Be armed speedily with N weapons
SEOUL, Apr 30 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered navy vessels to be speedily armed with nuclear weapons, state media reported Wednesday, as Pyongyang conducted its first test-firing of a new warship weapons system.This weekend, Pyongyang had unveiled its new warship, a 5,000-ton destroyer-class vessel named Choe Hyon,...
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Conflict cannot be resolved as fast as US wants: Kremlin
MOSCOW, Apr 30 (Reuters): President Vladimir Putin is open to peace in Ukraine and intense work is going on with the United States, but the conflict is so complicated that the rapid progress which Washington wants is difficult to achieve, the Kremlin said on Wednesday."The president remains open to political...
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Kolkata hotel blaze kills 15
KOLKATA, Apr 30 (Reuters): At least 15 people, including two children, died in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata late on Tuesday when a fire blazed through a six-storey hotel in a congested neighbourhood, authorities said.The fire was reported around 8:15pm (1445 GMT) and was first detected in a room...
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Iran, UK, France, Germany to hold N talks Friday
ROME, Apr 30 (Reuters): Iran will hold nuclear talks in Rome on Friday with Britain, France and Germany, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday, with the aim of improving strained ties at a time of high-stakes nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington.The meeting will precede a fourth round of...
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Sweden arrests suspect after fatal triple shooting
UPPSALA, Apr 30 (AFP): Swedish police have arrested a suspect in a shooting that killed three young men at a hair salon, authorities said on Wednesday, amid heightened nerves over gun violence in the Scandinavian nation.Tuesday's shooting took place in broad daylight, a day before the Valborg or Walpurgis spring...
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