Donald Trump suggested that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un board the US Air Force One plane to return to Pyongyang after meeting at the Hanoi summit in 2019, a BBC documentary reported. According to the movie titled “Trump Takes the World,” the former US president “stunned even the most experienced diplomats” with the offer, which Kim turned down. “President Trump offered Kim a return flight aboard Air Force One,” Matthew Pottinger, Asia’s advisor to the former Republican president, told the BBC, which released the information over the weekend. “The president learned that Kim had arrived in Hanoi after a…
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India announced Sunday that its forces alongside Chinese forces have completed their “disengagement” from the disputed portion of the border between the two countries in the Himalayas, after months of tension. Also read: China accuses India of intimidation with weapons on the border Also read: India accuses China of new border “provocations” The last clash between Chinese and Indian soldiers in this region dates back to June 2020, and both sides were killed: 20 on the Indian side, according to New Delhi, and four on the Chinese side, according to Beijing. This high-altitude accident, on the border of Tibet and…
(Washington) Judge Merrick Garland, appointed by President Joe Biden as Attorney General of the United States, pledged to bring the supporters of Donald Trump who attacked the Capitol Building on January 6 to justice and to ensure the “independence” of the United States. Ministry of Justice. Posted Feb 21, 2021 at 10:12 am France Media “I will lead legal action against the white supremacists and other people who stormed the Capitol on January 6,” said Mr. Garland in a speech prepared for his session before the US Senators on Monday and Tuesday who will decide on his confirmation at the…
Shannon Stevens, his brother Eric, and his sister-in-law left for an ice trip to an arena about 20 miles northwest of Haines, in the Southern state, on February 13. At the site, Ms. Stephens felt the need to rest and went to the open-air toilet, about fifty meters from the house. When I sat down I immediately felt something biting my assShannon Stevens explains. I jumped and screamed! Upon hearing his sister’s screams, Eric Stevens ran to the little hut, where she was covering her wound. At first he thought she was bitten by a squirrel or you, but when…
(Berlin) – A German court said, Saturday, that the United States has extradited to Germany a former prison camp guard, now 95, accused of “complicity in murder.” Posted Feb 20, 2021 at 9:41 am France Media He left Tennessee on a medical plane, German Friedrich Karl Berger landed at the end of the morning at Frankfurt airport, where he must now be questioned by investigators and in particular to see if he wanted to “talk about these facts,” a prosecutor’s spokesperson told AFP. Despite his advanced age, he is in good health and able to undergo interrogation. During his interrogations…
(Washington) On Friday, US President Joe Biden affirmed his commitment to the transatlantic alliance, accusing Moscow of “attacking” Western democracies in his first major foreign policy speech to its European partners. Posted Feb 19, 2021 at 10:40 am Updated at 13:11 Elodie CousinFrance Media On her part, Angela Merkel welcomed the “strengthening of pluralism” at the conclusion of the G7 virtual summit, the first in the presence of the new US president. Noting his predecessor, Donald Trump, on his rise to power, Joe Biden promised the United States a “return” to the international stage. Keen to restore transatlantic relations, he…
(Washington) In his highly anticipated foreign policy speech on Friday, United States President Joe Biden said that the struggle between democracy and authoritarianism has reached a “pivotal moment.” Posted Feb 19, 2021 at 10:40 am Updated at 11:16 am France Media The US President said at the Munich Security Conference: “In very many places, including in Europe and the United States, the progress of democracy is under attack.” Noting his predecessor, Donald Trump, Joe Biden promised the United States a “return” to the international stage. In a sign of his desire to mend transatlantic relations, on Friday, he, along with…
(Washington) Senior White House officials said that President Joe Biden’s immigration bill, which aims to pave the way for the naturalization of 11 million illegal immigrants, will be unveiled Thursday and put on the legislative path. Posted Feb 18, 2021 at 6:30 am France Media “It has been a commitment by the president from day one, which is his vision of what it takes to reform the system,” a senior administration official told reporters. Two of the elected Democrats, Linda Sanchez and Bob Menendez, will present the initiative, respectively, to the Senate and House of Representatives. The bill plans to…
Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz found himself in turmoil on Thursday as he flew to the Mexican resort of Cancun as his state battled a deadly cold wave. Also read: Cold continues to disrupt the United States, and a storm is expected in the Northeast The senator traveled to Cancun with his family on Wednesday, leaving his electors in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. Faced with the torrent of criticism, he cut short his stay. The controversy began when photos were circulated showing him at Houston airport, then on a plane to the famous tropical tourist destination, located in…
(Ottawa) The federal government should buy new refrigerators due to the arrival of millions of additional doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine starting in the second quarter. Posted Feb 18, 2021 at 10:50 am Joel Dennis BellavansJournalism In total, Canada expects to receive 23 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines during April, May and June, nearly five million more doses than originally planned, said Major General Danny Fortin, in charge of logistics and vaccine distribution in Thursday, Canadian Public Health Agency. Last week, Minister of Supply and Utilities Anita Anand said Canada had managed to secure millions of doses that…
