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A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Papua, in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit about 250 kilometres west of the town of Abepura in Papua province at 12:46 am local time, at a depth of 12 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was felt weakly in Abepura, but most people did not notice it. “I was still awake at home but I did not […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US “spy drone” over its territory after it violated Iranian airspace, according to Iranian state television. “The US-made Global Hawk surveillance drone was brought down by its Air Force” in the country’s southern coastal province of Hormozgan, the Revolutionary Guard added, according to the English-language Press TV. © Agence France-Presse
by Sebastien Berger with Poornima Weerasekara in Beijing PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday on a historic trip to reboot a troubled alliance, as he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un face their own challenges with US President Donald Trump. Xi is the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years after relations between the Cold War era allies deteriorated over Pyongyang’s nuclear provocations and […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to assure journalists and citizens Wednesday she was well, a day after sparking concern by visibly trembling at an official ceremony. “I feel well,” she told school students during a visit to Goslar in the Harz mountains after Tuesday’s health scare blamed on dehydration on a hot summer’s day. Merkel, 64, had a glass of water nearby and said that, with scorching temperatures, one “should not […]
by Tony GAMAL-GABRIEL and Abdelmoneim ABU IDRIS ALI KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Sudan’s army ruler Wednesday called on protest leaders to resume talks on the transfer of power without any conditions, as the tension between the two sides persists after the bloody dispersal of demonstrators. Dozens of protesters were killed and hundreds wounded on June 3 when a weeks-long protest camp was violently dispersed by gunmen in military fatigues, who stormed the site shooting and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US official said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia should do more to ensure accountability over the death of dissident writer Jamal Khashoggi but stopped short of blaming the crown prince after a UN probe linked him to the killing. Brian Hook, who is in charge of pushing President Donald Trump’s hawkish line on Iran, was asked about US support of Tehran’s regional rival Saudi Arabia as he testified before Congress. […]
by Sebastien Berger with Poornima Weerasekara in Beijing BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping makes a historic trip to Pyongyang on Thursday, rebooting a troubled alliance as he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un face their own challenges with US President Donald Trump. Xi will be the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years after relations between the Cold War era allies deteriorated over Pyongyang’s nuclear provocations and Beijing’s […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos were killed and three others were injured in a train and car accident in New Zealand on Wednesday, June 19. Ambassador to New Zealand Jesus Domingo did not reveal the identities of the dead and those injured in the incident in the Bay of Plenty along Pongakawa School Road near Te Puke town, but told Eagle News New Zealand bureau that they were carpenters who had just arrived in the country […]
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — There is “credible evidence” linking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince to the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi last October, an independent UN rights expert said Wednesday, calling for an international investigation. In a fresh report, UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard said she had “determined that there is credible evidence, warranting further investigation of high-level Saudi Officials’ individual liability, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it is “closely monitoring the situation” of more than 800 Filipinos living in Yamagata Prefecture in Japan which had been hit by a magnitude 6.8 quake at around 10:30 p.m. (Japan time) Tuesday. Through the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and the Philippine Consulate General in Osaka, the DFA is closely checking if there were Filipinos affected by the strong quake that hit Yamagata, Northern […]
by Agnès PEDRERO Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — More than 70 million people were counted last year as displaced from their homes, a record that underestimates the real number of refugees and asylum seekers, the UN said Wednesday. In its annual global trends report, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) described the figure of 70.8 million at the end of 2018 as “conservative”, particularly because the number of people who fled Venezuela’s […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 6.4 quake struck New Zealand, with the epicenter traced at 140 kilometers northeast of L’Esperance Rock, Wednesday, 3 p.m. Manila time. According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake had a depth of 10 kilometers. The quake was around 909 kilometers from Ngunguru, Northland, New Zealand. It was recorded at 7:01 a.m. UTC time (Coordinated Universal Time). L’Esperance Rock is the southernmost islet in the Kermadec Islands, to […]
