Politics

US envoy Nikki Haley says Kim Jong-un is not a rational person

US Ambassador to the UN Security Council, Nikki Haley, insists that all the options are on the table while countering North Koreas increasing provocative acts through nuclear and missile launches in the Korean peninsula. She rebuffed Chinas proposal that called for the suspension of US-South Korea joint military exercises in the region and said that a revised policy is needed to handle the Kim Jong-un regime.

Mar 9, 2017

Statue of Liberty goes dark on the eve of International Womens Day

The iconic Statue of Liberty in New York City was plunged into darkness on the evening of Tuesday, 7 March, after a power outage caused its lighting system to fail.

Mar 8, 2017

Spring Budget 2017: Best gags and put downs from Spreadsheet Phil

UK Chancellor Philip Hammond delivered the Spring Budget to the House of Commons on 8 March with few policy surprises. More unexpected, however, was the amount of jokes and put-downs delivered by the usually humourless politician that some call Spreadsheet Phil.

Mar 8, 2017

Son of assassinated Kim Jong-nam speaks out in mysterious and heavily-censored video

A man claiming to be the son of Kim Jong-nam has spoken out in a mysterious video. Kim-Jong-nam, the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was assassinated in Malaysia in February. In the heavily-censored video, which was uploaded by the Cheollima Civil Defense to YouTube on 7 March, the man identifies himself as Kim Han-sol. He then says he is with other family members, and that they all hope this gets better soon.

Mar 8, 2017

Top five revelations from Wikileaks Vault 7

Wikileaks released its latest trove of government leaks, dubbed Vault 7. The files document CIA espionage on the American people.

Mar 8, 2017

House of Lords reject Article 50 Brexit trigger again

The House of Lords voted on 7 March to give lawmakers more power to reject the final terms of Britains exit from the European Union. The vote, which passed by 366 to 268, attaches an extra condition to the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, which will allow a meaningful parliamentary vote before Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50. The peers voted 366 to 268 in favour of an amendment which would allow both the House of Commons and Lords to have a final say on the deal on how Britain will leave the EU. Brexit minister David Davis said the government would seek to overturn the changes when the bill is presented for approval to the lower chamber.The British government already suffered a defeat in the House of Lords last week, with peers calling for the rights of EU nationals living in the UK to be protected after Article 50 is triggered.

Mar 8, 2017

Spring Budget 2017 preview: What will Chancellor Philip Hammond have in his red box?

IBTimes UK attempts to predict what Hammond has been planning in Number 11.

Mar 7, 2017

Former presidential nominee Ben Carson refers to slaves as immigrants

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson has sparked controversy after he referred to slaves as immigrants on 6 March. Carson made the comments during a talk with department employees, and the former neurosurgeons remarks have caused outrage on social media. Actor Samuel L Jackson, in a expletive-ridden tweet, said OK!! Ben Carson ... I cant! Immigrants? In the bottom of SLAVE SHIPS??!! MUTHAF***A PLEASE!!.

Mar 7, 2017

Kim Jong-nam murder: Malaysian police says North Korean suspects hiding inside embassy

Malaysias police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Tuesday (7 March) that North Korean suspects wanted in the murder of Kim Jong-nam – the estranged half-brother of Kim Jong-un – are hiding inside the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur. He also accused Pyongyang of not cooperating with Malaysian police in the murder investigation.

Mar 7, 2017

US starts to deploy Thaad anti-missile defense system in South Korea

The United States has started the deployment of a sophisticated missile defence system in South Korea to counter North Koreas increasing aggression in the region. Military equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) have already arrived in South Korea. The process of deployment began on Monday (6 March) — the same day North Korea fired off four ballistic missiles.

Mar 7, 2017

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