FBI Investigated Trump; Chinese Ships Continue to Enter Japanese Territorial Waters
(Baonghean.vn) - American newspapers said the FBI had investigated Trump on suspicion of working for Russia; The Russian military wants the right to shoot down passenger planes in an emergency; Chinese ships continue to invade Japanese territorial waters; Casualties in the explosion in central Paris increase... are the world's top news in the past 24 hours.
US newspaper says FBI investigated Trump on suspicion of working for Russia
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US President Donald Trump. Photo:Reuters. |
SheetThe New York TimesOn January 12, the news that President Trump fired Mr. Comey made FBI officials worried and they began investigating whether the US leader became a threat to national security. The FBI also suspected that President Trump was cooperating with Russia against Washington.
The White House immediately denied the information published in the newspaper.The New York Times, while the FBI has not commented. The FBI's investigation is being coordinated with special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election, which also suspects the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow.
Russian military wants the right to shoot down passenger planes in an emergency
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A Russian S-400 air defense missile system. Photo:Sputnik |
A new bill drafted by the Russian military would allow the country's air defense forces to shoot down any aircraft that could threaten civilian life or cause a major environmental disaster in Russia,RTThe bill is considered a significant change compared to the "law on dealing with aircraft violating the border" issued by Russia in 1994, which has a provision prohibiting firing on planes with passengers or hostages inside.
Russia's anti-terrorism law already allows the country's security forces to use lethal weapons against hijacked civilian aircraft, which pose a serious security threat. The new bill, expected to come into effect in February, aims to eliminate the differences between Russian legal systems and regulations.
Chinese ships continue to enter Japanese territorial waters
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| The disputed islands, which Japan calls Senkaku and China calls Diaoyu. Photo: Kyodo/VNA |
According to a VNA reporter in Tokyo, on January 12, the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) said that four Chinese coast guard vessels entered Japan's territorial waters on the same afternoon. The JCG's 11th Coast Guard Division stated that four ships with the Coast Guard numbers 1305, 2305, 2401 and 31241 of the China Coast Guard Administration entered Japan's territorial waters between 2:00 p.m. and 2:25 p.m. (local time) in the area of Uotsuri Island and Minamiko Island in the disputed archipelago that Tokyo calls Senkaku while Beijing calls Diaoyu.
The vessels were moving in Japanese territorial waters about 20 kilometers south of Minamiko Island. The JCG said it had asked the Chinese vessels to immediately leave Japanese territorial waters and was continuing its surveillance activities.
Poroshenko: Ukraine has escaped the “risk zone”
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President of Ukraine - Petro Poroshenko. Photo: Shutterstock |
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stressed on January 11 that through joint efforts, Ukraine has ensured macro-financial stability and pulled Ukraine out of the “risk zone”. However, the leader still affirmed that there is still much work that Ukraine must do in the immediate future to solve the economic challenges that the country is facing.
Although the Ukrainian government has yet to release final figures for 2018 gross domestic product (GDP) growth, it is forecast to grow by 3%.
The US government shutdown entered its 22nd day, the longest in history.
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Americans protested to end the government shutdown in Boston on January 11. Photo:AP |
The partial US government shutdown continues amid unresolved disagreements over the construction of the border wall. The 22-day shutdown is the longest in US history. Previously, the Bill Clinton administration shut down for 21 days due to disagreements between the president and Congress, lasting from December 1995 to January 1996.CNNreport
So far, there is no sign of the shutdown ending anytime soon. About 800,000 federal employees have been affected, working without pay or being furloughed.
Casualties in explosion in central Paris rise
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| Fire breaks out after explosion at a bakery in Paris. Photo: Reuters |
French authorities announced that at least two people were killed and nearly 50 injured in an explosion caused by a gas leak in central Paris on January 12. The explosion occurred at around 9 a.m. (local time) at a bakery located on the ground floor of a building on Rue de Trevise in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.
French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Twitter that two firefighters had died from injuries sustained while battling the blaze, according to Reuters. He added that 10 people were seriously injured and at least 37 had minor injuries.