GENEVA, (APP/AFP) – The United States and Russia reached a deal on a new Syrian ceasefire, which, if it holds, could see the first joint military effort by the two powers against militants. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the truce, reached late on Friday, would come […]
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US, Russia agree new Syria truce plan
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Trump courts core conservatives, Clinton talks security
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – Republican Donald Trump delivered a call to arms for US conservatives on Friday, urging them to vote en masse on Election Day to defeat White House rival Hillary Clinton. The Democratic former secretary of state meanwhile met in New York with a bipartisan panel of experts to discuss issues of terrorism and […]
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Work starts on two new Iran nuclear reactors
TEHRAN, (APP/AFP) – Russian and Iranian firms began work on Saturday on two additional reactors at Iran’s nuclear power plant on the Gulf coast at Bushehr, the project manager said. The plant has been a bone of contention with Iran’s Gulf Arab neighbours, even after a deal limiting its nuclear ambitions was signed with major […]
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N. Korea says won’t submit to US nuclear ‘blackmail’
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – North Korea said Saturday it would not submit to US nuclear “blackmail”, a day after shocking the world with its fifth and largest nuclear test. “Gone are the days never to return when the US could make a unilateral nuclear blackmail against the DPRK,” said the ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun, using […]
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Samsung urges Koreans to stop using Galaxy Note 7
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – Samsung urged South Korean consumers Saturday to stop using its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, following a similar warning by the US consumer agency and several airlines who fear battery explosions. The South Korean electronics giant last week suspended sales of its latest flagship smartphone and announced a recall of 2.5 million units […]
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S. Korean media sound alarm over ‘nuclear maniac’
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – South Korean newspapers sounded the alarm Saturday over what one termed the “nuclear maniac” Kim Jong-Un, saying the North Korean leader’s fifth and biggest nuclear test is a game-changer demanding a tougher response. One newspaper urged Seoul to persuade its ally Washington to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons withdrawn from South Korea in […]