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by Carole Landry and Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States on Wednesday warned that North Korea’s leadership will be “utterly destroyed” if war breaks out as it called on countries to cut all diplomatic and trade ties with North Korea — including Chinese oil shipments to Pyongyang. Washington urged tough action at an emergency meeting of the Security Council called to respond to North Korea’s […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Jay-Z led the Grammy race Tuesday with eight nominations, followed closely by fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar with seven, in a striking embrace of hip-hop for the music industry’s top prizes. Jay-Z, who has won an impressive 21 Grammys over his career but has never before been nominated in a major category as a solo artist, is up for Album of the Year […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to “take care” of North Korea after its latest ballistic missile launch — the first after a two-month hiatus — which his Pentagon chief said was its highest yet, signifying an expanded threat. The ICBM is believed to have flown a relatively modest 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from North Korea, before splashing down harmlessly in the Sea of Japan. But Defense Secretary Jim […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s mayor on Monday signed into law the repeal of a 91-year-old piece of legislation that had technically banned dancing in thousands of bars, clubs and restaurants in the city. The city council voted overwhelmingly on October 31 to axe the law, which had come into effect in 1926 during Prohibition and which campaigners decried as racist, saying it was used initially to crack down on Harlem’s jazz […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to China next week to bolster trade ties as North American continental trade talks fizzle. During the December 3-7 official visit, Trudeau “will promote a progressive trade agenda and tourism initiatives,” said his office. He will meet with government and business leaders as part of Canada’s concerted push to diversify its trade, most of which is currently with its neighbor the United States. “A […]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez declared himself the winner of elections before official results were announced — and his top rival did the same. “I’m very content, happy, because I’ve been seeing… a huge number of exit polls and real-time processing of the ballots and the result is more than clear: we won this election,” Hernandez told a crowd that cheered him in the capital. Shortly after his announcement, Salvador Nasralla […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday urged the international community to “do more” following reports of the “abhorrent and despicable” enslavement of vulnerable African refugees arriving in Libya. “Canada will not stay silent in the face of such inhumane atrocities,” Trudeau said in a statement published on a government website. “While it is clear that the Libyan government is investigating this horrific injustice, and humanitarian organizations have launched efforts to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump condemned as “horrible and cowardly” a bomb and gun attack Friday that killed more than 200 people at a mosque in Egypt and called his counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to offer condolences. “The world cannot tolerate terrorism, we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence!” he wrote on Twitter. A bomb explosion tore through the Rawda mosque […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday said he turned down being named Time’s “Person of the Year” after the magazine asked him for an interview and photo shoot but did not confirm he would be chosen. He tweeted: “Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named ‘Man (Person) of the Year,’ like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Detectives in San Diego are investigating the mystery death of a man who hit the headlines in 2010 when former President Jimmy Carter helped negotiate his release from North Korea. An off-duty California Highway Patrol officer found the body of Aijalon Mahli Gomes, 38, ablaze Friday in the city’s Mission Bay Park, police said, adding that he was pronounced dead at the scene. “The preliminary investigation indicates the death is not […]
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba, one of North Korea’s few allies, called on Wednesday for “peace and stability” in the Korean peninsula and stressed the need for dialogue to reduce tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. Upon receiving his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-Ho in Havana, foreign affairs minister Bruno Rodriguez said Cuba is “in favor of peace and stability,” adding that “only after dialogue and negotiations can a lasting political solution be achieved,” according to Cuban media. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Lawsuits were filed Monday against the company that staged the Las Vegas country music concert at which a gunman killed 58 people and wounded nearly 500. Two hotel chains are also named in the suits, which accuse the defendants of negligence and failing to provide security in the October 1 massacre. Perched in a 32-floor room of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Stephen Paddock opened fire on the […]
