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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual meeting at the White House, the Pentagon said Monday. The briefing will be conducted Wednesday by Pentagon chief Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and General Joe Dunford, who is America’s top officer and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. They […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — A strong 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled central Chile on Monday, US geologists said. The quake, which struck at 6:30 pm (2130 GMT), was centered off the coast of the resort city of Valparaiso and had a depth of 9.8 kilometers (about six miles), according to the US Geological Survey. Authorities urged residents to evacuate coastal areas as a precaution against a possible tsunami. Chile lies on what is known as the “Ring […]
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela – Protesters rallied Monday vowing to block Venezuela’s main roads to raise pressure on President Nicolas Maduro after three weeks of deadly unrest that have left 21 people dead. Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up one of the first rallies in eastern Caracas early Monday while other groups were gathering elsewhere, the opposition said. It called for crowds to fill the main […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israelis stood silent and sirens rang out for two minutes on Monday as the country held its annual remembrance of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Drivers exited their cars and buses ground to a halt, while students at schools marked the two minutes of silence that began at 10:00 am (0700 GMT). Israeli radio and television stations have aired testimony, documentaries and films on the genocide carried out by […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Suspected Maoist rebels killed 12 paramilitary commandos on Monday in a remote part of central India, a police official said, the latest attack in the country’s simmering internal conflict. “So far, we know that 12 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel have been martyred in the Maoist attack,” Bhagwati Singh, a police spokesperson in restive Chhattisgarh state, told AFP by telephone.
https://youtu.be/-Nzi8uLjPsM Pro-European Emmanuel Macron is set to face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential run-off, results showed Sunday, making him clear favorite to emerge as the country’s youngest leader in its history. (Videgraphics courtesy Agence France Presse)
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping urged “restraint” on North Korea during a phone call Monday with United States President Donald Trump, days before an American supercarrier is due to arrive in the Korean Peninsula. The conversation came amid growing concerns that Pyongyang will conduct another nuclear or missile test to mark the 85th anniversary on Tuesday of the founding of its Korean People’s Army. “(China) hopes that the relevant parties can maintain restraint […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A United States citizen has been arrested as he tried to fly out of North Korea, becoming the third American to be detained there, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Sunday. The US State Department said it was aware of the reports, but there was no official confirmation of the arrest, which would come at a tense time in relations between Pyongyang and Washington. Yonhap quoted sources as saying the […]
by Adam Plowright and Joshua Melvin Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Pro-European Emmanuel Macron is set to face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential run-off, making him a clear favorite to emerge as the country’s youngest leader in modern history. Macron was projected to win 23.9 percent in Sunday’s first round, slightly ahead of National Front (FN) leader Le Pen with 21.7 percent, according to estimates on public television. They will […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — China’s foreign minister called Sunday for the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula amid rising tension over North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs. “China is firmly supporting the denuclearization of the area in the name of stability and peace,” Wang Yi told reporters in Athens after meeting Greek counterpart Nikos Kotzias. “China may not have the key to this solution … but we are happy that more sides are accepting our point […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Turnout in the first round of the French presidential election at 1000 GMT on Sunday was slightly higher than at the same stage in 2012, the interior ministry said. Four hours after polling stations opened, turnout was just over 28.5 percent, which would put the final turnout on course to beat the figure of 79.48 percent in the first round in 2012.
