US Command Renamed to Counter China; Russian Journalist 'Shot Dead' Revealed
(Baonghean.vn) - The world over the past 24 hours has had many outstanding news such as: Russian Foreign Minister invites Kim Jong-un to Russia; Russian Foreign Minister goes to Pyongyang, invites Kim Jong-un to Russia; Syrian President announces plan to completely liberate the country; Prince Harry and his wife must return wedding gifts worth more than 9 million USD...
Russian Foreign Minister arrives in Pyongyang, invites Kim Jong-un to Russia
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Photo: TASS |
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang and met with leader Kim Jong Un as North Korean officials scrambled to prepare for an upcoming summit with the United States.
Lavrov conveyed President Vladimir Putin's invitation to Kim Jong Un to visit Russia. During the meeting, Lavrov told Kim that Russia is interested in peace and progress on the Korean Peninsula.
Previously, the North Korean news agencyKCNAsaid that Mr. Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, was in Pyongyang on May 31 at the invitation of Mr. Ri Yong Ho, Foreign Minister of North Korea.
US Pacific Command changes name to counter China
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| The Commander of the US Pacific Fleet talks with Defense Secretary Mattis (in black) upon his arrival in Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 29. Photo: US Department of Defense. |
This is considered the latest move by the US to deal with China's economic and military pressure in the region.
US officials said the name change was intended to better reflect the command's scope of responsibility, which includes 36 countries in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.Nhà báo Nga 'bị bắn chết' bất ngờ xuất hiện ở Ukraine
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Nhà báo Nga Babchenko (giữa) dự họp báo tại Kiev, một ngày sau khi có tin ông bị sát hại. Ảnh:Reuters. |
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Chưa đầy 24 giờ sau khi báo chí đưa tin nhà báo Arkady Babchenko chết vì 3 vết đạn ở lưng ở bậc thang căn hộ, ông hôm nay xuất hiện khỏe mạnh tại họp báo ở Kiev trong một diễn biến gây bất ngờ.
Vasyl Grytsak, lãnh đạo cơ quan an ninh Ukraine, cho biết cái chết của ông là giả và là một phần "chiến dịch đặc biệt" nhằm ngăn chặn một âm mưu sát hại thực nhằm vào ông này.
Bộ Ngoại giao Nga cho rằng vụ việc là hành vi khiêu khích chống Moskva. Ukraine "lừa dối toàn thể cộng đồng quốc tế" bằng trò mưu mẹo, giờ bị vạch trần rõ ràng là hành động nhằm bôi nhọ Nga, Bộ tuyên bố.
Tổng thống Syria Assad công bố kế hoạch giải phóng hoàn toàn đất nước
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| Tổng thống Syria Bashar al-Assad (giữa) thị sát mặt trận ở Đông Ghouta ngày 18/3. Nguồn: THX/TTXVN |
Ngày 31/5, Tổng thống Syria Bashar al-Assad đã có cuộc trả lời phỏng vấn truyền hình RT của Nga, trong đó ông cho biết chính quyền Damascus có kế hoạch giải phóng và khôi phục quyền kiểm soát toàn bộ lãnh thổ đất nước. Nhà lãnh đạo Syria cũng tuyên bố các lực lượng Mỹ nên rút ra bài học từ cuộc chiến tại Iraq và rời khỏi Syria.
Theo ông Assad, chính quyền Damascus phải giải phóng mọi vùng lãnh thổ của Syria và để thực hiện mục tiêu này, Chính phủ Syria đã thương lượng với các Lực lượng dân chủ Syria (SDF) do Mỹ hậu thuẫn.
Malaysia: Chưa thể kết luận Nga chịu trách nhiệm vụ bắn rơi MH17
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| Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigators work at the scene of the MH17 plane crash. Photo:Reuters. |
After Dutch and Australian investigators said that the missile that shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, killing 298 people, originated from a Russian military brigade, Malaysian transport authorities, Mr. Loke, made a contrary assertion at a press conference on May 30, saying that so far there is no convincing evidence among the evidence released by the international investigation team (JIT) showing that Russia is responsible for the shooting down of flight MH17.
Malaysia's transport minister said someone would be held accountable for the incident but that all the blame could not be placed on Russia and that "any other conclusions must be based on convincing evidence".
Germany spends 20.8 billion euros to solve refugee problem in 2017
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| Migrants cross the German-Austrian border in the Bavarian village of Simbach, southern Germany. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
According to a report released by the German Federal Government on May 30, in 2017, Germany spent a total of about 20.8 billion euros (24.2 billion USD) on the refugee issue, of which about 6.6 billion euros (7.7 billion USD) were spent to reduce the burden on states and local governments on asylum and integration costs, and about 6.8 billion euros (7.9 billion USD) were spent on resolving the causes of asylum.
According to the agreement to form the governing coalition, the German Government will continue to implement measures to support refugees and it is expected that by 2021, the budget allocated for the refugee issue will be reduced to about 15 billion euros. In 2016, the German Government spent 20.3 billion euros to deal with refugee-related issues.
Prince Harry and his wife must return more than $9 million in wedding gifts
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Prince Harry and his wife at their wedding on May 19. Photo:AFP |
According toExpress,To celebrate Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle's May 19 wedding, many companies sent gifts to Kensington Palace. However, all of the promotional gifts, worth up to $9.3 million, are being returned.
This is one of the rules that the British royal family has applied for many years. Kensington Palace's official regulations on accepting gifts from businesses say: "Members of the royal family will only accept gifts based on the business's commitment not to give them for commercial purposes."
South Korean prosecutors raid Korean Air headquarters
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Korean Air chairman testifies at the trial of his daughter Cho Hyun-ah at the Seoul Western District Court on January 30, 2015. Photo:Reuters. |
South Korean prosecutors raided Korean Air headquarters in Seoul on May 31 on suspicions of embezzlement, tax evasion and negligence by the Cho family, according toReutersA Korean Air spokesman confirmed that an investigation team had entered the headquarters but declined to comment further.
The raid came after prosecutors discovered suspicious funds in the accounts of family members of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho.
