China threatens to impose additional tariffs on US goods; Israel supports Syrian government troops
(Baonghean.vn) - The world over the past 24 hours has been filled with many events such as: Israel supports the Syrian government army to defeat the rebels; China threatens to impose an additional 60 billion USD in taxes on US goods; The reputation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the ruling party is low; Double bombing near a mosque in Afghanistan...
China threatens to impose additional tax on $60 billion of US goods
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A scene at an aluminum ingot warehouse in Jiangsu Province, eastern China. Photo:Reuters. |
China warned on August 3 that it is preparing to impose additional tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods if Washington escalates the ongoing trade war between the two countries, according to...AFP.
The threat came after US President Donald Trump asked to consider increasing tariffs from 10 to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, escalating trade tensions.
The reputation of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the ruling party is low. |
| German Chancellor Angela Merkel's reputation has declined. Photo: Reuters |
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is going through a difficult period, seeing its support rate drop to its lowest level in recent opinion polls.
The reputation of Ms. Merkel, as well as the ruling party, has plummeted due to disagreements regarding immigration policy, even at one point putting the conservative coalition that has ruled Germany for decades between the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union at risk of disintegration.
South Korea sends warship to Libya to rescue kidnapped citizens
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Korean warship Munmu the Great. Photo:US Navy. |
South Korean officials said the warship Munmu the Great, part of the country's anti-piracy task force stationed in the Gulf of Aden, is en route to Libya to rescue its citizens kidnapped in the North African country, according toAFP.
Earlier, the SITE Intelligence organization, which specializes in monitoring the activities of radical Islamist forces, released a video showing four English-speaking men being controlled by unknown gunmen. The four were confirmed to be three Filipino engineers and a South Korean. They were kidnapped in a surprise attack on a water plant construction site in western Libya on July 6.
Israel supports Syrian government forces in defeating rebels
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Minister Lieberman at a press conference in April 2018. Photo:Jerusalem Post. |
Israeli Defense Minister Lieberman said that President Assad's continued rule would benefit Tel Aviv's security. Lieberman said that with the Syrian army's success, Israel could be less worried about the situation in the Golan Heights, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has shown no desire to escalate tensions there.
This view contradicts Lieberman's own statements two years ago, when he called the Syrian president "a butcher who needs to be stripped of power."
Türkiye arrests nearly 40 foreigners suspected of links to IS
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Turkish police. Photo:alaraby.co.uk. |
Turkish police on August 3 arrested 38 foreigners in Istanbul, on suspicion of having links with the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.
According to the state-run Anadolu news agency, Turkish counter-terrorism units launched simultaneous raids at 12 different locations in the city to round up suspects who were allegedly planning terrorist attacks. Police confiscated a large number of documents, data, including digital materials related to terrorist organizations.
UN considers removing barriers to humanitarian aid to North Korea
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| People shop at a supermarket in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: AFP/TTXVN |
The United Nations Security Council (UN) is considering a US administration proposal to remove barriers to humanitarian aid to North Korea.
According to a document obtained by the French news agency AFP, in a report on the decline in food production in North Korea last year, the humanitarian crisis caused by the delay in receiving aid in the country has left about 10 million people (equivalent to about 50% of the country's population) malnourished.
Although UN resolutions have made it clear that sanctions do not affect humanitarian aid, aid organizations say many of the measures restricting banking and trade activities are causing procedural difficulties and slowing down the delivery of essential aid to North Korea.
Double bombing near mosque in Afghanistan
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| The scene of a bombing in Afghanistan. Photo: The Financial Express |
It is known that at the time of the attack, at least two gunmen broke into the church, where many people were gathered to pray.
Japanese university accused of altering exam scores to limit female admissions
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Entrance gate to Tokyo Medical University on August 2. Photo:Kyodo News. |
According to the newspaperYomiuriOn August 2, the manipulation of exam scores was denounced in a scandal involving Tokyo Medical University allegedly admitting the son of an Education Ministry official against regulations.
Citing anonymous sources,YomiuriTokyo Medical University began lowering the entrance exam scores of female applicants in 2011, after the 2010 results showed that the number of female applicants doubled from the previous year, reaching about 40%. The school then tried to maintain the number of female students at 30%, saying that “women often leave the profession when they get married and have children,” the source said.Yomiurisaid.
