South Korea seeks to resume economic projects with North Korea, Russia By Kim Rahn
18 June, 2018 Comments Off on South Korea seeks to resume economic projects with North Korea, Russia By Kim Rahn
Song Young-gil, chairman of the Presidential Committee on Northern Economic Cooperation, speaks during a meeting to announce a roadmap for joint economic projects with North Korea, Russia and China, at the Korea Press Center in Seoul, Monday. / Yonhap Moon to meet Putin at critical time The government will seek joint economic projects with Pyongyang, […]
Continue reading …Iván Duque sweeps to victory in Colombia’s runoff presidential election
18 June, 2018 Comments Off on Iván Duque sweeps to victory in Colombia’s runoff presidential election
In a stunning victory, right-wing candidate Iván Duque of Centro Democrático party has clinched Colombia’s runoff presidential election. In the first post-conflict elections for 36 million eligible Colombians, the 41-year old lawyer and economist Iván Duque has won the runoff election against rival, the leftist 58-year old former mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro. Some 890,000 […]
Continue reading …Mexicans fans cause ‘artificial earthquake’ celebrating surprise World Cup win
18 June, 2018 Comments Off on Mexicans fans cause ‘artificial earthquake’ celebrating surprise World Cup win
Fans celebrate Mexico’s win during the Mexico vs. Germany World Cup soccer match, as they watched it on an outdoor screen in Mexico City’s Zocalo, Sunday, June 17, 2018. Mexico won it’s first match against Germany 1-0. / AP Mexicans jumping in jubilation on Sunday shook the ground hard enough to set off earthquake detectors […]
Continue reading …Pro-EU lawmaker issues warning to PM May: ‘We could collapse government’
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on Pro-EU lawmaker issues warning to PM May: ‘We could collapse government’
A video grab from footage broadcast by the Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows former attorney general Dominic Grieve in the House of Commons in London on June 12, 2018. (AFP Photo) A leading pro-European Union lawmaker in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party warned on Sunday that a row over parliament’s influence on the Brexit process could […]
Continue reading …NEWS/TALIBAN Suicide attack in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar kills at least 18
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on NEWS/TALIBAN Suicide attack in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar kills at least 18
The explosion took place outside the regional governor’s office in Jalalabad [Reuters] The blast on Sunday outside the regional governor’s office in Jalalabad city came just a day after a suicide bomber killed at least 36 people, including civilians, government forces and Taliban fighters, at an Eid gathering in the same province. No group has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s […]
Continue reading …2 injured as woman with box cutter attacks people in French store, reportedly shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on 2 injured as woman with box cutter attacks people in French store, reportedly shouts ‘Allahu Akbar’
FILE PHOTO: A French policeman in Paris © Philippe Wojazer / Reuters A woman shouting “Allahu Akbar” has attacked and injured two people at a supermarket in La Seyne-sur-Mer, southeastern France. She has been taken into custody and is being assessed for terrorist links. A 60-year-old customer was stabbed in the chest with a box […]
Continue reading …Aquarius arrives in Spain, ending politically charged migrant odyssey
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on Aquarius arrives in Spain, ending politically charged migrant odyssey
Ships in the Aquarius aid convoy docked Sunday at the Spanish port of Valencia, ending an ordeal for hundreds of migrants who were rescued from the Mediterranean only to become the latest pawn in Europe’s battle over immigration. © Jose Jordan, AFP | The humanitarian ship the Aquarius arrived in Valencia on Sunday, June 17, […]
Continue reading …Trump to meet with Putin in Europe in July – newspaper
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on Trump to meet with Putin in Europe in July – newspaper
© AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta WASHINGTON, June 16. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump is expected to hold a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Europe in July, The Washington Post said, citing “a senior administration official and two diplomats familiar with his schedule.” “President Trump is expected to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next […]
Continue reading …South Korea proposes movement of North Korean artillery away from border
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on South Korea proposes movement of North Korean artillery away from border
South Korea proposed that North Korea move its long-range artillery away from the heavily fortified border in an effort to reduce tensions during last week’s cross-border military talks. Yonhap South Korea proposed that North Korea move its long-range artillery away from the heavily fortified border in an effort to reduce tensions during last week’s rare […]
Continue reading …Spain doesn’t rule out sending Aquarius migrants back
17 June, 2018 Comments Off on Spain doesn’t rule out sending Aquarius migrants back
Migrants on board the Aquarius rescue vessel survey the coast. Photo: AFP/ Medecins Sans Frontières Spain will treat the hundreds of migrants who are to arrive Sunday on board the Aquarius rescue vessel “totally normally”, the government said Friday, meaning some could be expelled. The ship’s plight has caused a rift across Europe this week, […]
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