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Trump hails Chinese president’s ‘great help’ on North Korea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday hailed the “great help” provided by his Chinese counterpart on North Korea, which has tacked toward diplomacy after carrying out nuclear and missile tests that sent tensions soaring. “Please do not forget the great help that my good friend, President Xi of China, has given to the United States, particularly at the Border of North Korea. Without him, it would have been a […]
Watch: N.Korea’s Kim and S. Korea’s Moon step over demarcation line in historic peace moves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOmN8C1RcXc In this video, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped over the Military Demarcation Line to meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in the South side after a “historic handshake” that signaled the start of warmer relations between the two Koreas. At the Military Demarcation Line that delineates the border, Moon asked him: “While you come to the South, when can I possibly go over there?” After stepping over the line and becoming the […]
Cristina Cifuentes dimite como presidenta de la Comunidad de Madrid
Egie C. Asis Eagle News MADRID, España — La presidenta de la comunidad de Madrid anunció su dimisión el miércoles, el 25 de abril. La dimisión de Cristina Cifuentes se precipitó después de que se difundiese un vídeo de ella siendo retenida por un agente de seguridad por supuestamente robar dos cremas del supermercado en 2011. Cifuentes se encontraba accoralada por otro escándalo sobre una supuesta falsificación de su máster de la Universidad Rey Juan […]
Trump welcomes ‘historic’ Korea summit
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump hailed Friday’s Korea summit as historic but warned that “only time will tell.” “After a furious year of missile launches and Nuclear testing, a historic meeting between North and South Korea is now taking place,” Trump tweeted after the leaders of North and South Korea agreed to pursue a permanent peace and the complete denuclearization of the divided peninsula. “Good things are happening, but only time […]
Saudi Arabia downs Yemeni rebel missile: state media
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s air defenses on Friday intercepted a missile fired by Yemeni rebels, days after the insurgents’ second-in-command was killed in an air raid by Riyadh and its allies. The missile, the latest in a series of similar attacks, was heading towards the kingdom’s southern coastal city of Jizan, state-run Al-Ekhbariya television said. Saudi Arabia launched a military coalition in 2015 to battle the Huthi rebels in its southern neighbor […]
Malaysian news site mounts legal challenge to ‘fake news’ law
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — A leading Malaysian news portal mounted a legal challenge Friday against a law aimed at combating “fake news,” which critics fear will be used to stifle dissent before elections next month. Parliament earlier in April passed the legislation, which makes the dissemination of deliberately misleading information punishable by up to six years in jail and a hefty fine. The government has argued it will safeguard the public, but the opposition […]
Japan’s Abe hails Korea summit, seeks ‘concrete action’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed a historic summit between the two Koreas on Friday, urging Pyongyang to take “concrete action” on the peninsula’s denuclearisation and other issues. “Today President Moon Jae-in and Chairman Kim Jong Un held earnest discussions about North Korea’s denuclearization. I want to welcome that as a positive move toward comprehensive resolution of various issues concerning North Korea,” Abe told reporters in Tokyo. “We strongly hope that […]
Just in: Kremlin praises Korea summit as ‘very positive news’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Friday praised a landmark summit between the leaders of the two Koreas as “very positive news”, saying direct dialogue on the divided peninsula was promising. “This is very positive news,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Today we see that this direct dialogue has taken place (and) it has certain prospects,” he said.
Kremlin praises Korea summit as ‘very positive news’
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Friday praised a landmark summit between the leaders of the two Koreas as “very positive news”, saying direct dialogue on the divided peninsula was promising. “This is very positive news,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman told reporters after the leaders of North and South Korea held a historic meeting at the border separating the two countries. “Today we see that this direct dialogue has taken place (and) it has certain prospects,” […]
N. Korea vows to ensure implementation of peace deal, as Kim and Moon agree to denuclearize
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to ensure that the agreement reached with the South’s Moon Jae-in at a summit Friday would be implemented, unlike previous pledges. The two Koreas will closely co-ordinate to ensure they did not “repeat the unfortunate history in which past inter-Korea agreements…fizzled out after beginning,” Kim said after a summit with the South’s President Moon Jae-in. “There may be backlash, hardship and frustration on our way,” he added, […]
N. Korea’s Kim promises not to repeat ‘unfortunate history’
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promised to ensure that the agreement reached with the South’s Moon Jae-in at a summit Friday would be implemented, unlike previous pledges. The two Koreas will closely co-ordinate to ensure they do not “repeat the unfortunate history in which past inter-Korea agreements…fizzled out after beginning,” Kim said after a summit with the South’s President Moon Jae-in. “There may be backlash, hardship, and frustration on […]
