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A Republican senator who was publicly undecided over whether to back U.S. President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh threw his support behind the judge on Monday, improving chances Kavanaugh would win Senate confirmation despite a pitched battle by leading Democrats to block him.
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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will visit Paris and Vienna this week to discuss Brexit and warn of the costs to Britain and the European Union of failing to reach a transition deal, his office said on Tuesday.
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The blast killed at least one soldier and several militia troops. (Representational)

Cotabato, Philippines: 

A blast at an army checkpoint in the southern Philippines killed at least five people on Tuesday, authorities said, the latest deadly incident in the restive region.

The explosion happened as soldiers and pro-government militia troops were

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New Zealand Transport Agency will update its signs to "Line Crew" after receiving a 7-year-old's letter

Wellington, New Zealand: 

The New Zealand Transport Agency will update its signs from "Linemen" to "Line Crew" after receiving a letter from a seven-year-old who pointed out that "women can be line-workers too".

The letter was written by Zoe Carew

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US army soldiers stand guard at the truce village of Panmunjom.

SEOUL: 

North and South Korea held military talks on Tuesday amid rising tensions after the United States detected renewed activity at a North Korean missile factory.

The meeting, their second since June, held in the border village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone (DMZ), was

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Without naming China, Mike Pompeo cautioned of Beijing's dominance of the Indian Ocean region

Washington: 

The US is looking at partnerships and not dominance in the Indo-Pacific region, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said today as he unveiled a series of developmental initiatives, which many experts believe is to counter China's 'One Belt One Road'

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