Image copyright KCNA Image caption North Korea carried out a series of long-range missile tests in 2017 North Korea has not stopped its nuclear and missile programmes, violating UN sanctions, a report commissioned by the UN Security Council says.It also says Pyongyang has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday rejected a claim by the National Rifle Association that his efforts to get banks and insurers to stop doing business with the group threatened its ability to advocate for gun rights. FILE PHOTO: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.), speaks to guests during the…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Mr Mnangagwa got more than 50% of the vote, avoiding a runoff poll President Emmerson Mnangagwa has won Zimbabwe's presidential election, according to the country's electoral commission. With all 10 provinces declared, Mr Mnangagwa won 50.8% of votes to 44.3% for opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. Police removed opposition officials from…
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former spy chief installed after Robert Mugabe’s removal in a coup in November, on Friday won a poll marred by the deaths of six people in an army crackdown on opposition protests. Mnangagwa received 50.8 percent of the vote, while his main opponent, Nelson Chamisa, polled 44.3…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBBC captures footage of post-election violence in Harare A government crackdown in Zimbabwe after Monday's elections has prompted international calls for restraint.The UN and former colonial power the UK both expressed concern about the violence, in which three people were killed after troops opened fire.Parliamentary results gave…
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump sought to ratchet up pressure on China for trade concessions by proposing a higher 25 percent tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports, his administration said on Wednesday. Aerial view of containers at a loading terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany August 1, 2018. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption One version of a 3D printed gun A US federal judge in Seattle has blocked the release of software that allows consumers to 3D-print firearms.Gun access advocacy group Defense Distributed was due to put downloadable gun blueprints online on Wednesday.The firm reached a settlement with the Trump administration in June…
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - About 85 people were injured on Tuesday, some seriously, when an Aeromexico-operated (AEROMEX.MX) Embraer (EMBR3.SA) passenger jet crashed just after takeoff in Mexico’s state of Durango, but authorities said there were no fatalities. A person watches as smoke billows above a site where an Aeromexico-operated Embraer passenger jet crashed in Mexico's…
Image copyright KCNA Image caption North Korea carried out a series of long-range missile tests in 2017 North Korea appears to be building new ballistic missiles despite recent warming ties with the Trump administration, media reports say.Unnamed US officials told the Washington Post that spy satellites had spotted continuing activity at a site that has…
(Reuters) - Several U.S. states on Monday said they would jointly sue the Trump administration for allowing the public to download blueprints for 3-D printable guns in a last-ditch effort to block the designs from becoming available on Wednesday. Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson said at a news conference in Seattle that the states…
