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September 3, 2017 6:16 PM

World leaders condemn North Korea's biggest nuclear test

North Korea&apos;s biggest nuclear test to date was condemned around the world today. US President, Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea has conducted a major nuclear test and their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States. <br/><br/>French Presid...

September 3, 2017 6:15 PM

Russia summons American diplomat as its US outposts are ordered to close

Russia has strongly protested over what it calls a planned search of its consulate in San Francisco by US intelligence agents. Russia has summoned a top US envoy at foreign ministry in Moscow on Friday to hand him a note of protest over plans to conduct searches in Russian trade mission in Washingto...

September 3, 2017 6:09 PM

World leaders condemn North Korea&apos;s biggest nuclear test

North Korea&apos;s biggest nuclear test to date was condemned around the world today. US President, Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea has conducted a major nuclear test and their words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States. <br/><br/>French Presid...

September 3, 2017 6:01 PM

World leaders condemn North Korea&apos;s biggest nuclear test

North Korea&apos;s biggest nuclear test to date was condemned around the world today. French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United Nations Security Council to react quickly and decisively. China, the only North Korean ally, urged its neighbour to stop wrong actions that worsen the situation. &l...

September 3, 2017 4:26 PM

China calls on BRICS countries to adopt holistic approach to fight terrorism

Chinese President, Xi Jinping today called on BRICS countries to adopt a holistic approach to fight terrorism in all its forms and ensure that terrorists have no place to hide. <br/><br/>Delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum in Xiamen, China, Xi asked BR...

September 3, 2017 2:30 PM

60000 evacuating Frankfurt ahead of defusing WWII-era bomb

German authorities are making final preparations in Frankfurt before experts defuse a huge World War II-era bomb today in an operation that includes evacuating more than 60,000 residents. Hospital patients and the elderly are among those affected in what will be Germany's biggest evacuation in ...

September 3, 2017 1:55 PM

Iran tests home-grown air defence system: Official

Iran has tested its home-grown air defence system, designed to match the Russian S-300. Iran's head of the Revolutionary Guards' air defence, Farzad Esmaili told state media that Bavar-373 system is made completely in Iran and some of its parts are different from the S-300. He said all of ...

September 3, 2017 1:46 PM

North Korea claims to have conducted a hydrogen bomb test

North Korea said Pyongyang detonated a hydrogen bomb with "perfect success", adding that the device was capable of being loaded onto its long-range missiles. <br/><br/>North's State news agency said the two shallow earthquakes that shook the country today were caused by th...

September 3, 2017 1:26 PM

Japan: North Korea conducts sixth nuclear test

Japan today confirmed that North Korea has conducted a sixth nuclear test, a move the United States and its allies in the region are likely to view as a major provocation. <br/><br/>Two tremors struck North Korea today, suggesting the reclusive country may have conducted a nuclear test. ...

September 3, 2017 11:13 AM

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes North Korea; nuclear test suspected

An earthquake measuring 6.3 struck North Korea today, suggesting the reclusive country may have conducted a sixth nuclear test. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck 55 km north-northwest of Kimchaek. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. China's Earthquake Administr...

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