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by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Thursday blasted her likely general election rival Donald Trump as a threat to US democracy and declared him unqualified to be president, unleashing some of her toughest criticism yet of the Republican presumptive nominee. “The threat that Donald Trump poses is so dramatic to our country, to our democracy and our economy,” the former secretary of state told CNN in an interview. “I […]
by Thomas WATKINS WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Days after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an Army leader briefed a group of top government officials at the Department of War in Washington. The officer, Major General Leslie Groves, carried with him a bundle of photos that may have shocked even those war-hardened men. In fine resolution, the black-and-white pictures depicted the two mushroom clouds that defined the course of […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — Universal Studios said Wednesday it would mark Independence Day by freeing its horde of undead onto an unsuspecting Hollywood public, offering a first look at its new “Walking Dead” attraction. It is the latest tie-in in a burgeoning entertainment industry offshoot that has seen dozens of theme park attractions based on movies and TV shows spring up across the United States in recent years. Universal, in southern California, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said Tuesday it was keen to work with whoever wins the presidential election in the Philippines, after Rodrigo Duterte claimed victory. “We look forward to working with and congratulating the winner,” State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau said, after the 71-year-old firebrand declared himself the winner of Monday’s voting. Trudeau stressed that official results had not yet been confirmed, but said the United States would work with whichever […]
BEIJING , China (AFP) — China and Russia on Friday rapped US plans to put a missile defense system on the Korean peninsula, less than 24 hours after Pyongyang twice tested projectiles thought to be capable of reaching American territory. A series of missile tests and nuclear blasts by North Korea have pushed Seoul into talks with Washington about deploying the US’s sophisticated Theater High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD), which fires projectiles to smash […]
(Reuters) The United States warned on Tuesday it would consider “other” options, which could include new sanctions or security steps, if North Korea continued nuclear and ballistic missile testing.South Korea’s Yonhap news agency earlier said North Korea appeared to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, after what the United States described as the “fiery, catastrophic” failure of a launch attempt this month. It is widely expected to conduct a fifth nuclear test […]
The United States military is betting on a new technology to help retain its edge as china build up its presence in the South China Sea, one reclaimed island at a time. During the past six months, the pentagon has started to talk publicly about a once-secret program to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, the term given to the submarine drones that are becoming part of its plan to deter China from trying to dominate the […]
(Reuters) A Chinese military aircraft has for the first time publicly landed at a new airport on an island China has built in the disputed South China Sea, state media said on Monday, raising the prospect that China could base fighter jets there. The United States has criticized China’s construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea and worries that it plans to use them for military purposes, even though China says it has […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — US and Philippine troops began major exercises on Monday as China’s state media warned “outsiders” against interfering in tense South China Sea territorial disputes. The official Xinhua news agency gave the warning as Manila and Washington launched the 11-day Balikatan (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) exercises with a low-key opening ceremony in Manila. US Defence Secretary Ash Carter is to fly to the Philippines next week to observe live-firing of artillery and visit US Navy ships […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing’s defence ministry on Thursday warned the US navy to “be careful” in the South China Sea and slammed a newly signed agreement between Washington and the Philippines. Earlier this month, Manila agreed to give US forces access to five military bases, including some close to the disputed South China Sea, where tensions have risen over Beijing’s assertion of its territorial claims. China claims virtually all the South China Sea despite […]
London, United Kingdom (AFP)—Britain will team up with the United States and European partners to exchange its nuclear waste for material to be used in the fight against cancer, Prime Minister David Cameron will announce Thursday. The British leader is expected to unveil the plan at a two-day international summit in Washington aimed at ensuring that nuclear material in the world’s roughly 1,000 atomic facilities is secured. The deal will see Britain send waste from […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP ) — The United States on Wednesday urged governments to quickly mobilize to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” from the possible collapse of Iraq’s Mosul dam. Concern has grown in recent months over a possible breach in Iraq’s largest dam, which would unleash a wave as high as 14 meters (45 feet), devastating Mosul and flooding much of the capital Baghdad, with up to 1.5 million people at […]
