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Travis King back in US custody months after crossing into North Korea
ABC7 27 Sep 2023
LONDON -- Travis King, the American soldier who two months ago crossed into North Korea, is back in U.S. custody, a U.S. official has confirmed. "U.S. officials have secured the return of Private Travis King from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)," Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen ... This is a developing story ... .
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North Korea amends constitution on nuclear policy, cites US 'provocations'
Hong Kong Standard 28 Sep 2023
North Korea has adopted a constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, state media reported on Thursday, as the country's leader pledged to accelerate production of nuclear weapons to deter what he called U.S. provocations ... DPRK are the initials of the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ... .
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Russia accuses Ukraine’s Western allies of helping attack its Black Sea Fleet headquarters
Wtop 27 Sep 2023
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s Western allies of helping plan and conduct last week’s missile strike on the Black Sea Fleet’s headquarters in annexed Crimea ... Moscow has repeatedly claimed that the U.S ... The accusation came the day after video appeared to show the fleet’s commander, Adm ... ___ ... ___ ... Source .
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Nearly half of Karabakh’s population seeks refuge in Armenia
Dawn 28 Sep 2023
GORIS. Armenia said on Wednesday that nearly half of Nagorno-Karabakh’s population has fled the enclave since Azerbaijan crushed the rebels’ decades-long fight for an independent state last week ... The fireball erupted as refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh were stocking up on fuel for the long drive along the lone mountain road leading to Armenia ... .
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Negligence blamed for catastrophic fire in Iraq's Nineveh
The New Arab 27 Sep 2023
At least 120 people lost their lives, and 100 others were injured late on Tuesday night when a fire broke out at a wedding in Hamdaniyah, also known as Qaraqosh, the largest Christian town in Nineveh province. Approximately a thousand people gathered at Haitham Hall in Hamdaniyah to celebrate the wedding of a Christian couple when the fire erupted.
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Azerbaijan arrests former Nagorno-Karabakh minister as exodus tops 50,000
RTE 27 Sep 2023
A former head of the breakaway ethnic Armenian government in Nagorno-Karabakh has been arrested by Azerbaijan. Ruben Vardanyan was detained as he tried to escape into Armenia as part of an exodus of tens of thousands of people that has triggered a humanitarian crisis ... Refugees with their belongings at a Red Cross centre on the border with Armenia ... .
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US: Donald Trump skips GOP debate; rivals take him on directly
Khaleejtimes 28 Sep 2023
Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in Wednesday’s second Republican presidential debate, urgently trying to dent the former president's commanding primary lead during an event that often seemed like an undercard without him ... “He should be on this stage tonight,” said Florida Gov ... Former New Jersey Gov ... ALSO READ ... .
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UN warns of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in growing nuclear arms race
Al Jazeera 27 Sep 2023
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned of “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” due to the geopolitical mistrust and competition that has made nuclear risk escalate to Cold War levels ... list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3All you need to know about North Korea’s new nuclear-armed submarine ... What did they say?. end of list ... Rising nuclear arms ... .
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Human rights court to hear case against 33 European countries
RTE 27 Sep 2023
The European Court of Human Rights is due to hear evidence today in a case taken by a group of Portuguese young people against 33 European countries ... The case will be heard before the court in Strasbourg today ... They want the court to issue a legally binding ruling, demanding that the countries in question urgently act ... Latest climate news ... .
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Trump committed fraud for years, judge rules
Jamaica Observer 27 Sep 2023
NEW YORK, United States (AP) — A judge ruled Tuesday that Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House ... Trump has long insisted he did nothing wrong ... "In defendants' world ... "That is a fantasy world, not the real world." ... .
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Costa Rica president orders state of emergency amid surge of migrants heading to the US
CNN 27 Sep 2023
Costa Rica’s president has ordered a state of emergency, citing a surge of migrants crossing through the country toward the United States. “The people that arrive are passing across Costa Rica trying to get to the United States, basically,” President Rodrigo Chaves told a press conference Tuesday ... .
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Philippines urges fishermen to keep up presence at China-held shoal
Straits Times 27 Sep 2023
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China says drills around Taiwan to ‘combat arrogance of separatists’
Al Jazeera 27 Sep 2023
China has said its recent military activity around the self-ruled island of Taiwan was intended to “combat the arrogance” of alleged separatists. Beijing claims the democratic island, which lies about 160 kilometres (100 miles) from China’s eastern coast, as its own and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve its goals.Keep reading ... .
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Study pinpoints which areas of New York City are sinking, rising
Phys Dot Org 27 Sep 2023
Parts of the New York City metropolitan area are sinking and rising at different rates due to factors ranging from land-use practices to long-lost glaciers, scientists have found. While the elevation changes seem small—fractions of inches per year—they can enhance or diminish local flood risk linked to sea level rise ... Local changes ... More information.