North Korea says Kim inspects testing of newly developed ‘tactical’ weapon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the test site of a new tactical weapon in his first such public inspection since last year, hailing it as a “display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities,” state media said on Friday.
China’s Xi promises support to Papua New Guinea amid regional tension
China has made a strategic decision to “stand together with fellow developing countries” such as Papua New Guinea, President Xi Jinping said on Friday, the first full day of his state visit to the Pacific island nation.
Pence says South China Sea doesn’t belong to any one nation
The South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday, in a challenge to China which claims the waterway.
Australia, Malaysia at loggerheads over possible Jerusalem embassy
Australia’s treasurer on Friday said Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had a history of anti-Jewish statements, in an escalating war of words over the possibility Australia might move its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem.
North Korea’s Kim inspects testing of newly developed ‘tactical’ weapon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited the test site of a new tactical weapon in his first public “field inspection” since last year, hailing it as a “display of our rapidly-growing defense capabilities,” state media said on Friday.
U.S. says confident North Korean promises will be fulfilled, despite weapons test
The United States remains confident that promises made by President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their Singapore summit will be fulfilled, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Thursday, after North Korea said it successfully…
‘Love will prevail’: Costa Rica’s same-sex couples can marry in 2020
Same-sex couples in Costa Rica will have the right to get married by mid-2020, the nation’s constitutional court has ruled, a first for socially conservative Central America.
New Zealand police seize 190 kg of cocaine hidden in banana shipment
New Zealand police and customs officials said on Friday they seized 190 kg (418.9 pounds) of cocaine with a street value of up to NZ$36 million ($25 million) that arrived in Auckland in a shipment of bananas, the country’s largest-ever drug bust.
Trump’s summit no-show draws Asian nations closer together
U.S. President Donald Trump didn’t make it to this week’s summit of Asian nations in Singapore, but his influence was still keenly felt among the leaders who gathered in the city.
China offers Myanmar support over Rohingya issue after U.S. rebuke
China supports the Myanmar government’s efforts to protect domestic stability and approach to resolving the Rohingya issue, Premier Li Keqiang told the country’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi, after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence offered a strong rebuke.
