Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 53km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
"US repeatedly sends military ships without permission close to South China Seas islands, seriously threatening China's sovereignty and security, seriously damaging Sino-U.S. military ties and seriously harming regional peace and stability," responds China defense ministry.
KCNA: "Our Party set forth the policy of raising potatoes on a large scale in all possible areas, whether they are mountainous or flatUnder the wise guidance of Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, a fresh turn is being brought about in the implementation of this policy."
Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 - 30km SSW of Nggongi, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 - 37km S of Nggongi, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 25km N of Palu, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 31km S of Nggongi Satu, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 32km SSW of Nggongi, Indonesia
KCNA: "The DPRK is taking substantial and crucial steps to implement the joint statement made at the DPRK-U.S. summit, but the U.S. is still trying to subdue someone by resorting to sanctions, oft-repeating the story about escalation of sanctions pressure on the DPRK."
KCNA: "The end of war, which meets the interests of not only the DPRK and the U.S. but also the countries in Northeast Asia, is not just a gift from a man to another at all. Furthermore, it can never be a bargaining chip for getting the DPRK denuclearized."
KCNA: "The war-end declaration should have been resolved half a century ago, under an armistice agreement. It is also the most basicprocess for the establishment of new DPRK-U.S. relations and peace mechanism on the Korean peninsula, to which the U.S. was also committed."
KCNA: "Korean issue experts of America are recently spouting such rubbish that the U.S. should force the DPRK to not only notify its nuclear program and have it verified but also dismantle its Nyongbyon nuclear facility and missile facility in return forwar-end declaration."
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is wheels down in Paris. On the plane, he told reporters he did not expect ties with China to worsen despite recent tensions. "We're just going to have to learn how to manage this relationship We'll sort this out,"Mattis said.
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[email protected]: The Chinese warship "approached USS Decatur in an unsafe and unprofessional maneuver in the vicinity of Gaven Reef in the S. China Sea"the Chinese ship "conducted a series of increasingly aggressive maneuvers accompanied by warnings for the Decatur to depart"
Two US officials confirm that a Chinese warship carried out an unsafe encounter by coming within 45 yards of the USNavy destroyer USS Decatur as it sailed through the Spratly Islands this weekend during a freedom of navigation operation
While one official initially said the Chinese destroyer came as close as 45 feet to the USS Decatur, two defense officials put the distance between the US and Chinese ships at approximately 135 feet
The USS Decatur had an "unsafe" interaction with a Chinese warship Sunday while the US ship was sailing within 12 miles of the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, according to US officials. One official said the Chinese destroyer came as close as 45ft
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 53km NW of Kefamenanu, Indonesia
KCNA: "Kim Yong NamMonday sent a message of sympathy to Joko Widodo, president of the Republic of Indonesia, as regards a strong earthquake and tsunami that hit Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, claiming hundreds of lives."
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 143km NNW of Bamboo Flat, India
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 216km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 101km NNW of Palu, Indonesia
Seoul says South Korea has begun removing mines on border, expects North is doing the same under summit deal.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 25km E of Chitose, Japan
KCNA: "In the message Kim Jong Un extended warm congratulations and cordial greetings on behalf of the WPK and the DPRK government and people to Xi Jinping and, through him, to the CPC and the PRC government and people on the occasion of the 69th founding anniversary of the PRC."
KCNA: "Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of greeting to Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China."
KCNA: "Seeing the north and the south being pleased together with the auspicious national event, the Koreans once again and clearly realized that the Korean nation is just like an organism that can survive when reunified and cannot when bisected."
KCNA: "The Korean nation ardently hopes for the country's reunificationreunification ensures the existence, development, dignity and prosperity of the homogeneous nation with a long history spanning 5 000 years."
KCNA: "The spirit of national independence and unity indicative of the self-determination of the nation and the strong desire for peace and reunification run through every paragraph of the 'September Pyongyang Joint Declaration.'"
KCNA: "What the U.S. should clearly know is that sanctions and pressure cannot work on the DPRK. Sanctions and dialogue can never go together. It is a contradiction that the U.S. is talking about the dialogue with its partner while ratcheting up sanctions and pressure on it."
KCNA: "China and Russia have expressed strong opposition to the unilateral sanctions under the U.S. law as regards the fact that the U.S. is intensifying the sanctions and pressure on the DPRK. Many countries in the world are joining them."
Islamic State says it has killed three Sufi Muslims in Quetta. Pakistan
