Ivanka Trump arrives in SOUTH Korea
Seoul: US President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump on Friday arrived in South Korea to reaffirm the “strong and enduring commitment” to the people of the US’s ally, two weeks after the North Korean leader sent his sister here on a mission seen as an attempt to undermine Seouls alliance with Washington.
joint military drills in SE Asia conclude
Bangkok: The largest military exercises in Southeast Asia concluded on Friday in Thailand, after 11 days of drills, social and humanitarian projects and traditional jungle training. A total of 11,075 soldiers from 29 countries participated in the Cobra Gold 2018 training, held in eastern Thailand, reports Efe news. The United States was the biggest participant with 6,125 soldiers, followed by hosts Thailand, who sent 4,007 troops to the drills.
Iran grounds airline’s ATR planes after crash
Tehran: Iran’s civil aviation organisation has grounded ATR planes belonging to Aseman Airlines after one of them crashed this week with 66 people on board, state television reported on Saturday. The measure is temporary as authorities investigate the cause of Sunday’s accident, which saw an ATR-72 twin-engine plane, in service since 1993, crash in Iran’s Zagros mountains.
18 dead As blasts rock Somalia's capital
Mogadishu: Two car bomb blasts rocked Somalia's capital this evening, followed by gunfire, police said, and an ambulance service said at least 18 people had been killed. The explosions shattered a months-long period of calm in Mogadishu, which is often the target of attacks by the al-Shabab extremist group. They also came a day after Somalia's interior minister warned of an explosives-laden vehicle somewhere in the capital. The first blast, apparently caused by a suicide car bomber, occurred near Somalia's intelligence headquarters, police Capt. Mohamed Hussein said.