Israel warns of possible attack on Syria; Thai soccer team rescue under threat
(Baonghean.vn) - In the past 24 hours, there have been many outstanding news in the world such as: US Secretary of State visits North Korea for the third time; Israel warns of possible attack on Syria; US-China trade war officially begins; Oxygen in Tham Luang cave is about to run out; US has no plan to withdraw troops stationed in Germany...
US Secretary of State visits North Korea for the third time
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lands in Japan before heading to North Korea. Photo:Reuters. |
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Pyongyang on July 6 to discuss denuclearization with North Korean officials.
Mr Pompeo met with Kim Yong-chol, the North Korean official who played a key role in arranging the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un last month in Singapore,Reutersreport
During his third visit to North Korea, the US Secretary of State will stay in North Korea for a day and a half. In addition to issues related to the process of complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, Pompeo is expected to discuss the repatriation of the remains of 200 US soldiers killed in the 1950-1953 Korean War, as committed at the US-North Korea summit.
Israel warns it may attack Syria
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Israeli Interior Minister Gilad Erdan (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Photo: AFP. |
Israeli Interior Minister warns of possible attack if Syria deploys troops in the demilitarized border area in the Golan Heights. The statement by Israeli Interior Minister Gilad Erdan came on July 5 as the Syrian government army, with Russian support, is launching attacks to retake southern Daraa near the Golan border.
Minister Erdan said that Israel will do everything to let Russia and the Syrian government know that it will not accept the military presence of Mr. Assad in the demilitarized zones. In recent days, Israel has increased its military to protect its borders and prepared plans to counter the Syrian army. Minister Erdan stressed that if there is a military violation in southern Syria near Israel, Israel will take action.
The US-China trade war officially begins
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Photo: FOX |
The trade war between the world's two largest economies began after midnight on July 6 (US time) when the US decision to impose tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods officially took effect.
This serious escalation of trade tensions will cause immeasurable damage not only to businesses and consumers in both the US and China, but will certainly have a major impact on global supply chains.
Beijing has said it will impose tariffs equivalent to those on US imports, including pork, soybeans and cars, but the extent of China's specific implementation is unclear.
Oxygen levels in Tham Luang cave are running low
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Rescuers put large pipes into the cave to pump water out. Photo:AFP |
GuardianOn July 6, officials confirmed that the oxygen level in Tham Luang cave is currently 15%, while the normal level is around 21%.
Maintaining air circulation inside the cave has emerged as a major challenge as the 13 boys face the prospect of being trapped underground through the rainy season, which runs until October. Officials are working to extend a 5km cable into the cave to provide air to the boys.
At around 1-2am on July 6, diver Saman Kunan, a former member of the Thai SEAL special forces, died of lack of oxygen on the way back out. He passed out after entering the cave to place air tanks to re-supply everyone with oxygen.
Türkiye arrests two Britons for spreading terrorist propaganda
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| Turkish police arrest suspected IS members in Adana. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
Türkiye's private DHA news agency reported on July 6 that the country's anti-terrorism police arrested two British-Iraqi men at an airport in southwestern Türkiye on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda for outlawed Kurdish militants.
Brothers Ayman Barzan and Hariam Barzan were arrested at Dalaman airport after being questioned by anti-terror police over suspicious behaviour.
Police later checked the two men's social media accounts and found propaganda for the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) armed group.
US has no plans to withdraw troops stationed in Germany
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An Apache attack helicopter is unloaded from a Galaxy C-5 transport aircraft at the US Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany. Photo: AFP |
The White House has reaffirmed that there are no plans to withdraw or send US troops home from Germany and that the issue will not be on the agenda of next week's NATO summit.
The Pentagon has ruled out withdrawing or relocating troops, explaining that reassessing troop deployments and analyzing the benefits of military spending are not new.
Deadly poison stolen from Dutch museum
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| The artifact is on display at the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave. Facebook |
Dutch police are trying to track down a vial of a powerful poison that was stolen from the vault of a medical museum in the Dutch city of Leiden, according to the news site.Omroep West.
A vial containing cura, a poisonous resin extracted from a tree and often used by Native Americans to tip arrows, mysteriously disappeared on the morning of July 5 during a routine check by staff at the Boerhaave Museum. The stolen glass vial contained a sugar cube-sized amount of poison, according toThe Post Online.
“We are urgently searching for this vial of poison before innocent people come into contact with it,” said a spokesman for Leiden Police.
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The body of a victim of the Phoenix sinking is brought ashore. Photo: AFP. |
Thailand's Port Authority confirmed that 40 people died in the boat sinking on the evening of July 5 and 16 people are still missing, all of them from China, according toNation.
Most of the bodies have not yet been brought ashore to be kept at Vachira Phuket Hospital. Rear Admiral Charoenphon Khumrasee of the Thai navy said divers had seen “more than 10 bodies” inside the sunken ship.
The Phoenix was carrying 105 passengers, mostly Chinese tourists, when it sank. Forty-nine people, including passengers and crew, were rescued before Thai authorities called off the search and rescue operation on the night of July 5.
Unprecedented floods in Japan, hundreds of thousands evacuated
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The Kamo River in the ancient capital of Kyoto is murky after heavy rains on July 5. Photo: Reuters. |
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the country was experiencing "historic" rainfall and warned that heavy rain would continue in many areas until July 8, according toReutersAs of the morning of July 6, parts of the main island of Honshu had received twice the normal rainfall for July.
NHK television said at least two people were killed and several others were missing after being swept away by floodwaters. Dozens of people were injured, including four seriously, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. Several people were buried in landslides on the morning of July 6 and rescuers were working to free them.
