South Korea Wants to Reopen the Hotline With North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in wants to reopen the military hotline with North Korea. Moon said on Monday that he wants to prevent more unexpected incidents from happening. Moon’s statements follow the shooting of an employee of the South Korean Ministry of Fisheries. The man was shot by North
North Korea Apologizes for Shooting South Korean Official
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apologized for shooting a South Korean who may have wanted to defect to the north. That happened earlier this week. The government employee disappeared from a South Korean ship. According to South Korea, he was shot by North Korean soldiers while floating in
Prominent Former Military Support for Opponent Trump
A group of former top soldiers supports Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. According to the letter seen by Reuters news agency, this includes the former second man of the Pentagon, retired general Paul Selva. Selva’s name, who retired last year, is on a list of 489 public figures who
US and UAE Want A Deal on the Sale of F35 Aircraft in December
The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hope to have a draft agreement on the sale of advanced F35 fighters in early December. Possibilities to make those devices more visible to Israeli radar systems are still being explored, and insiders tell Reuters news agency. Washington traditionally does
At Least Six People Died and More Than 100 Injured in Vietnam Hurricane
At least six people died and more than 100 injured after Hurricane Noul hit Vietnam’s central coastline. The tropical storm made landfall near the popular tourist cities of Hue and Da Nang on Friday. Four people died in Hue province, and one in each of the neighbouring provinces of
Number of New German Corona Infections Again Around 1900
More than 1,900 new coronavirus infections have been identified in Germany in the past 24 hours. That is about three hundred fewer than the day before when almost 2,200 new cases were reported. This is reported by the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German equivalent of the National Institute
The Number of New Infections in Germany Exceeds Two Thousand
The number of corona infections diagnosed during the last 24 hours in Germany has further increased to over two thousand. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the German equivalent of the RIVM, reported early in the morning on Thursday that a further 2,194 cases have been registered. This means that
Yoshihide Suga Elected Japan’s New Prime Minister
Yoshihide Suga, cabinet secretary under former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who has resigned for health reasons, has been formally elected Prime Minister of Japan. To nobody’s surprise, it was announced on Monday that Suga would also succeed Abe as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japanese ruling party
The US Report Points to Gross Abuses by the Police and the Judiciary
The US law enforcement authorities are regularly guilty of irregularities during investigations and lawsuits, the authors of a report released Tuesday said. Police in the United States has been under fire in recent months over racism and the use of excessive force. Scientists examined the files of nearly 2,500
American Minister Mike Pompeo Visits Suriname
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Suriname on Thursday. Albert Ramdin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation in Suriname, confirmed this to the ANP on Sunday. It is the first time that a US Secretary of State has visited Suriname. Pompeo’s visit to Suriname
