South Korean Military Says Pyongyang on Verge of Sixth Nuclear Test
On Wednesday, South Korean news outlets reported that a sixth nuclear test by North Korea is imminent, and could take place as early as next week. An unnamed source within the South Korean military told Korea Joongang Daily, “We have intelligence that North Korea may conduct its sixth nuclear test in the first week of April and are […]
Saudi Arabia arms embargo: debate on all forms of trade should go to European level
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Saudi Arabia arms embargo: debate on all forms of trade should go to European level
Lutgen challenges De Croo to take the debate on trade with Saudi Arabia to European level.© Belga The debate around Belgian arms sales to Saudi Arabia, started on Sunday by the federal Minister for Development Cooperation, Alexander De Croo, should not only be confined to this aspect. It should be taken to European level, including […]
Continue reading …Merkel rejects May’s call for parallel talks on EU-UK ties
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Merkel rejects May’s call for parallel talks on EU-UK ties
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday rejected British PM Theresa May’s call for negotiations on the UK’s exit from the European Union to run in parallel with talks on defining their future relationship. “The negotiations must first clarify how we will disentangle our interlinked relationship… and only when this question is dealt with, can we, hopefully […]
Continue reading …Police: Shots Fired Near Capitol Hill After Driver Hit Cop Car
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Police: Shots Fired Near Capitol Hill After Driver Hit Cop Car
A law enforcement official tells NBC News that Capitol Police in Washington D.C. fired at the driver of a vehicle that hit a police car about 9:30 this morning near the U.S. Botanical Gardens at the foot of Capitol Hill. Police Respond to Incident Near U.S. Capitol 1:21 Earlier Wednesday morning, police noticed a woman […]
Continue reading …Somalia holds high-level conference on social inclusion
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Somalia holds high-level conference on social inclusion
Mogadishu, 28 March 2017 – A high-level conference to discuss ways of promoting the inclusion of minorities in the affairs of the country to help foster lasting peace and stability commenced today in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. About 100 participants are attending the three-day conference. Funded by the Danish government, the conference is organized by […]
Continue reading …Evacuation deal reached for 4 besieged Syria towns
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Evacuation deal reached for 4 besieged Syria towns
Opposition fighters stand near a convoy of vehicles carrying United Nations food and medical aid on the outskirts of the rebel-beseiged town of Kafraya in Syria’s Idlib province as they head to deliver aid to Fua and Kafraya. (AFP Photo Four Syrian towns that have been under crippling siege for more than two years are […]
Continue reading …Arab Summit opens in Jordan amid regional turmoil
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Arab Summit opens in Jordan amid regional turmoil
Arab leaders are convening near the Jordanian Dead Sea for the 28th annual summit of the Arab League, as the region faces distressing turmoil and political challenges. Sixteen heads of states out of the 22-member confederation of Arab countries are expected to attend Wednesday’s meeting, including Saudi Arabia’s King Salman, president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud […]
Continue reading …Daesh counter-attacks to defend north Syria stronghold
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Daesh counter-attacks to defend north Syria stronghold
Tabaqa DAM, Syria — Clashes raged around a key northern Syrian town on Tuesday after the Daesh terror group launched a counter-attack to fend off a US-backed advance near the extremists’ stronghold Raqqa. Backed by air power from the international coalition bombing Daesh, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are laying the groundwork for an assault […]
Continue reading …Russian Defence Ministry acts in response to US missile defence deployment
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Russian Defence Ministry acts in response to US missile defence deployment
The Russian Defence Ministry will take retaliatory measures in response to deployment of the US missile defence. These measures are forced and directed at prevention of the power balance disruption and minimization of damage to Russia’s security. ‘After the US withdrew from a treaty on missile defence, the Russian representatives have explained several times how […]
Continue reading …Scars of civil war, terrorism still visible in Somalia
29 March, 2017 Comments Off on Scars of civil war, terrorism still visible in Somalia
Photos by Yunus Paksoy In the wake of a years-long civil war, a U.S.-led United Nations military operation in the 1990s and terrorism from the early 2000s to today, the trail of bloody wars and disheartening remnants of attacks still haunt the Somali capital Mogadishu. Having barely overcome the 2011 famine, Somalia currently faces yet […]
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