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PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) — As tensions on the peninsula ratchet up, the United States is calling for more sanctions against North Korea’s flagship airline Air Koryo, arguing there’s an absence of boundaries between the airline and the country’s air force. But on the streets of Pyongyang, it’s the soft drinks and taxis where the airline is making its presence felt. The Air Koryo conglomerate makes cigarettes and cola, and owns a taxi fleet and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An aircraft carrier the United States Navy said was steaming toward the Korean Peninsula amid rising tensions has not yet departed, a US defense official acknowledged Tuesday. The Navy on April 8 said it was directing a naval strike group headed by the USS Carl Vinson supercarrier to “sail north,” as a “prudent measure” to deter North Korea. Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on April 11 said the Vinson was “on […]
TOKYO,Japan (Reuters) — United States Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday (April 18) that “all options are on the table” when it comes to North Korea, but that the US will work closely with Japan and its allies in aiming for a peaceful resolution to the reclusive state’s nuclear and missile ambitions. Pence, who arrived in Tokyo from South Korea earlier in the day, has warned the reclusive North, which has conducted a series […]
AYSE, Japan (Reuters) — United States Vice President Mike Pence landed in Tokyo on Tuesday (April 18), where he is expected to reassure Washington’s ally amid tensions over North Korea while also holding talks the White House hopes will open doors for US goods and attract infrastructure investment. An aircraft carrying Pence and his wife Karen landed at a US base in Ayase, on the outskirts of Tokyo, at 12:15 local time (0315 GMT). Pence will […]
Reuters — Dance-pop DJ duo The Chainsmokers ousted rapper Drake from the top spot on the weekly United States Billboard 200 chart on Monday, scoring their first chart-topping album after a slew of hit singles. “Memories … Do Not Open,” the debut full-length album from The Chainsmokers, racked up the equivalent of 221,000 in sales, including 60 million streams of the album and 166,000 copies sold, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The album includes […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — North Korea is preparing for “any mode of war” triggered by United States military action, Pyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations warned Monday, saying his country would respond to a missile or nuclear strike “in kind.” The statement from North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the UN, Kim In Ryong, followed warnings from US Vice President Mike Pence to Pyongyang not to test US resolve. “If the (US) dares opt for […]
MUSAN, South Korea (AFP) — Mike Pence arrived at the gateway to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas on Monday, an AFP correspondent reported, in a show of United States resolve hours after North Korea failed in its attempt to test another missile. The US vice president flew by helicopter into Camp Bonifas, a US-led United Nations command post just a few hundred meters (yards) south of the DMZ. From there, he was expected to […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A “conflict could break out at any moment” over North Korea, China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said Friday, warning there would be “no winner” in any war, as tensions soar with the US. “Dialogue is the only possible solution”, he said during a joint press conference with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault in Beijing. © Agence France-Presse
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — The United States has dropped a GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb, otherwise known as the ‘Mother of All Bombs’, on an Islamic State stronghold in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province. It is the first time the bomb, developed in the early days of the Iraq war, has been used in combat. How powerful is the MOAB? The 9.8-tonne guided bomb, the largest non-nuclear weapon in America’s arsenal, is described by […]
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (AFP) — The US military’s largest non-nuclear bomb killed at least 36 militants as it decimated a deep tunnel complex of the Islamic State group, Afghan officials said Friday, ruling out any civilian casualties. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb — better known as the “Mother Of All Bombs” — hit IS hideouts in Achin district in eastern Nangarhar province on Thursday. “As a result of the bombing, key Daesh (IS) […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States is assessing military options in response to North Korea’s weapons programs, a White House foreign policy advisor confirmed Friday, saying another provocative test was a question of “when” rather than “if.” As speculation mounted that Pyongyang is preparing to fire a trial nuke or missile on a major anniversary Saturday, the official said the United States was poised to deal with […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that he wanted a frank exchange on the countries’ relations. “I look forward to a very open, candid and frank exchange so we can better define the US-Russian relationship from this point forward,” Tillerson said as he met Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for talks in Moscow. Tillerson’s visit was the first visit to Russia by a senior member of United States President Donald […]
