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TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) – Residents of Tokyo expressed their concerns after North Korea fired what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile on Monday (May 29). The missile was believed to be a Scud-class ballistic missile which appeared to have flown about 450 kilometers (280 miles) and landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone. Many in Tokyo were worried that missiles would impact on not only the coastal area of the Sea of Japan, but also […]
(Reuters) – Two women suspected of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are due to appear in a Malaysian court on May 30. Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong and Indonesian Siti Aishah face the death penalty if they are convicted of killing Kim Jong Nam. The two allegedly smeared VX nerve agent, a chemical described by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction, across Kim’s face at Kuala Lumpur […]
WASHINGTON D.C., United States (Reuters) – Thousands gathered on the grounds of the United States Capitol on Sunday (May 28) to attend the National Memorial Day Concert to honor American servicemen and woman who died during their service. Co-hosted by actors Laurence Fishburne and Joe Mantegna, the concert featured patriotic music and personal tributes to military veterans, including surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Dolittle Raiders. Performers included singers Renee Fleming, Scotty McCreery, […]
ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) – Former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis, one of Greece’s most prominent veteran politicians, died early on Monday (May 29), his family said. He was 98. He was “surrounded by people whom he loved and loved him” when he passed away, his family said in a brief statement carried by the semi-official Athens News Agency. Mitsotakis, whose political career spanned more than half a century, was prime minister of Greece from 1990 […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — North Korea fired what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile on Monday (May 29) that landed in the sea off its east coast, the latest in a series of missile tests defying world pressure and threats of more sanctions. The missile is believed to be a Scud-class ballistic missile though Japanese officials said they needed to gather more information before confirming that. The missile flew about 400 kilometers (280 miles), […]
NEW JERSEY, United States (Reuters) – A member of the United States Navy’s elite skydiving demonstration team plunged to his death on Sunday (May 28) when his parachute failed to open while performing in an aerial exhibition as part of New York Harbor’s annual Fleet Week festival. The parachutist was pulled from the waters of Morris Canal near the mouth of the Hudson River moments after the accident, witnessed by thousands of spectators watching the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States confirmed Sunday that North Korea has test-launched another ballistic missile. The US Pacific Command said the short-range missile, launched from near Wonsan Airfield, was tracked for six minutes until it landed in the Sea of Japan. It was not deemed a threat to North America. The command said it was working on a more detailed assessment of the missile launch. “We continue to monitor North Korea’s actions […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Monday, the South’s military and Japan said, a move that ratcheted up tensions over the North’s quest to develop weapons capable of hitting the United States. The test is the latest launch by Pyongyang this year as the isolated regime steps up efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile that can deliver a nuclear warhead to the continental US. The missile launches, and […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Europe “must take its fate into its own hands” faced with a western alliance divided by Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday. “The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I’ve experienced that in the last few days,” Merkel told a crowd at an election rally in Munich, southern Germany. “We Europeans truly have to take our […]
(Agence France Presse) — A total of 14 people are in detention in Britain and Libya over Monday’s suicide bombing at a pop concert in the English city of Manchester by a British-born man of Libyan origin. A teenage boy and a woman arrested by British police this week have since been released without charge, leaving 12 in British custody who were arrested “on suspicion of offences contrary to the terrorism act.” In Libya, the […]
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police on Saturday released security camera images of Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi on the night he massacred 22 people at a pop concert. Investigators also gave details of the 22-year-old’s last hours as they appealed to the public for any information about his movements in the days running up to Monday night’s attack. The photographs taken from CCTV footage show a bespectacled Abedi, who has a small moustache, in […]
by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton launched a stinging attack on Donald Trump Friday, obliquely comparing him to former president Richard Nixon, who resigned in 1974 to escape impeachment, and savaging the Republican assault on fact-based politics. The defeated Democratic presidential nominee made her remarks in a commencement address at her alma mater Wellesley College, a women’s liberal arts college in Massachusetts, 48 years after […]
