Asia Pacific|Philippines' Deal With China Pokes a Hole in US Strategy
The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, is angry with the United States over its criticism of his lethal antidrug program, in which 2,000 people have been killed, mostly by the police. In Washington, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Benjamin L. Cardin of Maryland, has vowed to block any sale of assault rifles to the Philippine police, Senate aides confirmed Tuesday. While President Obama has criticized extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, blocking weapons..>> view originalHong Kong Political Brawling May See Beijing Lay Down Law
HONG KONG—Two young lawmakers who advocate greater Hong Kong autonomy were blocked from taking their legislative oaths, highlighting the latest political fault line in the city’s troubled relationship with Beijing. The legislature’s leader barred the pair pending a Hong Kong High Court judicial review starting on Thursday to determine if they can be sworn in. Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing establishment wants to disqualify the duo after they pledged allegiance to a “Hong Kong nation” and used a deroga..>> view originalAs South Sudan Troops Killed and Raped, UN Forces Didn't Stop Them
As South Sudanese troops entered the Terrain Hotel and began attacking the civilians — many of them Western aid workers — who had sought refuge inside, frantic pleas for help to United Nations peacekeepers stationed less than a mile away went unanswered.That was one of the sharply critical conclusions of a report, issued on Tuesday, into the performance of the peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, where in July government soldiers went on a killing, raping and looting spree in the capital, Juba...>> view originalZuma Crisis Deepens as Court Orders Release of Graft Report
The crisis facing South African President Jacob Zuma worsened as the High Court ordered the publication of a report that threatens to expose alleged graft linked to his relationship with a wealthy family and as thousands gathered in Pretoria, the capital, to protest state corruption.The court ordered the nation’s Public Protector to release the report about the alleged influence of the Gupta family, friends of Zuma, 74, over cabinet appointments and contracts with state companies by 5 p.m. loca..>> view originalThe Latest: Iraq army: 8 militants killed in Mosul district
BAGHDAD — The Latest on the Iraqi forces’ offensive to retake the Islamic State-held city of Mosul (all times local): 3:45 p.m. An Iraqi officer says troops have killed eight Islamic State group militants while carrying out house-to-house clearances in the newly-recaptured neighborhood of Gogjali in eastern Mosul. Lt. Col. Muhanad al-Timimi of the Iraqi special forces tells The Associated Press Wednesday that six of the militants were killed inside a tunnel. He says the other two militants atte..>> view originalNorth Korea preparing for another ballistic missile launch, sources say
North Korea is preparing to launch another intermediate-range ballistic missile in the next 24 to 72 hours, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the latest intelligence assessment tell Fox News. The pre-Election Day launch of the Musudan missile would be the ninth test launch this year, in addition to two nuclear tests by the communist nation in defiance of United Nations sanctions. Neither official would specify what the latest satellite imagery showed indicating a launch was days away. The U...>> view originalNew MH370 analysis suggests no one was at controls during plane's crash
A fresh analysis of the final moments of doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suggests no one was controlling the plane when it plunged into the ocean, according to a report released by investigators on Wednesday, as experts hunting for the aircraft gathered in Australia's capital to discuss the fading search effort. A technical report released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which leads the search, seems to support the theory investigators have long favored: that no one was at the co..>> view originalChina J-20 Fighter Unstealthily Makes First Public Flyover
China's stealth fighter, the Chengdu J-20, made it first public appearance on Tuesday in a flyover at an airshow bringing together aircraft makers and buyers. Airshow China, in the southern city of Zhuhai, offers Beijing an opportunity to demonstrate its ambitions in civil aerospace and to underline its defense ambitions, reported Reuters, noting that China is set to overtake the U.S. as the world's top aviation market in the next decade. Two J-20 jets, Zhuhai's headline act, swept over dignita..>> view originalFBI investigations into Trump-Russia ties yield little
US law enforcement and intelligence officials investigating hacks of Democratic Party organizations view Russian spy agencies as trying to sow chaos and confusion in the US elections, but not necessarily trying to help a particular candidate.The US government has publicly accused senior levels of Russian government of being behind hacks on Democratic groups and the release of sensitive documents online. The accusations including meddling in the 2016 election.But the government has stopped short ..>> view originalRussia Urges New U.S. President to Avoid Escalation Over Syria
A senior Russian diplomat urged the incoming U.S. president to work with his country to resolve the war in Syria and avoid escalation, as he defended the Kremlin’s military intervention in the conflict as a fight against terrorism.Alexei Borodavkin, who’s represented Russia at Syria peace talks as ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, said President Vladimir Putin is seeking to cement a more than two-week-old pause in bombing of the city of Aleppo into a lasting truce through talks with t..>> view original
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