Trump still meets Kim Jong-un on June 12; Türkiye bans Uber taxi service
(Baonghean.vn) - The world over the past 24 hours has had many outstanding news such as: US President confirmed that he will hold a summit with North Korean leader on June 12; Russia sent a frigate carrying Kalibr missiles near Syria; Kenya forced officials to lie to fight corruption; President Erdogan announced a ban on Uber taxi service in Türkiye...
Trump confirms he will still meet Kim Jong-un on June 12
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President Trump welcomed envoy Kim Yong-chol at the White House on June 1. Photo:AFP. |
US President Donald Trump confirmed on June 1 that he will hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore as originally planned. The statement was made by the US President after an unprecedented meeting lasting nearly 90 minutes with Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Yong-chol,AFPreport
Trump said he would not mention the phrase "maximum pressure" and promised not to impose additional sanctions while talks between Washington and Pyongyang were underway. The US president and the North Korean envoy also discussed the number of US troops stationed in South Korea, a move that could cause concern in Tokyo and Seoul.
Russia sends frigates carrying Kalibr missiles near Syria
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Weapons on the frigate Vyshniy Volochok. Photo:Russian Navy. |
Rear Admiral Viktor Liin, chief of staff of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, said on June 1 that the small missile frigate Vyshniy Volochok will leave port to carry out maritime patrol and combat training missions in the Mediterranean Sea.TASSreport
This is seen as an effort to increase the Russian naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria, where Russia has important bases including Hmeymim and Tartus.
Vyshniy Volochok is the sixth Project 21361 Buyan-M missile corvette of the Russian Navy and the only one of its type assigned to the Black Sea Fleet.
Ukraine accuses Russian intelligence of having a "death blacklist"
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| According to Ukraine, Russian reporter Arkady Babchenko (center) is just one of 47 names targeted by Russian intelligence. Photo: Reuters |
After a meeting to brief the US Ambassador, the EU Ambassador and other ambassadors to Ukraine, Chief Prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko said that faking the assassination of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko was necessary because thanks to this incident, Ukrainian investigators had collected more information about the so-called "death list".
“The investigation has found a list of 47 people who could be the next victims,” Mr. Lutsenko wrote on his personal Facebook page.
The list that Kiev claims to have found is 17 more names than the Ukrainian authorities had previously estimated. Apart from journalist Arkady Babchenko, the remaining 46 names are still being kept secret. However, Prosecutor General Lutsenko said that many of the people on the list are well-known Ukrainian and Russian journalists.
Kenya forces officials to take polygraph tests to fight corruption
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An anti-corruption protest took place on May 31 in front of the Kenyan parliament building. Photo:AP |
In an effort to stamp out corruption in Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered all top government officials to take lie detector tests, according toCNN. He said the measure was intended to protect the government from “selfishness and greed.”
The tests will be conducted before the fiscal year begins in July 2018. Those who fail will be suspended from their positions.
Meanwhile, some Kenyan political observers worry that even lie detector tests can be misleading. Some say the measure could be misused for political gain.
6 Mexican police officers killed by gunmen
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Six Mexican police officers were shot dead while on patrol in the city of Salamanca. Photo: AFP |
Six Mexican police officers were shot dead while on patrol in the city of Salamanca in the central state of Guanajuato.
Gunmen in a truck opened fire on a police patrol, killing five officers and a sixth later in hospital, according to Guanajuato State Attorney General. A special investigation has been launched to find the perpetrators of the attack.
US coalition attacks Syria again, at least 12 civilians killed
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Image of the US-led coalition airstrike on a military base in the city of Kobani, Syria on May 24. Photo: Reuters |
On June 2, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that at least 12 civilians, all members of the same family, were killed in airstrikes and artillery shelling by the US-led coalition on the night of June 1 in the village of Hidaj in northeastern Syria. This area is currently controlled by the self-proclaimed terrorist organization "Islamic State" (IS).
Syrian state news agency SANA quoted a source as saying that on May 31, eight members of a family in Dib-Haddadji village in southeastern Hasakah province were also killed in coalition airstrikes in Deir Ezzor province, south of Hasakeh province.
Erdogan announces ban on Uber taxi service in Türkiye
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Turkish President Erdogan. |
US taxi service Uber will be banned from operating in Türkiye, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.
"Uber's business in Türkiye is over. There is nothing left," Erdogan said, adding that the country already had a taxi system, and no one would allow the destruction of Turkey's private transport system. "We will be the ones to decide to ban Uber," Erdogan said.
With the arrival of Uber in Türkiye in 2014, there was an explosion of discontent among domestic taxi drivers, who began to complain about unfair competition. In total, about 5,000 drivers worked in the Uber system.
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