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by Jung Ha-Won Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s latest missile test has extended the range of its weapons to much of mainland United States and raised a new fear in the South: would Washington protect Seoul when that could put American cities in danger? The US is security guarantor for the democratic and capitalist South, where 28,500 US troops are stationed to defend it from Pyongyang after the 1950-53 Korean […]
(CCTV) — A strong gale following Typhoon Haitang charged through part of Xiamen City in east China’s Fujian Province Monday afternoon, knocking down tree trunks and power lines. Amateur footage showed the extent of powerful gusts which measures 75-85 kilometers per hour and the aftermath, with debris flying high up in the air, roadways littered with broken branches, twigs and toppled billboards. The storm took down power lines along a local street, disrupting traffic and […]
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over an “illegal siege” imposed by its Gulf neighbors, the commerce ministry said Monday. The gas-rich emirate has been slapped with sanctions and demands after four countries including regional kingpin Saudi Arabia cut ties with it on June 5, accusing Doha of fostering Islamist groups and of links to Riyadh’s arch-rival Iran. Qatar denies the allegations. The Ministry of Economy and […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said Monday the United States should not link trade to discussions about North Korea’s nuclear program, after President Donald Trump accused Beijing of failing to restrain Pyongyang despite profiting from business with America. “We believe that the North Korea nuclear issue and China-US trade are two issues that are in two completely different domains,” Vice Minister of Commerce Qian Keming told a press briefing, adding the issues “are not related, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea could field a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile able to strike America by next year, but Pyongyang must first overcome important technological hurdles, a United States expert warned Monday. North Korea has alarmed the international community by the pace and progress of its missile development program, and this month leader Kim Jong-Un conducted two tests of an ICBM. The first of these trials, which Kim described as a gift […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — Militant group Islamic State on Monday (July 31) claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul that began with a suicide bomber blowing himself up at the main gate, allowing gunmen to enter the building and battle security forces. Police on the scene said the attackers appeared to have taken cover in the embassy building in a business district of the city, from where smoke could be seen […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Lightning killed at least 11 people in eastern India as large swathes of the country reel under the worst floods in years that have left hundreds dead and millions displaced, officials said Monday. The victims were working in fields in Odisha state when lightning bolts struck them, the state’s top disaster management official said. Fifteen people were injured on top of the 11 dead. “The death toll is likely to rise as […]
PINGTUNG COUNTY, Taiwan (Reuters) — Typhoon Haitang, the second storm to hit Taiwan in 24 hours, battered southern and central parts of the island on Monday (July 31) after Typhoon Nesat injured more than 100 people and shut businesses at the weekend. Some cities in southern Taiwan remained closed on Monday with Typhoon Haitang bringing torrential rain, flooding and landslides. Typhoon Haitang made landfall in the south and southeast on Sunday (July 30) afternoon, the government […]
by Sajjad TARAKZAI Agence France Presse ISLAMABAD. Pakistan (AFP) — Pakistan’s parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following an investigation into corruption allegations against his family. The ruling party named Sharif’s younger brother Shahbaz as his successor over the weekend, but he must first enter parliament by contesting the seat left vacant by Sharif. In the meantime the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which […]
by Olivia HAMPTON / with Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea said Sunday its latest ICBM launch was a “warning” over efforts to slap sanctions on the hermit state, as the US carried out a successful test of its missile defense system in a pointed show of force. A bilateral mission led by US strategic bombers on Saturday flew over the Korean Peninsula in a direct response […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan braced for its second storm in two days on Sunday after Typhoon Nesat battered the island, leaving at least 103 injured while causing flooding and widespread power outages. Much of Taiwan came to a standstill on Saturday after Nesat made landfall in eastern Yilan county, whipping up massive waves of over 49.2 feet (approx 15 meters) and dumping rain of up to 23 inches (58 centimeters) in the southern region […]
by Park Chan-Kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong-Un boasted of North Korea’s ability to strike any target in the US after a second ICBM test that weapons experts said Saturday could even bring New York into range -– in a potent challenge to President Donald Trump. China condemned the test but US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Beijing and Moscow bore “unique responsibility” for the growing threat posed by […]
