BEIJING, (APP/AFP) – China and Russia will hold joint naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, Beijing’s defence ministry said Thursday, after an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant’s extensive claims in the area. The drills will be carried out in the “relevant sea and air of the South China Sea”, defence ministry […]
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China, Russia to hold joint exercises in S China Sea: Beijing
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Indonesia rejects international pleas to halt executions
CILACAP, Indonesia, (APP/AFP): Indonesia Thursday rejected appeals from the UN and EU to halt the execution of 14 drug convicts including foreigners, as speculation mounted they could face the firing squad in a matter of hours. The group, including foreigners from Nigeria, Pakistan, India and Zimbabwe as well as Indonesians, have been placed in isolation […]
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Russia says opening humanitarian corridors around Aleppo
MOSCOW, (APP/AFP) – Russia said on Thursday it had launched a “large-scale humanitarian operation” together with the Syrian government around the battered city of Aleppo to open humanitarian corridors for civilians and fleeing fighters. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told Russian news agencies that three humanitarian corridors were being opened “to aid civilians held hostage by […]
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Two top ranking Turkish generals resign ahead of key meeting: report
ISTANBUL, (APP/AFP) – Two of Turkey’s top ranking generals resigned on Thursday shortly before a key military meeting expected to agree a personnel shake-up following an abortive coup targeting the government, local media reported. Land Forces Chief of Staff General Ihsan Uyar and Training and Doctrine Command head General Kamil Basoglu have stepped down, the […]
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Hawaiian Airlines makes another emergency landing in Japan
TOKYO, (APP/AFP) – A Hawaiian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in Tokyo, its second such incident in Japan this month, an official said Thursday. Flight HA 442, which departed the northern Japanese city of Sapporo for Honolulu, made an emergency landing at Narita airport just outside the Japanese capital at 10:53 pm Wednesday (1353 […]
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N. Korea ‘Kim badges’ found in South: report
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – South Korean police launched an investigation Thursday after 200 badges featuring the portrait of late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il were found at a hotel near the country’s main airport, Yonhap news agency reported. Police found the badges scattered on a flowerbed at the Grand Hyatt near Incheon International Airport and have […]