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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The United States, Japan and South Korea warned Wednesday that a North Korean nuclear test would warrant an “unprecedentedly strong response”, vowing unity after a blitz of missile launches from the hermit state. Following talks in Tokyo, the three nations’ deputy foreign ministers said they would ramp up their deterrence in the region. “We agreed to further strengthen cooperation … so that North Korea can immediately stop its illegal activities and […]
by Emmanuel PEUCHOT with Daphne ROUSSEAU in Bakhmut and Femke COLBORNE in Berlin Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday asked the international community to cover an expected budget deficit of $38 billion next year for his war-torn country, with Moscow’s invasion badly hitting the economy. Russian shelling meanwhile pummeled the eastern Donbas town of Bakhmut, where AFP journalists saw smoke rising from fierce battles between Russian forces and Ukraine […]
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) — Burkina Faso this week launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help the army fight jihadists, the authorities said. The country, one of the world’s poorest, has been battling a deadly jihadist insurgency since 2015. Burkina Faso has been rocked by two coups since the start of the year, with each new leader accusing the previous of having failed to quell the violence. Captain Ibrahim Traore was […]
New York, United States | AFP | New York state’s attorney general on Tuesday announced an unprecedented settlement with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo that includes secular oversight of its operations following decades of scandal. The US Catholic Church has been rocked by years of accusations and revelations of sexual abuse committed by priests. In December 2019, the Vatican said that it had accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard Malone from the Buffalo […]
by Sam JAHAN At least 24 people died after Cyclone Sitrang slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said Tuesday. Cyclones — the equivalent of hurricanes in the Atlantic or typhoons in the Pacific — are a regular menace in the region but scientists say climate change is likely making them more intense and frequent. Sitrang made landfall in southern Bangladesh late Monday but authorities managed […]
London, United Kingdom | AFP | New British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday vowed to fix the errors made by his predecessor Liz Truss while warning of “difficult” decisions ahead. Speaking on the steps of Downing Street after being appointed premier by King Charles III, Sunak spoke of Truss’s “noble” aims but said some “mistakes” had been made. “Right now our country is facing a profound economic crisis, the aftermath of Covid still lingers, […]
#TsunamiPH ADVISORY: NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE PHILIPPINES Tsunami Information No.1 Date and Time: 25 Oct 2022 – 10:59 PM Magnitude = 6.7 Depth = 028 kilometers Location = 17.76°N, 120.76°E – 007 km N 58° W of Tineg (Abra)https://t.co/JM9lJkGxv1 pic.twitter.com/9r8OrU9oGA — PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) October 25, 2022 NO TSUNAMI THREAT to Hawaii is expected from an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 occurring at 4:59 am HST Tuesday near Luzon, Philippines. pic.twitter.com/ej32qr95zw — Hawaii […]
NO TSUNAMI THREAT to Hawaii is expected from an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 occurring at 4:59 am HST Tuesday near Luzon, Philippines. pic.twitter.com/ej32qr95zw — Hawaii EMA (@Hawaii_EMA) October 25, 2022 There was a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines about 15 minutes ago. No tsunami threat is expected for the Marianas, please keep the people of the Philippines in your thoughts/prayers though. pic.twitter.com/47JUpErs1L — NWS Guam 🇬🇺 (@NWSGuam) October 25, 2022 […]
Oslo, Norway | AFP | Norway’s counter-espionage service PST said on Tuesday it had arrested a suspected Russian spy masquerading as a Brazilian academic. The suspect was detained on Monday morning as he was making his way to his job at Tromso university, in northern Norway, public broadcaster NRK said. “We think he’s working undercover for the Russian authorities,” PST deputy director Hedvig Moe told broadcaster TV2. “An undercover agent is someone who gathers information, […]
Washington, United States | AFP | Two people were killed on Monday and several were injured by a gunman who opened fire at a high school in the midwestern US city of St. Louis, police said. The gunman was shot dead by police officers who rushed to the Central Visual & Performing Arts High School, St. Louis police chief Mike Sack told reporters. Sack said the gunman appeared to be about 20 years old and […]
by Martín SILVA Agence France-Presse SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile (AFP) — The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America’s “lithium triangle,” where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza. A key component of batteries used in electric cars, demand has exploded for lithium — the “white gold” found in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia in quantities larger than anywhere else in […]
by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi Agence France-Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The recent visit of a Russian megayacht to Hong Kong has sparked warnings from corruption investigators that the city could become a haven for oligarchs and officials hiding from Western sanctions. The Nord — a $500 million vessel linked to Russian billionaire Alexei Mordashov — spent a little over three weeks in the Chinese territory before leaving last Thursday. Mordashov is among […]
