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https://youtu.be/1x2ctYFy5GA President Francois Hollande says the truck which ploughed into a crowd in the French Riviera resort of Nice, killing more than 80 people, was a “terrorist” attack on revellers watching a Bastille Day fireworks display. (Courtesy AFP TV)
PARIS, France (AFP) — Politicians from around the world have reacted with horror after a truck smashed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 as they watched a Bastille Day fireworks display. Following are the main reactions: – US President Barack Obama condemned what he said appeared to be a “horrific terrorist attack”. “We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A couple playing Pokemon Go were threatened at gunpoint in a town park south of Sydney, Australian police said Friday, as they blamed the game for a wave of crimes, traffic violations and complaints. Two masked men carrying a rifle held up the couple who had gone to the park in the small town Wednesday night to search for virtual “pocket monsters”. The would-be robbers fled empty handed and New South […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea on Friday demanded Pyongyang swiftly release a North Korean defector it had arrested on charges of attempting to abduct children in the isolated state. In a carefully stage-managed press conference in Pyongyang, Ko Hyon-Chol, 53, who originally fled North Korea in 2013, “confessed” to attempting to kidnap two girl orphans and take them to the South. Seoul’s unification ministry expressed “deep regret” over the North for “illegally arresting” […]
by Catherine Marciano with Fran Blandy in Paris NICE, France (AFP) — A gunman smashed a truck into a crowd of revellers celebrating Bastille Day in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 84 people in what President Francois Hollande on Friday declared a “terrorist” attack. Police shot the driver dead after he barrelled the truck two kilometres (1.3 miles) through a crowd that had been enjoying a fireworks display for France’s national […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China may build mobile nuclear power plants in the South China Sea, state media reported on Friday, days after an international tribunal dismissed Beijing’s vast claims in the strategically vital waters. “Marine nuclear power platform construction will be used to support China’s effective control in the South China Sea,” the website of the state-run Global Times cited the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) as saying on a social media account. The […]
by Ben Dooley ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AFP) — Sympathy and condemnation for the Nice attack dominated the opening of an Asia Europe summit in Mongolia Friday, drawing attention away from Beijing’s rejection of a tribunal ruling dismissing its extensive South China Sea claims. The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), held every two years and which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, is supposed to be a venue for increasing cooperation across the Eurasian region and exploring ways to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The commanders of the US and Chinese navies will meet amid mounting tensions over China’s claims to much of the South China Sea, the US Navy said Thursday. Admiral John Richardson, chief of US naval operations, will conduct a three-day visit beginning Sunday, stopping in Beijing and the coastal city of Qingdao, and will meet with his Chinese counterpart Wu Shengli. Beijing was incensed by the ruling of an international […]
ULAN BATOR, Mongolia (AFP) — Beijing faces an international dressing down Friday at a gathering of leaders from across Asia and Europe after it vehemently rejected a UN-backed tribunal’s dismissal of its extensive South China Sea claims. The biennial Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, is supposed to be a venue for increasing cooperation across the Eurasian continent and exploring ways to strengthen the global system of agreements that govern everything from […]
International Managing Fund head Christine Lagarde said on Thursday (July 14) the British exit from the European Union could inspire a new “focus” by European leaders. “The positive person inside myself, while regretting of course the decision that was made by the British people, believes that it could be a catalyst for a reawakening, a momentum, a focus on the real issues that will make a difference in people’s lives,” Lagarde said during an event […]
by Vincent-Xavier MORVAN with Fran BLANDY in Paris NICE, France (AFP) — A truck ploughed into a crowd in the French resort of Nice, killing at least 80 in what President Francois Hollande on Friday called a “terrorist attack on revellers watching a Bastille Day fireworks display. The driver was shot dead after barrelling the truck two kilometers (1.3 miles) through the festive crowd on the palm-lined Promenade des Anglais, sending hundreds fleeing in terror […]
PARIS, France (AFP)–French President Francois Hollande said Friday that an attack which saw a truck plough into a crowd in Nice, killing 80 people, was clearly a “terrorist” act. There was a sense of deja vu in France as the visibly moved president took to the airwaves to address a nation once again in mourning. If confirmed as an act of terror, the incident will be the third major attack on French soil in 18 months […]
