The Hermit Kingdom: Both the US and South Korean governments say they doubt that North Korea conducted its first test of a hydrogen bomb as claimed by the North. Seismic experts say the shaking felt in South Korea near the …

Permawar: The US, Turkey, and Syrian rebels plan military action to clear Islamic State fighters out of a 60-mile strip of Syria along Turkey’s southern border. The area would be established as a safe zone for Syrians escaping their country’s …