7 'hot' events of the world in the past 24 hours
(Baonghean.vn) - Zimbabwe: The newly established cabinet collapsed after 1 day; A South Korean fishing boat capsized, killing 13 people; Mr. Kim Jong-un visited a factory that makes tires for missile vehicles;... are the outstanding international news of the past 24 hours.
1. Zimbabwe: New cabinet dissolved after 1 day
 |
| New Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Photo: ID |
Zimbabwe's new President Emmerson Mnangagwa, 75, named his new cabinet on December 1 and is expected to name two vice presidents after a special conference of the ruling ZANU-PF party in mid-December.
However, the Zimbabwean leader quickly replaced Education Minister Lazarus Dokora with Paul Mavima - a professor and ZANU-PF party MP.
In addition, Professor Clever Nyathi was also removed from his position as Zimbabwe's Minister of Labour. He was replaced by Ms. Petronella Kagonye, a member of parliament from the ruling party. Despite his removal, Professor Clever Nyathi remains a special adviser on peace and national reconciliation.
2. Fishing boat collides with oil tanker in South Korea, 13 people dead
 |
Rescuers bring the victim's body to shore. Photo: AP. |
On the morning of December 3, the Seonchang-1 ship, with a capacity of nearly 10 tons, carrying 20 passengers on a fishing trip and 2 sailors, collided with a 336-ton oil tanker near Incheon port, west of Seoul, South Korea.
The death toll from a tourist fishing boat that sank after colliding with an oil tanker off the country's west coast has risen to 13, the South Korean coast guard said, after six more people died in hospital.
Two people are still missing, including the captain. The remaining injured are being treated in hospital.
3. Mr. Kim Jong-un visits a factory making tires for missile vehicles
 |
| Photo: KCNA |
North Korean media reported on December 3 that at the factory, Mr. Kim praised workers for producing large tires for the 9-axle vehicle carrying the Hwasong-15 missile without relying on imported equipment.
The head of the Pyongyang government called for efforts to increase production to "meet the growing needs of the country's economic development and strengthening of national defense capabilities," North Korea's KCNA news agency described.
Also according to KCNA, since September, Chairman Kim Jong-un has assigned the Amnokgang Tire Factory to produce tires for "major events in November".
4. Large explosion in Afghanistan leaves 12 dead and injured
 |
| Scene of the explosion. Photo: THX/TTXVN |
On December 3, a large explosion occurred in the city of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 5 people and injuring 7 others. Investigation activities into the explosion are underway. However, according to the authorities, it is likely that this was a terrorist attack.
On the same day, a spokesman for the Governor of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, said that a clash between the country's security forces and Taliban militants occurred in the Nani area on December 2, killing 2 Afghan soldiers and 9 militants.
5. Former Egyptian Prime Minister Disappears After Being Deported From UAE
 |
| Former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik. Source: Egyptianstreets |
Reuters reported that the family of former Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik said on December 3 that they have been unaware of his whereabouts since he was deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Cairo on December 2 after he announced his intention to run for Egyptian presidency next year.
Shafik's family said he was picked up at his home in the UAE on December 2 and flown back to Cairo by private jet. A Reuters witness said Egyptian authorities escorted Shafik in a motorcade from the airport.
Former Prime Minister Shafik's family and lawyers also said they planned to file a complaint with the prosecutor's office about the politician's whereabouts.
6. North Korea warns US-South Korea military exercises could lead to nuclear war
 |
| US Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter. Photo: Reuters |
North Korean media reported on December 3 that the country's Foreign Ministry condemned the joint military exercise between the US and South Korea called Vigilant Ace, scheduled to take place from December 4 to December 8.
According to the North Korean Foreign Ministry, this is the largest-ever military exercise between the US and South Korea aimed at countering the country.
“The United States is planning to conduct the largest-ever joint military exercise with South Korea against the DPRK from December 4 to 8, in order to escalate tensions on the Korean Peninsula,” an announcer of North Korea’s KRT news agency said. “If the Korean Peninsula and the world are dragged into a nuclear war by the recklessness of the United States, the United States will be held entirely responsible for it.”
7. Truck crashes into crowd in New York
 |
| The scene of the car crash in New York on October 31. Photo: Reuters. |
US police are searching for the driver who drove a car into a crowd on the morning of December 3 in Queens, New York City, killing one person and injuring three others, according to AP.
A New York Police Department inspector said the suspect, a man with a ponytail, fled the scene, and the injured were taken to area hospitals.
Police are still investigating, and said there was a minor scuffle before the suspect drove into the crowd. There is no indication that this was a terrorist attack.
The incident occurred in the context of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) organization continuously carrying out truck attacks on crowded places in the US and Europe.
Late last October, a suspect also drove a pickup truck into a bicycle and pedestrian path in Lower Manhattan, New York, killing eight people and injuring more than 10 others.
Peace
(Synthetic)
