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North Korea details Guam missile plan and brushes off Trump’s warning

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North Korea details Guam missile plan and brushes off Trump’s warning

North Korea dismissed as a “load of nonsense” warnings by U.S. President Donald Trump that it would face “fire and fury” if it threatened the United States, and outlined on Thursday detailed plans for a missile strike near the Pacific territory of Guam. North Korea’s apparently rapid progress in developing nuclear weapons and missiles capable […]

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US sends McCain’s namesake to challenge Chinese maritime claims

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US sends McCain’s namesake to challenge Chinese maritime claims

The US Navy has sailed the ‘USS John S. McCain’ past an island in the disputed Spratly chain in the South China Sea, US officials told media. It’s the third mission to challenge China’s claim on the territory under the Trump administration. The so-called “freedom of navigation” mission involved the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer […]

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Nicholas Biwott aide wins MP seat

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Nicholas Biwott aide wins MP seat

A former personal assistant of the late Cabinet minister Nicholas Biwott was on Thursday declared the winner of Ainabkoi constituency parliamentary seat. Independent candidate, Mr William Chepkut beat Samuel Chepkonga of Jubilee despite the latter enjoying support from the ruling party. Mr Chepkut garnered 23, 216 votes against Mr Chepkong’a’s 19, 140 votes. According to […]

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Japan could legally intercept a Guam-bound N Korean missile: Onodera

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Japan could legally intercept a Guam-bound N Korean missile: Onodera

Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera told Thursday’s parliamentary session that a missile attack on the U.S. territory would breach the U.S. deterrence against an attack on Japan. He said that would be a Japanese national emergency because it would threaten Japan’s existence as a nation. He said Japan in that case can exercise the right to […]

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Observer missions say Kenya elections credible

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Observer missions say Kenya elections credible

Two election observer missions have said the voting process in the Kenyan polls was credible. The African Union Election Observer Mission (AUEOM) and the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) said voting and counting of votes at the polling stations was credible. The head of the African Union Election Observer Mission Thabo Mbek […]

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50 African teen migrants drowned by smugglers – IOM August 10, 2017Agency Report

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50 African teen migrants drowned by smugglers – IOM August 10, 2017Agency Report

Roughly 50 teenage Somali and Ethiopian migrants were “deliberately drowned’’ on Wednesday by a smuggler, who forced 120 passengers into the sea off Yemen’s coast, the International Organisation for Migration, IOM, said. “The survivors told our colleagues on the beach that the smuggler pushed them to the sea, when he saw some ‘authority types’ near […]

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Moon to hold emergency meeting over N. Korean missile threats

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Moon to hold emergency meeting over N. Korean missile threats

South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae called for an emergency meeting of the National Security Council on Thursday, the office said, apparently to discuss North Korea’s fresh threat to stage a missile provocation against the United States. The NSC meeting will be held at 3 p.m., chaired by President Moon Jae-in’s top security adviser […]

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Exclusive: How Saudi forces found Awamya after ousting terror elements

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Exclusive: How Saudi forces found Awamya after ousting terror elements

Exclusive photos obtained by Al Arabiya from inside Al Masawara district reveal the extent of damages inflicted by terrorists to the infrastructure of the city. Security forces cleared out more than 90 percent of the terrorists in Awamya city in a sustained operation in the area where terrorists and wanted persons were holed up. A […]

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Authorities hold 12 Islamic State-linked children: minister

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Authorities hold 12 Islamic State-linked children: minister

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraqi authorities are holding more than 12 Islamic State-affiliated children arrested in Mosul, a government minister has said, stressing on the issue’s sensitivity. “Daesh (IS) children is a reality that we avoid discussing because it is highly sensitive, and some take it for an act of defamation,” Mohamed Shayya al-Sudani, Iraq’s Minister of […]

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‘Missiles to fly over Japan & land near Guam’: N. Korea’s strike plan vs US to be ready in ‘days’

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‘Missiles to fly over Japan & land near Guam’: N. Korea’s strike plan vs US to be ready in ‘days’

North Korean state media has outlined details of the country’s Guam strike plan expected to be ready by mid-August. The attack will reportedly include four missiles fired over Japan and landing within a few dozen kilometers of US territory. Continuing the heated exchange with US President Donald Trump, Pyongyang’s state media outlet KCNA said that […]

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