German spy chief Maaßen removed from his post
19 September, 2018 Comments Off on German spy chief Maaßen removed from his post
Maaßen at a Bundestag meeting earlier in September. Photo: DPA The German government said Tuesday it was relieving controversial spy chief Hans-Georg Maaßen of his duties and moving him to a different post, defusing a row that had rocked Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fragile coalition. “Mr Maaßen will become state secretary in the interior ministry,” Merkel […]
Continue reading …Inter-Korean summit begins in Pyongyang By Kim Yoo-chul, Joint Press Corps
18 September, 2018 Comments Off on Inter-Korean summit begins in Pyongyang By Kim Yoo-chul, Joint Press Corps
President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un react to citizens lining the roads to Pyongyang, Tuesday, on their way to the Baekhwawon State Guest House from Sunan International Airport. Yonhap SEOUL/PYONGYANG ― President Moon Jae-in began talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to seek momentum in denuclearization, following his arrival in Pyongyang […]
Continue reading …Sweden the best country for global development, new study declares
18 September, 2018 Comments Off on Sweden the best country for global development, new study declares
Sweden’s migration policy was praised in the report. Pictured: a waiting room for asylum seekers at the Solna Migration Agency. Photo: Marcus Ericsson/TTSweden is the world leader at contributing to positive development in the world’s poorer nations, thanks in part to strong migration policy, according to a new report by the US-based Centre for Global […]
Continue reading …Erdoğan, Putin meet in Sochi with Syria’s Idlib top of agenda
17 September, 2018 Comments Off on Erdoğan, Putin meet in Sochi with Syria’s Idlib top of agenda
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Sochi, Russia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a meeting at the Russian leader’s presidential residence on […]
Continue reading …Philippines: Rescue efforts under way as Mangkhut toll rises Dozens of gold miners feared buried in Benguet province landslide, as full extent of typhoon damage is revealed.
17 September, 2018 Comments Off on Philippines: Rescue efforts under way as Mangkhut toll rises Dozens of gold miners feared buried in Benguet province landslide, as full extent of typhoon damage is revealed.
Dozens of people were thought to have been trapped when part of a mountain slope collapsed in a remote village in Itogon [Harley Palangchao/Reuters] Rescue efforts are under way in the northern Philippines as authorities have raised the death toll of Typhoon Mangkhut to 65. Philippines National Police said that as of Monday, a further 43 people […]
Continue reading …Somalia’s federal states gang up against Farmajo
17 September, 2018 Comments Off on Somalia’s federal states gang up against Farmajo
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo. PHOTO | AFP In Summary Five federal states presidents come together to put pressure on the head of State. Government believes that its main objective is to gang up against the federal government. But the regional leaders maintain that it is President Farmajo who is not delivering on […]
Continue reading …China accuses Sweden of protocol breach as row over police treatment of tourists ramps up Request for investigation into incident still unanswered, foreign ministry says, as man at centre of row admits he ‘crumbled and lost my mind’
17 September, 2018 Comments Off on China accuses Sweden of protocol breach as row over police treatment of tourists ramps up Request for investigation into incident still unanswered, foreign ministry says, as man at centre of row admits he ‘crumbled and lost my mind’
China’s foreign ministry has joined the row over the alleged mistreatment of a family of Chinese tourists in Stockholm, accusing Sweden of not following diplomatic and international protocol. Spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily press briefing that the ministry and the Chinese embassy in Stockholm had requested a thorough investigation of the incident, but had […]
Continue reading …Moon vows to persuade Pyongyang amid standoff By Kim Yoo-chul
17 September, 2018 Comments Off on Moon vows to persuade Pyongyang amid standoff By Kim Yoo-chul
President Moon Jae-in speaks during a meeting with senior presidential secretaries at Cheong Wa Dae, Monday. Moon will fly to Pyongyang today for a three-day trip, which will include multiple meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Yonhap President Moon Jae-in said Monday he will try to persuade Pyongyang to advance peace and denuclearization processes […]
Continue reading …‘I do not know this woman’: Trump allies rally to Kavanaugh’s defense The president needs a Supreme Court win to show his core supporters in the November midterms By Josh Gerstein Andrew Restuccia and Daniel Lippman
17 September, 2018 Comments Off on ‘I do not know this woman’: Trump allies rally to Kavanaugh’s defense The president needs a Supreme Court win to show his core supporters in the November midterms By Josh Gerstein Andrew Restuccia and Daniel Lippman
More than half a dozen current and former White House officials or people close to the president said that Donald Trump will continue to stand behind his Supreme Court pick. | Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images President Donald Trump was counting on being able to deliver on one core promise to his supporters ahead of November’s crucial […]
Continue reading …At least 37 killed in multiple attacks across Afghanistan Afghan security personnel and civilians targeted in night-time attacks across the country.
15 September, 2018 Comments Off on At least 37 killed in multiple attacks across Afghanistan Afghan security personnel and civilians targeted in night-time attacks across the country.
A gun battle lasted several hours before reinforcements arrived and repulsed the attack [EPA] At least 37 people have been killed in night-time attacks across four provinces of Afghanistan, officials said. Twenty-nine police officers and members of the Afghan national army were killed in Taliban attacks in the western province of Farah, the head of the provincial council, […]
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