DPRK warns UN Security Council it'll "respond strongly" if the body meets on North Korean human rights and would consider any such discussion a "serious provocation," reports @Reuters
Ukrainian MFA is preparing response to Kazakhstan after denial of annexation of Crimea
1 month agoNorth Korea: "The use of armed forces against the DPRK will be a horrible thing for the United States."
Even an accidental event could cause an "all-out armed conflict" at any moment between the US and DPRK, reports KCNA
NATO Secretary-General: We talked about the challenges that China poses and we are encouraging China to sign agreements with us
Kim Jong Un "Displeased" by Trump's comments- KCNA
DPRK displeased with @POTUS comment; use of armed forces against it would be a horrible thing for the US, according to a KCNA dispatch
1 month agoPrime Minister @AbeShinzo says he's shocked by the killing of Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, head of Peace Japan Medical Services. He was one of six people who died when gunmen opened fire on his car in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Official source in Afghanistan confirmed to @VOANews that US reconciliation envoy Zalmay Khalilzad @US4AfghanPeace arrived in Kabul for meetings with President @ashrafghani and other Afghan political figures on latest peace efforts
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 10km NE of Nikko, Japan
1 month agoA police Ranger vehicle was seized by ANDSF from militants in an op in Deh Yak, Ghazni.
Kazakhstan does not consider "reunification of Crimea with Russia" as annexation: President of the Republic Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev
Hong Kong protests: crowds shrink further in lunchtime protests as just a few dozen show up in two business districts
Russia and China will strengthen strategic security cooperation: Security Council Secretary Patrushev
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 44km S of Jarm, Afghanistan
Dr. Tetsu Nakamura, head of the NGO Peace (Japan) Medical Services, has died from gunfire wounds from morning attack in Nangarhar, Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for provincial governor confirmed.
Apple Daily and Stand News were reportedly denied entry to today's National Constitution Day forum, on the grounds that only media which received an invitation would be admitted. Speakers at the forum included Carrie Lam and Wang Zhimin
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 197km NW of Saumlaki, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 76km NW of Bonjol, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 14km ENE of Daigo, Japan
The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes the UIGHUR Act, a bill to condemn the Chinese government for its mass internment of Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang, with a vote of 406-1
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 110km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley had an "introductory" phone call with People's Liberation Army of China Chief of the Joint Staff Department Gen. Li Zuocheng today
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - Izu Islands, Japan region
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 14km SSE of Gumdag, Turkmenistan
"We find a security problem with" @Huawei 5G technology, says @POTUS
1 month agoPer reporters saying, some masked "residents" attacked a reporter earlier and tried to take his phone. Now, there are masked people from the Disciplined Services Quarters standing and flashing strong light to reporters
1 month agoRight now at Shun Lee Disciplined Services Quarters in Kowloon, the Hong Kong Police and families use strong flashlights against reporters, calling reporters as "black reporters"
Russia, Iran, China to hold joint naval war games on Dec 27: Iranian naval official
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 11km NW of Tilamuta, Indonesia
Foreign Affairs Committee Italian Chamber just approved resolution on #HongKong "Reiterating to Chinese Gov. that freedom of speech and individual rights are THE fundamental principle of Italian foreign policy"
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 111km E of Bitung, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 113km E of Bitung, Indonesia
1 month agoSecretary for justice Teresa Cheng has returned to Hong Kong, after being injured in a London protest back in Nov 14 evening
1 month agoStocks drop on Trump China trade comments
US President Trump, when asked about North Korea, says: I call him (presumably Kim Jong Un) Rocket Man because he likes sending rockets up
US President Trump says on North Korea: if we have to use US military might we'll use it, I hope Kim (Jong Un) lives up to the denuclearisation agreement but we'll see
Airstrikes targeting the villages of Ghana, Kafridine, Sheikh Sindian and Marand in the western Idlib countryside
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe would be willing to meet face-to-face with South Korean President Moon Jae In, their first since relations frayed after demands that Japanese companies compensate South Korean forced labour victims
North Korea reasserts the Trump administration is running out of time to salvage nuclear negotiations and says it's entirely up to the United States to choose what "Christmas gift" it gets from the North
1 month agoChief Exec. Carrie Lam dodged a question about the rigour of a probe into police behaviour. Though it has no power to summon witnesses, she said the the Independent Police Complaints Council is a "well-established mechanism."
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 23km E of Qarchi Gak, Afghanistan
U.S. NSA chief in Seoul for talks with South Korean officials
Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) UAV, namely "Heron", of Indian Air Force crashed on the evening of 30 Nov, 2019 in Sonitpur District. The crashed UAV has still not been found.
North Korea warns end-of-year deadline is drawing near for U.S. to present new negotiating proposal
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 8km NNE of Sakai, Japan
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
