Bloomberg South Korea has disputed North Korea’s claim to have an intercontinental ballistic missile that can strike the US mainland, saying Kim Jong Un’s regime may not yet have re-entry capability for such projectiles. The re-entry feature of North Korea’s missile program is not established, said Yi Wan-young, a South Korean lawmaker who was briefed by National Intelligence Service chief …

TIKRIT / Reuters IS has captured most of a village south of Mosul despite losing control of its stronghold in the city, an Iraqi army officer and residents said, deploying guerrilla-style tactics as its self-proclaimed caliphate crumbles. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over IS in Mosul on Monday, marking the biggest defeat for the hardline Sunni group since its …

ABU DHABI / WAM The new initiatives launched by ADNOC as part of its flexible operational model will bring significant benefits to the UAE and boost the country’s domestic economy, adding to its resilience and diversity towards achieving more supremacy and competitiveness at the regional and global levels, HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of Abu Dhabi …