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MOSCOW, Russia ( AFP ) — Russia on Thursday sent a navy vessel to help Argentina search for a missing submarine in the South Atlantic following President Vladimir Putin’s phone call with Argentinian counterpart Mauricio Maxri. In a phone call late Wednesday, Putin offered “words of support over the situation with the San Juan submarine,” the Kremlin said in a statement, adding: “Russia offered aid in the search and rescue operations.” The Russian defense ministry said it had sent an […]
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (Reuters) — A total of 1,295 firearms, confiscated so far this year in El Salvador, were destroyed in compliance with the Law on Control and Regulation of Weapons, Ammunition and Explosives, the country’s armed forces said Wednesday. Military personnel transported the weapons to the facilities of a private company engaged in the manufacturing of iron products, where they were melted down – one of the “most secure” methods to destroy firearms, […]
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang on Thursday (November 23) hit back at Australia over its criticisms of China in a foreign policy white paper. Australia called on Thursday on the United States to build a strong presence in Asia and bolster ties with “like-minded” partners while warning against China’s rising influence. A more insular United States would be detrimental to the liberal nature of the world’s “rules-based order,” the government […]
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) — Australia called on Thursday (November 23) on the United States to build a strong presence in Asia and bolster ties with “like-minded” partners while warning against China’s rising influence. A more insular United States would be detrimental to the liberal nature of the world’s “rules-based order”, the government said in a 115-page foreign policy white paper. The white paper is a guide for Australian diplomacy and provides a roadmap for advancing […]
by Susan Njanji and Reagan Mashavave Agence France-Presse HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Zimbabwe’s incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa was preparing Thursday to take power after the shock resignation of Robert Mugabe brought 37 years of authoritarian rule to an end. Mnangagwa, who has close ties to the army and the security establishment, returned to the country on Wednesday to take the reins and told adoring crowds in Harare that they were witnessing “unfolding full democracy.” He […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — An annual hush descended upon South Korea Thursday as hundreds of thousands of students sat the crucial national college entrance exam, delayed for a week by a rare earthquake. Educational authorities had to change four exam sites at Pohang, affecting about 2,000 candidates, after a 5.4-magnitude quake shook the southern city a week ago. More than 60 minor aftershocks have hit Pohang throughout the past week, forcing 1,500 residents to […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian man who used his bare hands to kill a snake that was discovered slithering on a busy commuter train has become an Internet hero. The train made an emergency stop after the reptile was spotted lurking on a baggage rack in a carriage headed to Jakarta from Bogor, south of the capital. Smartphone footage, which quickly went viral, showed the bespectacled man casually snatch the snake’s tail […]
Reuters — North Korea denounced on Wednesday (November 22) United States President Donald Trump’s decision to relist it as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a “serious provocation and violent infringement,” North Korean state media reported. Trump put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday (November 20), a designation that allows the US to impose more sanctions and risks inflaming tension over North Korea’s nuclear weapons and missile […]
AMMAN, Jordan (Reuters) — Meet Lawrence of Abdoun, a furry feline who is the first “diplo-cat” to be appointed by the British Embassy in Amman. Rescued from an animal shelter in October, Lawrence was chosen as the first overseas envoy to Palmerston, the chief mouser at the United Kingdom Foreign Office in London. The black and white fur-ball is named after T.E. Lawrence – also known as Lawrence of Arabia – a British military officer […]
CHICAGO, United States (CCTV) — After flying over 11,000 kilometers, Hainan Airlines Flight 497, which took off from Beijing, landed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Tuesday local time. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner of Hainan Airlines flew with biological aviation fuel that is produced from waste cooking oil, signaling the first Sino-U.S. green route demonstration to use aviation biofuel. The use of biofuel can reduce carbon emissions while ensuring flight safety and efficiency, according to […]
by Rana Moussaoui Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Wednesday he was suspending his surprise resignation, pending talks, providing a potential way out of a political crisis that has rocked the country. In a rousing address before large crowds of supporters gathered outside his Beirut home, he pledged he would stay in the country and protect its “stability.” Lebanon has been thrown into turmoil by Hariri’s shock November […]
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — Argentina’s navy said Wednesday it is investigating a noise detected in the South Atlantic hours after it last communicated with a missing submarine and its 44-member crew. Navy spokesman Enrique Balbi told reporters the “hydro-acoustic anomaly” was detected in the ocean almost three hours after the last communication with the San Juan on November 15, 30 miles (48 kilometers) north of its last known position. Asked if the noise could […]
