payments platform, raised a $40M Series C led by Oak HC/FT, bringing its total funding to $95.3M  —  What to read next