Netherlands declares “cyber war” with Russia; Trump’s son-in-law may have evaded taxes for years
(Baonghean.vn) - The world in the past 24 hours has been filled with many events such as: Dutch Defense Minister declares "cyber war" with Russia; Israel threatens to attack Hamas after violence broke out in Gaza; Japanese Prime Minister determined to amend the constitution; President Trump's son-in-law may not pay taxes for many years...
Israel threatens to attack Hamas after violence erupts in Gaza
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Israeli forces fire tear gas at Palestinian protesters on October 12. Photo: Reuters |
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to attack Hamas on October 14 after renewed violence in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu said at a weekly cabinet meeting that Hamas did not seem to get the message - if these attacks did not stop they would be stopped in a different way with very strong strikes.
Clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops continued along the Gaza border on October 12, killing seven Palestinians. Israel immediately blocked oil supplies to Gaza and accused Hamas of using the protests to launch attacks against Israel. Meanwhile, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh said that violence on the Gaza-Israel border continued to demand Palestinian rights.
Japanese Prime Minister Determined to Amend the Constitution
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Prime Minister Abe attended the event at Asaka base, north of Tokyo. Photo: AFP. |
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on October 14 reiterated his commitment to pushing for revisions to the country's pacifist constitution, in which he wants the role of the military to be clearly mentioned.
Speaking on stage before about 4,000 soldiers at the event at Asaka base, north of Tokyo, Mr Abe said the revision was necessary to give soldiers pride. Re-elected as leader of the ruling party last month, giving him another three years as prime minister, Mr Abe has been determined to pursue a constitutional revision he has long wanted to complete. Many conservatives in Japan view the US-drafted constitution after Japan's defeat in World War II as a disgrace.
Truck carrying migrants plunges into canal in Türkiye, at least 19 dead
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Turkish rescue forces at the scene of the accident. Photo: AFP |
The accident happened at 8:00 a.m. on October 14 in Gaziemir district, Izmir province, western Türkiye, according toReuters. The driver lost control of the car, crashed into a highway barrier before plunging into a canal below. The car was crushed after plunging into the canal, killing at least 19 people, including children. Rescue workers were mobilized to the scene to remove bodies and injured people trapped under the car.
State news agency Anadolu said 11 people were injured and taken to nearby hospitals. The passengers were foreign migrants who were being taken by a human smuggler to the coast in Izmir to board a boat to the Greek island of Samos. It was not immediately clear where the migrants were from.
Dutch Defense Minister Declares 'Cyber War' With Russia
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| View outside the Dutch Embassy in Moscow, Russia. Photo: AFP/VNA |
Dutch Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld announced on October 14 that the Netherlands is in a "cyber war" with Russia, related to the case of Russian citizens accused of hacking into the computer network of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and being expelled from the Netherlands.
Speaking on the Dutch television channel NPO, Ms. Bijleveld stated that what happened was "really serious" and that the two countries were in a cyber war with the current situation. Ms. Bijleveld said that the Dutch Ministry of Defense has increased its budget for the field of cyber security, investing more in intelligence agencies to take measures when needed.
NYT: President Trump's son-in-law may not pay taxes for many years
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Mr. Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump. Photo: Getty |
Following the shocking investigation surrounding the accusation that Donald Trump's family evaded half a billion dollars in taxes, the article published on October 13 byNew York TimesThe US president’s son-in-law may have paid little or no income tax between 2009 and 2016, according to confidential financial records obtained by reporters. The documents were prepared with Mr. Kushner’s cooperation as part of a financial review by an organization considering lending him money.
According toNew York TimesMr. Kushner’s tax bill shows that he received a tax break based on a rule that allows real estate investors to deduct a portion of the value of their properties from their taxable income. However,New York Timessaid the classified documents “do not show that Mr. Kushner or his company broke the law.”
The White House and Kushner Companies have not commented on the investigation.New York Times.
US welcomes reopening of Quneitra crossing between Syria and Israel
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Peacekeeping forces in the Golan. (Photo: AP) |
The United States welcomed the United Nations, Syria and Israel’s agreement to reopen the Quneitra crossing in the Golan Heights between Syria and Israel on October 15, and called on the Syrian and Israeli governments to facilitate peacekeeping operations in the area. US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the reopening of the route would allow international Green Berets to step up efforts to prevent hostilities in the Golan Heights.
The United States expects both Israel and Syria to allow the UN peacekeepers the necessary access and security, and calls on Syria to take steps to facilitate the deployment and safe patrolling of the UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). The United States calls on all parties to abide by the 1974 agreement and prevent the presence of any military forces other than UN forces in the area.
EU to formally adopt chemical attack sanctions mechanism
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| British emergency services officers investigate at the scene of a suspected nerve agent attack in Salisbury on March 4, 2018. Source: AFP/VNA |
Sputniknews reported that the British Foreign Office in a press release on October 14 said that European Union (EU) leaders will officially adopt a sanctions mechanism on chemical weapons when the EU Foreign Affairs Council meets in Luxembourg on October 15.
"A chemical weapons sanctions regime, introduced by the UK and France following the attacks in Syria and Salisbury (UK), will be formally adopted on 15 October at the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg. This follows extensive lobbying efforts by the UK and its close partners," the press release said.
New Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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| Congolese children read a poster explaining the symptoms of Ebola in Mangina, North Kivu province on August 19. Source: AFP/VNA |
On October 13, officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed a new outbreak of Ebola virus in the east of the country, where 125 deaths from the dangerous virus strain were recorded during the outbreak in August.
Speaking to reporters, DRC Health Minister Oly Ilunga said the latest outbreak was concentrated in Beni, a town in North Kivu, near the border with Uganda. He said the scale of the outbreak was not yet known, but warned that the situation was very worrying. According to the official, the new outbreak was due to a lack of community cooperation with the government's efforts to contain the outbreak.
Concerned about the rapid spread of the disease, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo on October 10 issued a ban on hiding suspected Ebola patients and pledged to deploy police to protect medical staff working at burial sites, an effort to address the lack of community cooperation in anti-Ebola efforts.
