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Japan, S.Korea to hold fresh export-control talks
Seoul had given Tokyo three months' notice in August for ending GSOMIA after Tokyo imposed export controls on South Korea over a dispute stemming from its 1910-45 colonisation of the Korean Peninsula. The pact was signed November 23, 2016, by the Japanese government and then-South Korean President Park Geun-hye to keep sensitive shared military information out of the hands of third countries. [Full Article...]
Buttigieg propels, Warren slips in new ISU poll
Warren answered a question about how she would unify a divided country by reintroducing her proposed 2% tax on wealth beyond $50 million, with an additional 4% tax on wealth beyond $1 billion. "I think that our party and our country is made up of the experiences of Kamala Harris and Mayor Pete, so I don't think that Mayor Pete can walk two and a half steps in Kamala's shoes, and I don't know if... [Full Article...]
Former minister arrested on corruption charge
In a statement, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) detailed the allegations against the former minister, "Bongo who was the minister of state security at the time he allegedly approached an advocate within the commission who was an evidence leader to take sick leave on the day of the commencement of the commission with a view to derail the proceedings". [Full Article...]
Serbia's President Accuses Russia of Spying
He said the meeting in the video, which surfaced on YouTube on Sunday, took place on December 24, 2018 in the Belgrade neighbourhood of Zemun. Serbia's president confirmed Thursday a video of a Russian spy bribing a former Serbia officer is authentic, but said that the espionage scandal would not impact close bilateral relations. [Full Article...]
US House passes Hong Kong human rights bills
The group that tried using the sewers to escape equipped themselves with waterproof boots and torches to courageous rising water levels, sewage, and vermin, but could not get past manholes blocked by the fire department. The White House has not threatened to veto the measure and Trump is expected to sign it, according to a source familiar with the matter. He didn't say where he was heading but urg... [Full Article...]
Phillipines Airline Jetliner Returns To LAX After Engine Belches Flames
An airline spokesperson said that all passengers were transferred onto another flight. While the cause of the apparent engine failure was not immediately clear, it comes as Boeing faces intense scrutiny over twin deadly crashes involving its 737 MAX single-aisle jetliner. [Full Article...]
United States warships sail in disputed South China Sea, angering China
The littoral combat ship Gabrielle Giffords travelled within 12 nautical miles of Mischief Reef on Wednesday, Commander Reann Mommsen, a spokeswoman for the US Navy's Seventh Fleet, told Reuters . The United States has accused China of attempting to militarize the energy-rich waters, pointing to a number of military outposts it has established in the area, and has repeatedly argued its operations... [Full Article...]
China demands Trump veto bills on Hong Kong
The human rights act mandates sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials who carry out human rights abuses and requires an annual review of the favourable trade status that Washington grants Hong Kong . Beijing has repeatedly said it may act if Hong Kong spirals out of control, and China's state media said the USA legislation would not change that calculus. [Full Article...]