TAIPEI, (APP/AFP) – A Taiwanese warship mistakenly launched a supersonic “aircraft carrier killer” missile towards China on Friday, the navy said, as ties between the island and its once bitter rival deteriorate. The domestically developed Hsiung-feng III (Brave Wind) missile, with a range of 300 kilometres (around 200 miles), flew about 75 kilometres before plunging […]
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Taiwan mistakenly fires ‘carrier killer’ missile towards China
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UN mission in Afghanistan slams Taliban attack
UNITED NATIONS, (APP): The top United Nations official in Afghanistan has condemned a suicide attack targeting national police in Kabul. The new Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, said there was “no justification for such an attack”. At least 33 people were killed and 71 others injured in a suicide attack that […]
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UN officials call for preventive approach to combat terrorism and violent extremism
UNITED NATIONS, (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the international community to act with unity and resolve to deal with the unprecedented levels of terrorism and violent extremism across the world. “We have an urgent moral duty to do all we can to prevent and end this carnage,” the Secretary-General said on Thursday, […]
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UN approves deal for Italy, Netherlands to share Council seat
UNITED NATIONS, United States, (APP/AFP) -The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected Italy to the Security Council under a deal that will see the Netherlands take over the seat in a year. The two countries agreed to split the two-year term on the council after five rounds of voting earlier this week ended with a […]
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Canada to deploy 1,000 soldiers for NATO brigade in Latvia
OTTAWA, (APP/AFP) – Canada will deploy 1,000 soldiers in Latvia to one of four battalions NATO is assembling in Eastern Europe in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Canadian media reported Thursday. Along with the United States, Britain and Germany, Canada “will establish and lead” a high-readiness brigade that will “contribute to NATO’s enhanced forward […]
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Meeting between Bill Clinton, US attorney general raises eyebrows
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – An apparent chance meeting between former president Bill Clinton and US Attorney General Loretta Lynch made waves Thursday in Washington, as White House hopeful Hillary Clinton’s email usage remained under investigation. The Monday meeting came a day before Republican lawmakers released their final report on the 2012 assault on the US mission […]