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Pentagon denies US is considering pulling troops from S. Korea The Pentagon has denied a South Korean news report saying that the US was considering a significant cut to its troop numbers in South Korea if Seoul does not contribute more to the costs of the deployment, Reuters reports. “There is absolutely no truth to the Chosun Ilbo report that the US Department of Defense is currently considering removing any troops from the Korean Peninsula,” Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said, referring to Secretary Mark Esper, who earlier on Thursday had said he was unaware of any such planning. “Secretary Esper was in South Korea this past week where he repeatedly reiterated our ironclad commitment to [South Korea] and its people,” according to the statement. “We are demanding the C...

Tax evaders or sky-high charity? VIDEO shows bundles of cash being tossed out of window in Indian office building Footage of Indian rupees raining down on a busy city street has spread across social media, with some speculating that the cash was hurled from an office building to prevent its seizure during a raid. In the video, bundles of 2,000 and 500 rupee notes ($28 and $7, respectively) are seen flying out of the window of an office building in Kolkata, India. Bystanders below can be heard laughing as the bills fall to the pavement. #WATCH Bundles of currency notes were thrown from a building at Bentinck Street in Kolkata during a search at office of Hoque Merchantile Pvt Ltd by DRI officials earlier today. pic.twitter.com/m5PLEqzVwS...

‘Not right time’ for Kim Jong-un to attend S. Korea’s ASEAN summit – Pyongyang North Korea rejected an invitation for its leader Kim Jong-un to attend a planned summit in Seoul with Southeast Asian nations next week, saying “now is not the time” due to strained ties, Reuters reports. South Korean President Moon Jae-in sent a letter of invitation to Kim on November 5, with an offer for an envoy to attend if he was unable to participate in the event, according to KCNA news agency. Moon will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the South Korean port city of Busan next week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their partnership. While thanking Seoul for the invitation, North Korea requested the South’s “understanding that we could not find any legi...

‘Apocalyptic-like scenes’ as huge dust storm turns Australian town ORANGE (PHOTOS/VIDEOS) Powerful winds sweeping through southeastern Australia have coated a town in dust, giving the sky a dark orange hue. Residents said that dust storms are becoming more regular, making the area uninhabitable. Videos and photographs show the darkened skies above Mildura, Victoria – the result of strong winds that reached 40kph (24mph) on Thursday. Temperatures were also recorded at a scorching 40°C (104°F). Just another day in Mildura #Drought #windndust pic.twitter.com/8E8krcdFGg— Jayson Butcher (@jayson_butcher) November 21, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js @australian today aus...mildura pic.twitter.com/1evIiHSCZb— G...

‘I said the FIRST!’ Biden boasts that he has support of ‘only’ female African-American senator while on stage with Kamala Harris Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden was forced to swiftly correct himself during a debate after bragging that he had support from the “only” black female senator ever elected, despite standing mere feet from Kamala Harris. While giving a brief monologue about the immense support he enjoys from African Americans, the former VP was stopped dead in his tracks by fellow contestant Kamala Harris (D-California), a US senator who is both black and female. “I have more people supporting me in the black community, that have announced for me, because they know me, they know who I am,” Biden said, listing a number of examples b...