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VICTORY! ISIS defeated by Trump

President Donald Trump promised the world that he would wipe the Islamic State off the map. He has delivered. The United States military has officially defeated ISIS. What do Hillary Clinton and Charles Manson have in common? [sponsored] American troops have started to draw down from Iraq following Baghdad’s declaration… Read More

Fidel Castro’s eldest son commits suicide

The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68. Official website Cubadebate said Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart had been in a “deeply depressed state.” A brief note read on state television said his treatment had… Read More

28 Russian athletes had Olympic doping bans overturned

Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on the country into turmoil. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling was set to reinstate seven Russian medals from the 2014 Sochi Olympics, including gold in men’s skeleton and men’s 50-kilometer cross-country skiing…. Read More

Trump administration drops candidate for US ambassador to Seoul

South Korea on Thursday downplayed media reports that the U.S. might have reconsidered its choice to be ambassador to Seoul because the prominent Washington-based scholar didn’t endorse the idea of military action against North Korea. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kyu-duk said that Washington asked for Seoul’s understanding over… Read More

Bread riots a daily reality in socialist Venezuela

The saddest part of watching the Venezuelan economy collapse under another failed socialist experiment is the total predictability of the situation. Under communism, everyone ends up equal — because everyone ends up with nothing. What do doctors do when they have stiff, achy joints? [sponsored] The cab of Carlos Del… Read More

11 soldiers dead, 16 wounded in ISIS attack on Kabul

Islamic State militants attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in the capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 11 troops and wounding 16. The attack was the latest in a wave of relentless violence in Kabul this month unleashed by the Taliban and the rival Islamic State group… Read More

Nutella discount causes brawls in French store [video]

Brawls have broken out in French supermarkets as shoppers scramble to get their hands on discounted jars of chocolate and hazelnut spread. Chaotic scenes were filmed in several supermarkets across the country operated by the Intermarche chain, which offered massive discounts on jars of Nutella. The promotion, launched on Thursday,… Read More

Hospital fire kills 37, injures more than 140 people

A fire raced through a small South Korean hospital with no sprinkler system on Friday, killing 37 people, many of them elderly, and injuring more than 140 others in the country’s deadliest blaze in about a decade. Sejong Hospital in the southeastern city of Miryang has a separate nursing ward… Read More

U.S. to send 1st aircraft carrier to postwar Vietnam

A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier is expected to make a port visit to Vietnam in March, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Thursday. It would be the first such visit in the postwar era. The planned visit to Danang is likely to irritate China, which is critical of U.S. moves… Read More