“Now is not the time to take our eyes off the ball in South Sudan,” said Nicholas Haysom, who also heads the UN mission in the country (UNMISS). “What we can learn from Sudan is how quickly hard-won peace gains can unravel.” On the political front, the Sudan crisis is reducing “much-needed bandwidth” to focus on…
Courtesy: AP News. North Korea fired 2 missiles in response to US and South Korean military exercises. According to a news agency from Seoul, South Korea says that North Korea launched two short-range missiles. On the other hand, Japan said that North Korea’s move is a violation of UN resolutions. According to the news agency,…
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat and South Korea’s Ambassador to Egypt Kim Yong-hyun sign the agreement. A $460 million contract was signed between Egypt and South Korea for the metro train in Cairo. According to the Ministry of International Cooperation of Egypt, under the agreement, 40 trains containing 320 bogies will be provided…
—File photo A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has hit South Africa’s Gauteng province. According to the US Seismological Center, the epicenter of the earthquake was 10 kilometers underground near the city of Johannesburg. According to international media reports, no casualties have been reported from this earthquake yet. In the photos shared on social media by the…
South Korea summons Chinese ambassador for commenting on US relations South Korea’s foreign ministry has summoned China’s ambassador to protest comments that accused Seoul of leaning toward the U.S. and distancing itself from China as the competition between Washington and Beijing for global influence intensifies. Adopting South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Chang Ho-jin warned Chinese…
File photo According to foreign media, South Korea’s intelligence agency has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may be suffering from sleep disorders and possibly alcohol and nicotine addiction. According to reports, North Korean officials are collecting overseas medical information on high-ranking officials suffering from the sleeping disorder, including details of drugs used to…
Photo courtesy of Foreign Media In South Korea, the details of Asiana flight passenger opening the door of the plane before landing at Daegu Airport have been revealed. According to foreign media, the male passenger sitting next to the exit opened the plane’s door 2 or 3 minutes before landing, about 200 meters (656 feet)…
Tswane: An outbreak of cholera has killed 15 people in South Africa’s most populous province, Gauteng. According to foreign media, South Africa’s Department of Health has declared a cholera outbreak in Gauteng province on Sunday, confirming 15 deaths and 41 patients and instructing citizens not to drink tap water. A spokesman for the Department of…
The US ambassador to South Africa has alleged that the South Korean government provided arms and weapons to the Russian ship. Ambassador Robin Brighty said that between December 6 and 8 last year, a ship docked at the Simon Town Naval Base in Cape Town. He said that we can say with certainty that arms…
Firefighters put out the fire on the plane: Photo: File Seoul: American F-16 plane crashed in South Korea. According to a foreign news agency, an American F-16 fighter jet crashed near an American military base in South Korea. According to officials, the plane was an F-16 of the 8th Fighter Wing on a training flight…
