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PYONGYANG, North Korea (AFP) — America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang Wednesday, landing at the center of a whirlwind of diplomacy ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit. Pompeo was dispatched on an unannounced visit — his second in weeks, but first as secretary of state — to lay the groundwork for Donald Trump’s unprecedented meeting with Kim Jong Un. His visit also comes as rumors fly over the fate of three US […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Gina Haspel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA, will pledge Wednesday to prevent the restart of the 2002-2005 interrogation program that saw detainees tortured. The three-decade veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency’s covert operations is facing opposition over her role at a secret CIA prison in Thailand in 2002 where Al-Qaeda detainees were waterboarded. “I understand that what many people around the country want to know about are […]
by Laurent THOMET Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kim Jong Un in China for the second time in six weeks on Tuesday and later spoke with Donald Trump, in an intensifying whirlwind of diplomacy as the North Korean and US leaders prepare for a historic summit. Kim reiterated his commitment to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula during his meeting with Xi, and the Chinese leader later in […]
LEILANI ESTATES, United States (AFP) — Volcanic activity from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano paused on Tuesday, authorities said, while warning that more outbreaks should be anticipated. The US Geological Survey said two new fissures broke ground on Monday near Leilani Estates, spewing lava and hazardous fumes. It added that though the eruption had paused early Tuesday, gas continues to emanate from a fissure system that is now 2.5 miles (four kilometers) long — and more seismic […]
by Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Washington’s chief diplomat Mike Pompeo was en route to North Korea to prepare for a landmark nuclear summit, as a flurry of diplomacy with Pyongyang at the center gathered pace. Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are expected to meet later this month or early in June for talks that would have been nearly unthinkable […]
by Andrew BEATTY / and Dave CLARK Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of a landmark deal curbing Iran’s nuclear program and reimposed crippling sanctions on Tuesday, defying European pleas and prompting international outcry. Trump poured scorn on the “disastrous” 2015 accord, describing it as an “embarrassment” to the United States that does nothing to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “I am announcing today that the […]
JOHNSONVILLE, Connecticut (Eagle News) – One place, many faces, different races, age groups and abilities. From babies to the elderly, participants from the states of the Northeast region in the United States walk one mile around a 62-acre land the religious organization, Iglesia Ni Cristo own in the small Connecticut town of Johnsonville. Photo Credit: Jemily Dalistan, Jenny Delapaz, Abigail Marlow, Emil Valerio, and Abigail Vital, EBC New York Bureau
By Malou Franciso EBC Europe Bureau Eagle News Service (Eagle News)— In Greece, the cradle of Western civilization, Iglesia Ni Cristo members, both young and old, participated in the “Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty” on Sunday, May 6. The event was held in Pikioni Square (Children’s Square) where most embassies are located in Athens, Greece. The 1.6 kilometer walk to help poor communities in Africa attracted the attention even of the locals […]
by Irakli Metreveli Agence France Presse YEREVAN, Armenia (AFP) — The Armenian parliament is due to elect a new prime minister Tuesday with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan set to take the post after spearheading weeks of mass protests against the ruling party. The vote will be Pashinyan’s second attempt to get elected as premier after the ruling Republican Party narrowly blocked his first bid on May 1, despite initially promising not to stand in the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — China’s top economic official will visit Washington next week to continue trade discussions, the White House said Monday, as threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods could be imposed this month. The visit by Vice Premier Liu He — considered President Xi Jinping’s right-hand man on economic issues — comes after he led talks in Beijing last week with a high-level US delegation that made little headway in resolving […]
LEILANI STATES, United States (AFP) — Red-hot lava is seeping from the Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii. More than two dozen homes have been destroyed and dozens more are in threat.
