Kim hails ‘unity’ with China in new visit
Beijing: Kim Jong Un wrapped up today his third visit to China this year, declaring North Korea’s unstinting “friendship” with Beijing in a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump. The two-day visit was designed to reassure Beijing that Pyongyang will not neglect its interests as Trump and the young autocrat move into uncharted diplomatic terrain.
US has ‘rebuilt’ China: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has claimed that America has “rebuilt” China, saying the Communist trading giant has been “taking out” $500 billion a year from the US. President Trump’s comment came a day after he threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, escalating a trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
EU counter-tariffs against US from friday
Brussels: A raft of retaliatory tariffs from the European Union against painful metals duties imposed by US President Donald Trump will come into effect on Friday, a top EU official said.
‘Iran doesn’t need to join global pacts’
Tehran: Iran has “no need to join” global agreements on areas such as terrorism and money laundering, the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said as the issue divides parliament.
Indonesia ferry disaster: 180 missing
Simalungun: Nearly 180 passengers are missing after a ferry sank into the depths of a volcanic lake in Indonesia, police said on Wednesday, almost tripling initial estimates.
30 Af security forces killed in Taliban attacks
Herat: Taliban fighters killed around 30 Afghan security forces in multiple attacks in western Afghanistan, officials said. “More than half of the fatalities came from the ambush and roadside bomb blasts that hit a reinforcement convoy,” Badghis provincial governor Abdul Qhafoor Malikzai said.