Beijing urged all sides to show restraint and not “add oil to the flames” after a weekend of additional threats by both Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. China’s United Nations ambassador Liu Jieyi said the escalating rhetoric between the two nations was getting “too dangerous” and stressed the only solution […]
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The man accused of killing one woman and injuring seven other people at a Tennessee church on Sunday had threatened suicide and was involved in alleged domestic disputes in the months leading up to the attack, police records show. Emanuel K. Samson, 25, was arrested on Sunday after allegedly opening […]
North Korea’s official news agency KCNA has issued its latest statement, hitting out at the US President. KCNA said Mr Trump would “pay dearly for his reckless invectives” and insults to the “Korean nation”. Repeating its previous “dotard” insult, it stated: “The rabid dotard Trump cannot evade a merciless divine […]
Qalatga Darband in northern Iraq, believed to have been founded in 331 BBC, was discovered by a team of Iraqi and British archaeologists led by experts from the British Museum. The city was found with the help of drones and declassified satellite photographs taken for military purposes. John MacGinnis, the […]
Ri Yong Ho claimed North Korea has the right to “shoot down the United States’ strategic bombers” even if they are not in the country’s airspace. During a press conference at the UN Millennium Plaza hotel in New York, he said: “The whole world should clearly remember it was the […]
Let our news meet your inbox. SIGN UP IN BRIEF Early-warning systems for earthquakes like the one that saved lives recently in Mexico City are highly effective, but the USGS ShakeAlert program is in jeopardy thanks to disputes over funding. A MINUTE’S NOTICE After approximately 30,000 people died when an […]
The US President said his comments about national anthem protests have “nothing to do with race” as he demanded players from Jackson Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens show “respect” for the US and its flag. Players took to their knees on Sunday in an act of defiance against Donald Trump after […]
Weiner, 53, had pleaded guilty to transferring obscene messages to a minor in May. His lawyers had asked he be sentenced to probation instead of jail. But in sentencing, US District Judge Denise Cote said: “This is a serious crime that deserves serious punishment.” In addition to the prison term, […]