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China replaces foreign minister Qin after brief stint and weeks of speculation
China removed Foreign Minister Qin Gang from his post on Tuesday after a one-month absence from public duties, replacing him with his predecessor Wang Yi, state media said, after weeks of speculation about what had happened to him.
Qin,…
62 arrested in Europol-Interpol human trafficking crackdown
Law enforcement from five countries have disrupted an intercontinental criminal network that was smuggling migrants from Cuba to the European Union, with the move leading to the arrest of 62 people, Europol and Interpol, who coordinated the…
Putin tells Poland any aggression against Belarus is attack on Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Friday accused NATO member Poland of having territorial ambitions in the former Soviet Union, and said any aggression against Russia’s neighbour and close ally Belarus would be considered an attack on Russia.…
Amsterdam to ban cruise ships in a bid to combat overtourism
Amsterdam’s city council has approved a proposal banning “polluting” cruise ships as part of the city’s latest move to clamp down on overtourism.
A spokesperson for Amsterdam Deputy Mayor Hester van Buren, who has responsibility for the…
Putin will not attend BRICS summit by ‘mutual agreement’
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of the BRICS group of nations in South Africa in August “by mutual agreement”, South Africa’s presidency said on Wednesday.
Russia will be represented by its Foreign Minister…
US soldier detained in North Korea after ‘willfully’ crossing border
two sides could meet for negotiations and prisoner swaps.
US soldiers are stationed on the South Korean side of the JSA because they were part of the original United Nations Command.
Over the decades the JSA has seen sporadic bouts of…
Trump says he expects indictment in 2020 election probe
Former US President Donald Trump has said he expects to be arrested by a federal investigation into the 6 January 2021 riot at the Capitol.
In a post on his social media website, he said he was informed by special counsel Jack Smith on…
Russia halts wartime Black Sea grain deal, putting global food security at risk
Russia said on Monday, July 17, it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices have pushed more…
UK relaxes visa rules to attract foreign construction workers
Britain has added a number of construction roles to its “shortage occupation list”, allowing the building industry to bring in staff from abroad more easily to help employers struggling to fill positions.
Bricklayers, masons, roofers,…
At least 37 dead in South Korea after torrential rains and landslides
The bodies of eight people trapped in a tunnel submerged by heavy rain in central South Korea were pulled out on Sunday, taking the death toll from days of torrential rain that have pounded the country to 37.
Mr Seo Jeong-il, a fire…