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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States military said that North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday, with two of them failing in flight and the third blowing up “almost immediately.” A spokesman for the US Pacific Command said none of the missiles, which it said were launched near Kittaeryong, had posed a threat to either North America or the US Pacific territory of Guam. “The first and third missiles… failed […]
by Laurence BENHAMOU with Nina LAMPARSKI in Vienna Agence France-Presse SALZBURG, Austria – The EU is a “real step” closer to overhauling a controversial rule on detached workers, after talks with leaders from eastern and central Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday. The so-called Posted Workers Directive allows firms to send temporary workers from low-wage countries to other member states without paying local social charges. The regulation has come under fire from rich nations like […]
by Hwang Sunghee SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — China and Russia pushed Tuesday for talks to defuse the “confrontational spiral” between the United States and North Korea after Kim Jong-Un stepped back from a planned missile strike near Guam. The North Korean leader said he would wait and see how the US behaved before deciding whether to execute the planned launch of four missiles over Japan towards the tiny US territory in the Pacific. Some analysts suggested […]
by Brian Knowlton, with Yanan Wang in Beijing WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States President Donald Trump and his French counterpart pledged Saturday to work to denuclearize North Korea, but Trump again invoked the grim possibility of “military measures” if other steps should fail. Trump’s latest warning came amid a flurry of international calls — from China, the North’s key ally, as well as Russia, Germany, Britain and the United Nations — for the […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union on Thursday expanded its North Korean sanctions blacklist as fiery rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang sent tensions soaring. The 28-nation EU has steadily increased asset freezes and travel bans on North Korea over its repeated violation of UN resolutions on its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. After tests of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States mainland, the UN last week imposed the most […]
by Peter Murphy & Geza Molnar Agence France-Presse BUDAPEST, Hungary – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday denounced the European Union’s political demands on Israel as “absolutely crazy,” in remarks leaked from a closed-door meeting with eastern and central European leaders in Budapest. “The (EU) is the only association of countries in the world that conditions the relations with Israel… in every area on political conditions,” he said in a recording heard by AFP. […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – The European Union on Sunday hailed the defeat of the Islamic State group in Mosul as a “decisive step” in fighting terrorism but called on Iraqis to work together to improve their country. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi earlier announced that pro-government forces had retaken the second city from IS after a months-long battle that killed thousands of civilians and forced nearly a million people from their homes. “The recovery […]
Hamburg, Germany (Reuters) — Protesters and police braced for another day of action on Friday (July 7) hours before the official start of the G20 summit in the German city of Hamburg. Protesters are trying to make their way close to the summit venue where leaders from the world’s top economies will be gathering to try and bridge deep differences with United States President Donald Trump on climate change and trade. The meeting in the […]
(Eagle News) – The European Union said it was giving P48 million (850,000 euros) of financial aid to help the thousands of civilians displaced by the ongoing fight in Marawi. The financial assistance–coursed through the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)– will be used to provide for the necessities, including food, water, and health care, of over 50,000 people. “This grant from the EU will support the delivery of immediate life-saving assistance […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) – The European Union’s commissioner for migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos, said the bloc was willing to help ease the pressure for Italy, who has appealed to the EU for help in taking in African migrants. Italy has even raised the possibility of closing its ports to humanitarian rescue ships to pressure EU partners, sources familiar with the matter said. Italy has brought in over half a million boat migrants since 2014, and a […]
by Alex Pigman Agence France Presse The European Union hit Google with a record 2.4-billion-euro fine Tuesday for illegally favoring its shopping service in search results, in a fresh assault on United States firms that risks the wrath of President Donald Trump. Hard-charging European Commission competition chief Margrethe Vestager said the tech giant “abused its market dominance” as the world’s most popular search engine to give an advantage to its Google Shopping service. “What Google has […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that she wanted to end the anxiety of European Union nationals fearful of their future after Brexit, promising to protect their rights and saying: “We want you to stay.” But she was heckled by critics in the House of Commons, while opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said her plan was “too little, too late.” The futures of 3.2 million EU citizens living […]
