In Beijing, Trump presses China on North Korea and trade U.S. President Donald Trump pressed China to do more on the North Korean nuclear issue on Thursday and said bilateral trade had been unfair to the United States, but praised President Xi Jinping’s pledge that China would be more open […]
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World War 3? UN ‘deeply concerned’ about ‘conflict and crisis on Europe’s doorstep’ Neal Walker, the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, stated that the increased conflict dubbed the War in Donbass, presents a renewed threat and could impact the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Europe. He said: “The […]
U.S. calls for U.N. action against Iran over Yemen missile The United States accused Iran on Tuesday of supplying Yemen’s Houthi rebels with a missile that was fired into Saudi Arabia in July and called for the United Nations to hold Tehran accountable for violating two U.N. Security Council resolutions. […]
Myanmar says UN move could harm talks with Bangladesh Myanmar said on Wednesday that a U.N. Security Council statement on the Rohingya refugee crisis could “seriously harm” its talks with Bangladesh over repatriating more than 600,000 people who have fled there to escape a Myanmar military crackdown. The Security Council […]
Putin, as part of test, oversees launch of four nuclear-capable missiles Putin, as part of test, oversees launch of four nuclear-capable missiles:- President Vladimir Putin has personally overseen the launch of four nuclear-capable ballistic missiles as part of a training exercise for Russia’s strategic nuclear forces, the Kremlin said on […]
How Russian content ended up on Pinterest How Russian content ended up on Pinterest:- Image-bookmarking site Pinterest is known as a place where people go to get ideas about home décor, fashion, and recipes. Few would associate it with politics – let alone Russian trolls. But in the run-up to […]
North Korea preparing long-range missile test North Korea preparing long-range missile test:- North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying on Friday. Anton […]
Facebook says 10 million U.S. users saw Russia-linked ads Facebook says 10 million U.S. users saw Russia-linked ads:- Some 10 million people in the United States saw politically divisive ads on Facebook that the company said were purchased in Russia in the months before and after last year’s U.S. presidential […]
North Korea’s bark may be worse than bite in threat to shoot down U.S. bombers North Korea’s bark may be worse than bite in threat to shoot down U.S. bombers:- North Korea has threatened to shoot down U.S. bombers flying near the Korean peninsula, but it would have difficulty matching […]
U.S. challenged by rising North Korea tensions, Russia urges calm Russia urged “hot heads” to calm down on Friday as the United States admitted it felt “challenged” by North Korea’s warning that it could test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific and President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un traded […]
