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by Jerome Cartillier with Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday warned North Korea it should be “very, very nervous” of the consequences if it even thinks of attacking United States soil, after nuclear-armed Pyongyang said it was readying missile launch plans on the Pacific territory of Guam. The Republican billionaire dismissed any criticism of his “fire and fury” warning, saying it possibly “wasn’t tough […]
Cancún, Mexico (AFP) — Tropical storm Franklin strengthened to a category-one hurricane as it raged towards Mexico for a second assault on Wednesday, the United States National Hurricane Center said. The NHC said in a report that Franklin was over the Gulf of Mexico 170 kilometers (105 miles) from the major port city of Veracruz. Franklin struck Mexico’s eastern Yucatan peninsula on Monday and was expected to make landfall again in the province of Veracruz […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Thursday said United States President Donald Trump was “bereft of reason” and would only respond to force, as it elaborated on a threat to attack the US Pacific territory of Guam. Trump this week stunned the world with a bold-faced message to Kim Jong-Un, saying his country faced “fire and fury like the world has never seen.” Pyongyang then said it was working on a plan to […]
by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump issued an apocalyptic warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying it faces “fire and fury” over its missile program, after United States media reported Pyongyang has successfully miniaturized a nuclear warhead. North Korea raised the stakes just hours later, saying it was considering missile strikes near US strategic military installations on the Pacific island of Guam. Once finalized, the plan could […]
FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) — The number of homes to be condemned as a result of a massive sinkhole in a residential neighborhood of Land O’ Lakes, Florida, has risen to seven, officials told reporters on Monday (August 7). The sinkhole originally opened up on July 14 and grew dangerously hundreds of feet within a matter of hours, Florida officials initially said, before it stopped increasing in size the following day. Two homes were initially […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis will meet their Japanese counterparts to discuss regional threats, officials said Monday, amid soaring tensions over North Korea’s missile program. The August 17 meeting in Washington comes as alarm grows over North Korea’s rapidly developing missile capabilities, and weeks after Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that splashed into the seas off Japan’s Hokkaido island. Japanese Foreign minister […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Sunday agreed that North Korea “poses a grave and growing direct threat,” in a phone call one day after the United Nations Security Council backed fresh sanctions on the North. “The two leaders affirmed that North Korea poses a grave and growing direct threat to the United States, South Korea, and Japan, as well as to most countries […]
by Ronaldo Schemidt and Daniel Caceres Agence France Presse VALENCIA, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s military said Sunday it repelled a “terrorist” attack on a base in the city of Valencia, led by an army deserter allegedly linked to “foreign governments.” Two of the attackers were killed and eight were captured, President Nicolas Maduro said on state television, claiming the group of “mercenaries” — whose total number he put at around 20 — had ties to […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian diamond giant Alrosa will review its annual production plan after an accident at a key mine, the company said Sunday as a search went on for eight missing workers. “A review of the company’s production parameters will be conducted by August 19… as a result of the accident,” Alrosa president Sergei Ivanov said, in remarks distributed by the company. On Friday water broke into the Mir mine in the Sakha […]
by Dave Clark Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States and China piled pressure on North Korea Sunday to abandon its nuclear missile program after the United Nations Security Council approved tough sanctions which could cost Pyongyang $1 billion a year. One day after Council members voted unanimously for a partial ban on exports aimed at slashing Pyongyang’s foreign revenue by a third, top diplomats from the key powers in the dispute […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday promised that his government would redouble its efforts to handle the influx of migrants illegally entering the country from the United States to seek asylum. “I want to reassure Canadians that we are ensuring that the capacity to deal with these refugees is in place and our immigration system remains strong and robust,” Trudeau told a press conference. “We are an open and compassionate […]
BEDMINSTER, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump, who once asked “what’s the point” of vacations and often admonished his presidential predecessor for taking them while in office, embarked Friday on a 17-day holiday to one of his golf resorts. Arriving in Bedminster, New Jersey for an extended break, the president left behind a capital grappling with a Russia scandal and buffeted by extraordinary leaks from government officials. He has also failed to seize any major […]
