North Korea’s Kim visiting China at Xi Jinping’s invitation Visit comes days after North Korean leader says he may seek alternative path if US maintains pressure on his country.
8 January, 2019 Comments Off on North Korea’s Kim visiting China at Xi Jinping’s invitation Visit comes days after North Korean leader says he may seek alternative path if US maintains pressure on his country.
A train believed to be carrying Kim arrives at Beijing Railway Station [Jason Lee/Reuters] North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in China for a four-day visit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as preparations increase for a second summit with US President Donald Trump. The Korean Central News Agency said on Tuesday that Kim departed on […]
Continue reading …Iraqi troops kill senior Islamic State leader, arrest 17 others in Mosul
7 January, 2019 Comments Off on Iraqi troops kill senior Islamic State leader, arrest 17 others in Mosul
An Iraqi solider waves the “V” victory sign following a great triumph over the Islamic State group Mosul (IraqiNews.com) – Iraqi security forces killed on Sunday a senior Islamic State leader and arrested 17 others during a security campaign in Nineveh province. “Troops of the Nineveh Operations Command launched a wide-scale security campaign in Badush […]
Continue reading …‘Milestones are clear’ for ‘significant progress’ in Somalia during 2019, Security Council hears
7 January, 2019 Comments Off on ‘Milestones are clear’ for ‘significant progress’ in Somalia during 2019, Security Council hears
Al-Shabaab continues to be “the biggest source of insecurity in Somalia” and transformation have progressed along a “positive trajectory” but everyone involved in the process needs to “pull in the same direction”, the UN Special Representative in the country told the Security Council on Thursday. Nicholas Haysom commended the Office of the Prime Minister “for […]
Continue reading …Terror trial against six men opens in Sweden
7 January, 2019 Comments Off on Terror trial against six men opens in Sweden
A security guard outside the courtroom in Stockholm. Photo: Nils Petter Nilsson/TT The trial of six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals accused of financing terrorism got under way in Stockholm on Monday, with three of them also charged with planning a terror attack. “If the terrorist crime had been carried out, it could have seriously hurt […]
Continue reading …Saudi woman barricades herself in Thai hotel fearing relatives will kill her at home
7 January, 2019 Comments Off on Saudi woman barricades herself in Thai hotel fearing relatives will kill her at home
Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun © rahaf84427714 / Twitter A young Saudi woman has barricaded herself into a hotel in Thailand, saying that she has fled from abusive relatives and will be killed if sent back home. Her claims have caught the attention of human rights campaigners. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, a Saudi national, says she intended […]
Continue reading …At least 27 killed in multiple attacks across Afghanistan
7 January, 2019 Comments Off on At least 27 killed in multiple attacks across Afghanistan
Security forces run from the site of a suicide attack after the second bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, April 30, 2018 (AP File Photo) At least 27 Afghans, including civilians and security forces, have been killed in two provinces, officials said on Monday. Six civilians were killed and six others injured after a bomb they […]
Continue reading …Gabon soldiers seize national radio station in coup attempt Gunfire heard in the capital after troops denounce president and announce a new ‘restoration council’.
7 January, 2019 Comments Off on Gabon soldiers seize national radio station in coup attempt Gunfire heard in the capital after troops denounce president and announce a new ‘restoration council’.
In this video grab, Gabon soldiers call on the people to ‘rise up’ against President Ali Bongo [YouTube via AFP] Soldiers in Gabon have attempted a coup, announcing the establishment of a “restoration council” after taking over the national radio station. But the communications minister later on Monday announced most of the renegade military officers had been arrested […]
Continue reading …John Bolton to Israel and Turkey to discuss Syria pullout National Security Adviser John Bolton in Israel says Kurdish militia must be safeguarded before US troops leave Syria.
6 January, 2019 Comments Off on John Bolton to Israel and Turkey to discuss Syria pullout National Security Adviser John Bolton in Israel says Kurdish militia must be safeguarded before US troops leave Syria.
Concerns have been raised that a swift withdrawal of the roughly 2,000 troops could enable Iran to expand its influence [Zoe Garbarino/AP] President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said on Sunday the US military withdrawal from northeastern Syria is conditioned on finishing off the armed group ISIL and on Turkey assuring the safety of Kurdish […]
Continue reading …Merkel hit by hack that stole private data from German politicians
6 January, 2019 Comments Off on Merkel hit by hack that stole private data from German politicians
Photo: DPA The German Chancellor has had private information and correspondence published online in part of a huge hack on politicians in the German parliament. An email address, a fax number and several letters both written by and to Angela Merkel have been published by a website that has stolen personal documents and information belonging […]
Continue reading …Rescued migrants stuck on boat as EU countries hesitant to take them
6 January, 2019 Comments Off on Rescued migrants stuck on boat as EU countries hesitant to take them
Rescued migants rest in the sun after a cold night onboard the Dutch-flagged rescue vessel Sea Watch 3 on January 5, 2019 (AFP Photo) Nearly 50 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by two ships run by rights groups are still looking for countries to take them in, one of the groups told AFP Saturday. “The […]
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