Sunday, June 5, 2022

South Korea, U.S. fire 8 ballistic missiles after North's latest test launch

Koreas Tensions

The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a show of force matching a North Korean missile display a day earlier that extended a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/south-north-korea-us-missile-launch-1.6478556?cmp=rss

Nigeria's president condemns 'heinous' shooting at church that killed more than 50

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At least 50 people were killed and others injured after gunmen attacked a Catholic church in Nigeria's Ondo state during mass on Sunday, according to state lawmakers.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/dozens-dead-church-attack-nigeria-1.6478338?cmp=rss

At least 38 dead, more than 100 injured after fire at Bangladesh container depot

Bangladesh Fire

A massive fire at a container depot near a port city in southeastern Bangladesh killed at least 38 people and injured more than 100 others, officials and local media reported Sunday, as firefighters struggled to get the blaze under control.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/bangladesh-fire-container-depot-1.6478151?cmp=rss

Saturday, June 4, 2022

North Korea fires missile toward sea a day after U.S. envoy leaves Seoul, South says

South Korea Koreas Tensions

North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military said on Sunday, a day after a top U.S. envoy departed Seoul.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/north-korea-missile-fire-us-envoy-1.6478119?cmp=rss

Heavy police presence patrols Hong Kong on Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary

Hong Kong Tiananmen

Police maintained a heavy presence in Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Saturday after authorities for a third consecutive year banned public commemoration of the anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, with vigils overseas the only place marking the event.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tiananmen-massacre-anniversary-police-hong-kong-1.6478012?cmp=rss