WASHINGTON, June 13, (APP/AFP) – Pentagon chief Jim Mattis on Monday warned that North Korea poses the most urgent threat to international peace and security, calling the regime’s weapons program a “clear and present danger” to all. In written testimony to lawmakers ahead of a hearing on the Pentagon budget, Mattis said North Korea is […]
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Mattis warns N. Korea is ‘most urgent’ threat to peace
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Trump considering ‘terminating’ Russia probe leader
WASHINGTON, June 13, (APP/AFP) – Donald Trump is considering firing former FBI chief Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating if Russia colluded in last year’s bitter election campaign, a friend of the US president said Monday. Newsmax Media CEO Christopher Ruddy made the comments on the eve of testimony at the Senate Intelligence Committee by […]
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Guterres voices support for UN agency’s work in helping Palestine refugees in Mideast
UNITED NATIONS, June 13 (APP): Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over Israeli criticism of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the integrity of its operations, calling on the international community to continue supporting the agency in discharging its humanitarian mandate. “He wishes to express […]
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Landslides in Bangladesh kill 26: police
DHAKA, June 13 (APP/AFP) – Landslides triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 26 people in southeast Bangladesh, police said Tuesday. Twenty people including four troops were killed in landslides in Rangamat district and another six died in Bandarban on Monday and Tuesday, two local police officers told AFP.
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dead 11, 900 escape after DR Congo jail attack: official
– Kabila and election crisis GOMA, DR Congo, June 11, (APP/AFP) – Eleven people were killed and more than 900 inmates escaped Sunday after unidentified assailants attacked a jail in DR Congo’s restive east, an official said. “The Kangwayi prison in Beni was attacked at 3:30 pm (1330 GMT) by assailants whose identity is not […]
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US-backed Syria force advances in Raqa, battles for base
RAQA, Syria, June 11, (APP/AFP) – US-backed Syrian fighters seized a second district of Raqa on Sunday and launched a renewed assault on a base north of the city, as they pursued an offensive against the Islamic State group. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) broke into Raqa earlier this week after announcing the start of […]