FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) British Prime Minister Theresa May (C) and French President Emmanuel Macron © Yves Herman / Reuters The renewed push for the deal to stay intact came during separate phone calls between UK Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron, and May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel […]
Continue reading …AFP news agency reported that one of its photojournalist was killed in the second blast [Reuters] Suicide bomber detonates himself near the Afghan intelligence headquarters, followed by a second blast minutes later. At least 21 people, including four journalists, have been killed and dozens wounded after two explosions hit Kabul, according to Afghan health officials. […]
Continue reading …The Seoul time, left, and the Pyongyang time / Yonhap North Korea’s parliament on Monday announced its decision to unify its time zone with South Korea’s starting May 5 in a bid to promote the two Koreas’ reconciliation and unity, the country’s state media said Monday. The North’s move follows its leader Kim Jong-un’s surprise […]
Continue reading …South Korean President Moon Jae-in relayed Japan’s hopes of normalizing ties with North Korea during his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Cheong Wa Dae said on Sunday. Kim’s reaction was unknown. On top of this, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his gratitude to President Moon for addressing at last week’s inter-Korean summit […]
Continue reading …Administrator of Korea Meteorological Administration (L) points at epicenter of seismic waves from apparent North Korean hydrogen bomb test, January 6, 2016 © Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters North Korea plans to close its nuclear weapons test site in May and give South Korean and US experts and the media access to the process, South Korea […]
Continue reading …srael will react with force if Russian air defense systems are used against its jets by troops belonging to the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad, Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said at The Jerusalem Post Annual Conference in New York City on Sunday. “No doubt we will take the action,” Liberman stressed when asked by […]
Continue reading …US President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Yonhap) After South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un confirmed their commitment to the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” the ball is now in the court of US President Donald Trump, who is planning to meet Kim in the coming weeks. […]
Continue reading …North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to shut down the country’s nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul’s presidential office said Sunday. © Korea Summit Press Pool, AFP | This picture taken on April 27, 2018 shows North Korea’s […]
Continue reading …Suh Hoon, left, chief of South Korea’s national intelligence agency, wipes away tears as the leaders of the two Koreas announce the “Panmunjeom Declaration.” Suh played a key role in arranging the inter-Korean summit. / Joint Press Corps Myriad photos and videos capturing symbolic moments of last week’s inter-Korean summit are flooding the internet. You […]
Continue reading …Lavrov and his Turkish and Iranian counterparts discussed how to end Syria’s war [Grigory Dukor/Reuters] Russian foreign minister says US, UK and France ignoring international law after recent missile attacks in Syria. Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, has accused the US of trying to divide Syria while ignoring international law by launching missiles into the country. Lavrov made the accusations on […]
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