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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump will speak with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by telephone Tuesday, the White House said. There was no indication about the topics of discussion for the two leaders. The call was scheduled for 12:30 pm (1630 GMT). Trump has already spoken by telephone twice with Putin since taking office in January. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the planned conversation Tuesday, in comments to the Ria Novosti […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China called Tuesday for the immediate suspension of a controversial missile defense system hours after Washington confirmed the shield was now operational in South Korea. “China’s position is clear-cut and firm. We oppose the deployment of the (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) system in (South Korea) and urge relevant sides to immediately stop the deployment. We will firmly take necessary measures to uphold our interests,” foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said at […]
OSAN, South Korea (Reuters) — Two U.S. B-1B bombers were deployed over the Korean peninsula on Monday (May 1) during a joint drill with South Korea’s air force, South Korea’s ministry said. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun told a briefing that the deployment of U.S. bombers was part of efforts to deter provocation by North Korea and respond to threats posed by the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
by Jan Dörner Agence France Presse SOCHI, Russia (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel will Tuesday meet President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in her first visit to Russia since 2015, signalling renewed dialogue between Berlin and Moscow. The Russian and German leaders have scaled back links as Moscow’s ties with the European Union have plunged to a post-Cold War low. Merkel has strongly backed European Union sanctions on Moscow for seizing Crimea […]
by Guy Jackson / Clare Byrne Agence France Presse Traditional May 1 union marches turned violent in France on Monday and presidential election frontrunner Emmanuel Macron attacked far-right rival Marine Le Pen, highlighting the divisions six days before the runoff. Six police officers were hurt in clashes in Paris between masked youths throwing molotov cocktails and riot police who responded with tear gas, as tens of thousands of union activists took to the streets for May Day […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States-led strikes aimed against the Islamic State group have “unintentionally” killed 352 civilians since the offensive began in 2014, according to the US military. The tally from the Combined Joint Task Force did not include findings from an investigation the coalition said it had launched into one allegedly particularly deadly strike on March 17 in west Mosul. US General Stephen Townsend had said coalition forces “probably had a role […]
by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A controversial missile defense system whose deployment has angered China is now operational in South Korea, a United States defense official said Monday. Washington and Seoul agreed to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery deployment in July in the wake of a string of North Korean missile tests. “It has reached initial intercept capability,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. This initial […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump said he would be “honored” to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un under the right conditions, dialing back threats of military action against the regime Monday. As Pyongyang threatens to carry out a sixth nuclear test that would further enflame tensions on the Korean peninsula, Trump appeared to offer the prospect of a diplomatic off-ramp. “If it would be […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea warned Monday that it will carry out a nuclear test “at any time and at any location” set by its leadership, in the latest rhetoric to fuel jitters in the region. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running high for weeks, with signs that the North might be preparing a long-range missile launch or a sixth nuclear test — and with Washington refusing to rule out a […]
Deadly weekend storms have left at least 14 dead in the midwestern and southern United States, according to officials, as eastern regions faced potential damaging winds and isolated tornadoes into Monday. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens declared a state of emergency as early as Sunday (April 30) due to flooding that he described as “historic” for some parts of the state. Greitens said thousands of National Guard troops might be called upon to assist in […]
by Elaine Yu Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China — Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo was greeted by a mixture of celebration and protest in Hong Kong Sunday with calls to improve working conditions for the city’s army of foreign maids. There are around 170,000 Indonesians living in Hong Kong, many of them employed as domestic helpers, and concern over exploitation is growing after a string of abuse cases. In a rock concert atmosphere, Widodo was […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Swiss climber Ueli Steck, one of the most feted mountaineers of his generation and famed for his speed ascents of iconic Alpine routes, has died on Everest, officials said. “Today morning, he had an accident on the Nuptse wall and died. It seems he slipped,” Ang Tsering Sherpa, head of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, told AFP. Steck, 40, was on Everest to acclimatize before attempting to summit the world’s tallest peak […]
