US issues “Khashoggi case” ultimatum to Saudi Arabia; Ethiopian cabinet is 50% female
(Baonghean.vn) - The world over the past 24 hours has been filled with outstanding news such as: Russia is searching for accomplices who caused the massacre at a college in Crimea; the US issued a 72-hour ultimatum demanding Saudi Arabia complete the investigation into the "Khashoggi case"; Ethiopia has a new government cabinet with 50% of its members being women; Ukraine forms a group to block all Russian attempts to interfere in the election...
Russia hunts for accomplices in Crimea college massacre
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| Rescuers carry an injured person after an explosion at the Kerch Regional College on the Crimean Peninsula on October 17. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
On October 18, the head of the Crimean Peninsula, Sergei Aksyonov, said that authorities were searching for an accomplice of a male student who may have participated in a shooting and bomb attack at a college in the city of Kerch. According to the latest figures, the attack on the college in the Kerch region left at least 20 people dead and more than 50 others injured. The Russian Investigative Committee said the attack was a mass murder, not a terrorist attack.
Previously, Crimean officials said this was a "lone wolf" attack carried out by an 18-year-old student at the Kerch Polytechnic Vocational College. However, in the latest exchanges with Russian news agencies, Mr. Aksyonov said that the perpetrator, identified as Vladislav Roslyakov, may have had accomplices to help carry out this attack. According to this official, the key point is to find the person who instructed Roslyakov to carry out the above crime because the male student could not have prepared the attack himself.
US issues 72-hour ultimatum to Saudi Arabia to complete investigation into "Khashoggi case"
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| US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his visit to Saudi Arabia. Photo: Business Insider |
On July 18, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a frank exchange with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh. Mr. Pompeo made it clear that the investigation into the suspected murder of journalist Khashoggi must be completed within 72 hours, otherwise “the Kingdom’s international standing” will be destroyed. However, the source did not say whether the head of US diplomacy gave the above ultimatum during the meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince or afterward.
Earlier, Secretary of State Pompeo expressed confidence that Saudi Arabia's investigation into the suspicious disappearance of journalist Khoshoggi would be "comprehensive and transparent".
Ethiopia has a new government cabinet with 50% of its members being women.
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| Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Source: VNA |
According to a VNA correspondent in Africa, Ethiopian parliamentarians on October 16 voted for the country’s new cabinet with 20 members, down from 28 positions in the old cabinet. The new cabinet list was nominated by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, of which 50% of the members are women.
Speaking about his personnel choices, the reformist leader said the female ministers in the government would prove that the old notion that women cannot be leaders is no longer valid. This personnel decision is the first in the history of Ethiopia and possibly Africa.
US warns of border closure if Mexico does not stop migrants
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| Migrants from Honduras poured into the US-Mexico border earlier this week. Photo: Nation |
According to Reuters, US President Donald Trump announced on October 18 that he would deploy US troops and close the southern border if Mexico did not take action to stop the large flow of migrants heading to the US from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
Writing on Twitter, President Trump stated: "I must ask Mexico in the strongest possible terms to stop this onslaught - and if (Mexico) cannot do this, I will deploy the United States military and close our Southern Border."
Ukraine forms group to block any Russian election interference efforts
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| Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said on October 18 that Kiev had established a group to prevent any Russian attempts to influence the Eastern European country's 2019 elections.
The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, headed by President Petro Poroshenko, created the special group ahead of the presidential election scheduled for March 2019 and parliamentary elections in October 2019.
Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister arrested on charges of abuse of power and money laundering |
| Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
On October 18, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) arrested former Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi in an investigation into abuse of power, breach of trust, and money laundering related to a foundation.
Mr. Hamidi, currently the chairman of the opposition United Malays National Organization (UMNO), was arrested on the same afternoon (local time) after appearing at the MACC headquarters in Putrajaya on charges of abuse of power, money laundering and dereliction of duty. Previously, Mr. Hamidi was summoned by MACC five times to clarify his use of 800,000 ringgit (193,000 USD) from a foundation called Yayasan Akal Budi managed by his family to pay off his and his wife's credit cards.
British Prime Minister leaves open the possibility of extending the Brexit transition period by a few months
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| British Prime Minister Theresa May. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed on October 18 that she is considering the possibility of extending the transition period by a few months after the country leaves the European Union (EU), also known as Brexit, to have time to reach a new trade agreement with the EU.
Speaking to reporters on the second day of the EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister May said one idea at this stage was to offer the option of extending the implementation period for a few more months. However, the British leader said that this transition period may not be necessary because the parties are working to ensure that the future UK-EU relationship comes into effect on time by the end of December 2020.
European national treasuries "bleed" 55 billion euros due to tax fraud
55 billion euros (equivalent to 63 billion USD) is the amount of money lost by a series of European countries in a tax fraud that has lasted for many years and was first exposed in 2012. This is the result of a joint investigation conducted by a number of European media agencies and announced on October 18.
According to the results of the above investigation, the victims of this fraud are 11 European countries, including Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands... At least 55.2 billion euros were "stolen" from the treasury of these countries. The loss figure far exceeds the estimate of the German Ministry of Finance, which is only about 5.3 billion euros to 30 billion euros. Germany is identified as the country with the heaviest loss (31.8 billion euros), followed by France (17 billion euros), Italy (4.5 billion euros),...
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British Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed on October 18 that she is considering the possibility of extending the transition period by a few months after the country leaves the European Union (EU), also known as Brexit, to have time to reach a new trade agreement with the EU.
Speaking to reporters on the second day of the EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister May said one idea at this stage was to offer the option of extending the implementation period for a few more months. However, the British leader said that this transition period may not be necessary because the parties are working to ensure that the future UK-EU relationship comes into effect on time by the end of December 2020.
