North Korean soldier defected to South Korea; Argentina spent more than $40 million to protect G20
(Baonghean.vn) - In the past 24 hours, there have been many outstanding news in the world such as: French police clashed with "yellow vest" protesters in Paris; Former President Bush "father" passed away; North Korean soldiers defected to South Korea; Argentina spent more than 40 million dollars to protect the G20...
French police clash with "yellow vest" protesters in Paris
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| Photo: Reuters |
On December 1, French police had to use pepper spray and smoke grenades to disperse a crowd of extremist "yellow vest" protesters who tried to break through security barriers on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris right before the third march to protest the government's decision to increase fuel prices took place that evening.
Police say they have arrested more than 60 people amid fears that violent far-right and far-left elements may be infiltrating the "yellow vest" movement, a protest movement against rising fuel prices and costs that has gained widespread support.
Former President Bush "father" passed away
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Former President George HW Bush at an event in early 2017. Photo:Reuters. |
The 41st President of the United States, George HW Bush, passed away on December 1 after a long illness at the age of 94. Jim McGrath, a spokesman for the Bush family, confirmed that Bush "father" passed away at 10:10 p.m. on November 30 (11:10 a.m. on December 1, Hanoi time) at the Houston State Hospital, but did not provide further information. McGrath said the family would announce the funeral arrangements later.
Former President Bush Jr., Barack Obama and Bill Clinton paid tribute to the 41st President of the United States. The White House announced on the same day that Trump and First Lady Melania will attend the funeral of former President Bush. The President will also call George W. Bush Jr. to express his condolences. Trump plans to choose December 5 as a national day of mourning. The state ceremony will take place at the Washington National Cathedral and is being prepared.
North Korean soldier defected to South Korea
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North Korean soldiers at the border look towards South Korea in October 2017. Photo:AP |
South Korean military border monitoring equipment detected a North Korean soldier crossing the military demarcation line within the Joint Security Area (JSA) between the two countries at 7:56 a.m.,YonhapDecember 1 quoted a statement from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). "Relevant agencies are planning to investigate in detail about this person and how he came to South Korea," the JCS said, confirming that the North Korean soldier had been detained by the South Korean side.
This is the first defection of North Korean soldiers after the two countries completely destroyed 10 guard posts on each side in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), in accordance with the agreement the two countries' leaders reached in September to reduce tensions.
Iran "trades oil for goods" to avoid US sanctions
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| South Pars oil refinery in the port city of Assaluyeh, southern Iran. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
Iran announced on December 1 that it had completed an oil-for-goods deal with South Korea as a way to "avoid" the sanctions that the US recently reimposed on the Islamic country. Speaking to state news agency IRNA, President of the Iran-Korea Chamber of Commerce Hossein Tanhayi said the two sides had promoted a mechanism to exchange Iran's oil exports for goods imported from South Korea.
Last month, the US unilaterally reimposed restrictions on Tehran’s oil exports after withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal in May. The new US measures also target Iran’s banking sector and the ability to access US dollars, but not its commodity trading activities.
Another British official resigns in protest against preliminary Brexit deal
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| Mr. Sam Gyimah. Source: Rex/Shutterstock |
On the evening of November 30, another British government official resigned in protest against the preliminary agreement that British Prime Minister Theresa May reached with the European Union (EU) on London's departure from this "common roof", also known as Brexit.
Mr Sam Gyimah, Minister of State for Science and Universities in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, is the seventh government official to resign after Prime Minister May announced the preliminary Brexit deal reached with the EU.
Argentina spends more than $40 million to protect G20
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| Police with armored vehicles lined up near the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires. Photo: Reuters |
According to CNN, President Mauricio Macri's administration has budgeted up to $43 million for security measures and mobilized exactly 22,700 event guards.
Four areas in the city center surrounding the conference site were closed to traffic for the two main days and three police perimeters - security personnel responsible for ensuring that passersby were questioned. Information said that Argentina's security forces had been trained by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Intelligence Agency (CIA) for a long time in advance.
