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by Ian Timberlake with David Harding in Doha Agence France-Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia and several of its allies on Monday cut relations with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism, in the biggest diplomatic crisis to have hit the region in years. Bahrain, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen and the Maldives also severed ties with gas-rich Qatar, which Riyadh accused of supporting groups, including some backed by Iran, “that aim to destabilize […]
BAREILLY, India (Reuters) – At least 22 people died and 15 others injured in India’s northern Bareilly city on Monday (June 5), after a bus collided with a truck and immediately caught on fire. The bus belonged to Uttar Pradesh State Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) and was on the way to Gonda from New Delhi. Authorities have not been able to identify any of the bodies. According to local media, the truck was seized but the […]
(Reuters) – China’s home-made FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle (Shanying) fighter trainer has rolled off the final assembly line in southwest China’s Guizhou Province. The Shanying is a supersonic fighter trainer, developed by the Guizhou Aviation Aircraft Co.Ltd., under the Aviation Industry Corporation of China. It is capable of undertaking many combat and training missions and conducting air-to-air and air-to-ground operations. “It is an export variant of airplanes. The biggest difference is that the export plane is positioned […]
by James Pheby Agence France Presse Police carried out fresh raids and arrested “a number of people” on Monday after the Islamic State group claimed an attack by three men who mowed down and stabbed revellers in London, killing seven people before being shot dead by officers. Saturday night’s rampage at a popular nightlife hub around London Bridge by men wearing fake suicide vests was the third deadly terror attack in Britain in less than […]
WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Sunday (June 4) called the London attacks an “evil slaughter” and said the United States would do everything it could in its power to assist the United Kingdom to bring those responsible to justice. “This bloodshed must end. This bloodshed will end,” Trump said in brief remarks after a gala event at Ford’s Theater in Washington. On Saturday night, attackers killed at least seven people […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — China cannot use its economic power to dodge its international responsibilities in the South China Sea and in deterring North Korea, United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Monday. After talks in Australia, Tillerson insisted Washington wanted a productive relationship with Beijing, but said China must pull its weight on important diplomatic issues. “We desire productive relationships,” he said after annual discussions with his Australian counterpart Julie Bishop in Sydney. […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – Seven illegal migrants were found dead in a refrigerated truck which was left abandoned on the shores of Qarabulli town, around 65 kilometers east of Tripoli. Libyan authorities found the truck with 34 African migrants held inside, seven of whom appeared to have died of suffocation. According to the migrants, smugglers packed them into the back of the truck to transport them to a boat which they would use to cross […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates announced on Monday they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism. Saudi news agency SPA said Riyadh cut diplomatic ties and closed borders with its neighbour to “protect its national security from the dangers of terrorism and extremism.” A Saudi official cited by SPA said the country decided to “sever diplomatic […]
China (Reuters) – At least one person was killed, six others were injured and seven more were missing after an explosion happened Monday morning at a petrochemical company in east China’s Shandong Province. It was learned that a liquefied gas tanker exploded at around 01:00 Monday and the fire spread in the loading area of the Linyi Jinyu Petrochemical Co. Ltd. in the Lingang Economic Development Zone in the city. Rescue teams evacuated workers and […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) — State governors and city mayors were quick to claim the mantle of United States leadership in fighting climate change after President Donald Trump said on Thursday (June 1) the country will pull out of the Paris climate agreement. The officials said they collectively could show the international community that the US remained committed to cutting the emissions that scientists blame for global warming. Governors and analysts cited moves including California’s […]
by Brian Knowlton Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at London’s mayor Sadiq Khan, accusing him of downplaying the threat of terrorism a day after knife-wielding men mowed down and stabbed revelers in the British capital. London’s mayor swiftly shot down the United States president’s remarks, made in a series of overnight tweets, as critics accused Trump of exploiting a terror attack for political gain. A spokesperson said […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Hundreds of residents of a small Japanese coastal town took part in an evacuation drill Sunday as fears grow that a North Korean missile could hit the country. The drill in the town of Abu, about 800 kilometers (500 miles) west of Tokyo facing the Sea of Japan, simulated a ballistic missile attack in the surrounding mountains in Yamaguchi prefecture which hosts a major United States Marine Corps air station, a […]
