Wang Yi made the comments during a meeting with Kang Kyung-wha on the sidelines of a United Nations gathering in New York on Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua. South Korea and the US say the high-tech missile-defence system called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is needed to […]
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Hurricane Maria hit Dominica on Monday which bombarded the island with fierce 160mph winds. Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said he was left at the “complete mercy of the hurricane” after Maria ripped the roof off his home. Aerial footage has shown the complete devastation of the island with homes […]
HOLIDAY LAKES, TEXAS – The day that Hurricane Harvey hit south Texas, Juan and Brenda Tobar’s house was just about finished. They’d survived a flood in 2016, a road accident that almost killed their youngest son, and a job layoff. In a matter of hours, the storm’s flooding destroyed all […]
Ambulances, the fire service and police were all called shortly before 4pm when a man was seen burning near a statue in front of the parliament in Wellington. New Zealand police said in a statement: “Ambulance are with the man currently, who’s reportedly in a critical condition.” They added they […]
The offensive, announced by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, comes four days before a referendum on Kurdish independence due to be held in northern Iraq, including Kirkuk. Abadi considers the September 25 referendum “anti-constitutional” and has called on the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government to cancel it. Kirkuk is shaping up as […]
Hurricane Maria left a devastating path of destruction behind after it ripped through Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico’s governor described the hurricane as “the biggest and potentially most catastrophic hurricane in a century”. Before the hurricane made landfall on the island, residents were warned to “evacuate or die” from vulnerable areas. […]
Emma Kelty, 43, was attempting a 4,000-mile solo kayak journey from the source of the Amazon in Peru to its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean when she vanished last Wednesday. Her body has not been found. Three drug dealers have been arrested over Ms Kelty’s death and three other members […]
Hurricane Maria yesterday battered the US island of Puerto Rico with 140mph winds, causing all 3.5 million homes to lose power while dumping up to 25in of rain. The worst storm to hit the isle in 90 years then headed for the British Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas, […]