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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday, Moscow said, in what is believed to be the first meeting between the head of the reclusive state and a Russian official. “Lavrov was greeted by the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of DPRK Kim Jong Un during his visit to Pyongyang,” the Russian foreign ministry said on Twitter in English, releasing pictures of the two […]
CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Texas Governor Greg Abbott unveiled dozens of recommendations Wednesday focused on mental health and school safety after the latest US mass shooting to claim children’s lives. The governor’s recommendations came nearly two weeks after a 17-year-old student gunned down eight fellow students and two teachers at Santa Fe High School in rural Southeast Texas, and injured 13 others. Of the 40 recommendations put forth by the Republican governor of the […]
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AFP) — Slovenia’s former center-right Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his Democratic Party (SDS) look set to emerge on top in early parliamentary elections on Sunday, as campaigning enters the home stretch. The campaign has been overshadowed by controversy over Jansa’s strident anti-migrant rhetoric and the public support he has received from fellow firebrand Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. According to the latest poll published by daily Dnevnik on Wednesday, Jansa’s SDS is […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang Thursday, North Korea’s state media said, ahead of a landmark summit between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Lavrov’s visit comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity to organize next month’s summit, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also meeting Kim’s right-hand man Kim Yong Chol in New York late Wednesday. “Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, arrived […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US First Lady Melania Trump, after surgery and three weeks out of public view, sought on Wednesday to quell speculation about her health, saying she was “feeling great.” Melania Trump’s last public appearance was on May 10, when she accompanied the president to Andrews Air Force base in Maryland to welcome home three American hostages from North Korea. She underwent surgery at Walter Reed hospital on May 14 for what […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A Manhattan grand jury Wednesday indicted Harvey Weinstein on rape and sex crime charges, the next step in efforts by prosecutors to bring the disgraced Hollywood mogul to trial for alleged sex crimes. The 66-year-old was initially charged last week in what was hailed a landmark for the #MeToo movement, nearly eight months after his career imploded in a blaze of accusations of misconduct. “This indictment brings the defendant […]
by Alex Vasquez © Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel rallied to the defense of embattled ally Nicolas Maduro on his first foreign visit Wednesday, calling on Latin American nations to support his Venezuelan counterpart’s cause. The Cuban, who succeeded Raul Castro on April 19, was received with open arms by Maduro’s government — Cuba’s closest political and economic ally — on his arrival at Caracas’ Maiquetia airport. “Very happy to be […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Nikolas Cruz, the now infamous shooter behind February’s Parkland school massacre, filmed his disturbing plans to attack his former school in footage released by Florida prosecutors Wednesday. “It’s going to be a big event. When you see me on the news, you’ll know who I am,” Cruz said, filming with his cellphone. “My name is Nik, and I’m going to be the next school shooter of 2018,” said the 19-year-old, […]
by Francesco Fontemaggi with Carole Landry © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man began talks with President Donald Trump’s top diplomat on Wednesday amid a scramble to organize next month’s historic nuclear summit between the North Korean and US leaders. Kim Yong Chol, a veteran Pyongyang power player and a member of the young autocrat’s inner circle, flew in on an Air China flight from Beijing, becoming the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US forces killed over 50 Taliban leaders in a series of strikes against those behind a recent attack in the Helmand provincial capital of Farah, US military and NATO commander General John Nicholson said Wednesday. After pushing out fighters in Farah, Afghan and US forces continued to pursue them, Nicholson told reporters at the Pentagon via video link. Under surveillance by the Marines, the Taliban fighters returned to their Helmand stronghold, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Someone actually asked the US Geological Survey if it is OK to roast marshmallows over volcanic lava. And the USGS actually took the time to answer. The query came on Twitter and with a caveat — “assuming you had a long enough stick.” “Erm… we’re going to have to say no, that’s not safe. (Please don’t try!),” the USGS said. Volcanic vents, the fissures in the ground from which […]
by Douglas Gillison Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is moving to finalize trade sanctions against China even as a US delegation is set to travel to Beijing for talks to resolve the dispute. The White House said the planned sanctions announced in March, largely focused on China’s theft of American intellectual property, we’re still in the works and details would be announced in the coming month. […]
