He said: " China , which accounts for 90 per cent of North Korea's overseas trade, has a unique ability to influence the regime and the House can take heart from the fact that Beijing voted in favour of the latest sanctions resolution and condemned Pyongyang's actions in the most unsparing terms". Read More »

Speaking after the talks with the visiting South Korean president, Putin in televised remarks urged North Korea's neighbors to support the Russian-Chinese roadmap. "All participants in this process, including North Korea, should not have any of these considerations that are associated with the threat of destruction, but, on the contrary, all parties to the conflict should get on the path of cooperation", Putin said. Read More »

Regarding the two countries recently closing diplomatic properties belonging to the other, Putin said Russia's Foreign Ministry will file a lawsuit against the US. Baroness Goldie, for the Foreign Office, said the United Kingdom was seeking a peaceful diplomatic resolution of the escalating tensions on the Korean peninsular. Read More »

Branson, owner of Virgin Airlines and Virgin Media, among other interests, had tweeted ahead of the storm that he would be hunkering down with guests in a concrete wine cellar underneath his house on Necker Island to ride out the storm, which is now confirmed to be the most powerful hurricane to ever form in the Atlantic. Read More »

One suspect was shot six times by the Taco Bell employees and was later pronounced dead. But how could these fellas have known that three of the Taco Bell employees - two 19-year-olds and a 23-year-old - were about to serve them up with a lethal surprise? However, they would not tell dispatchers who fired the shots, instead opting to wait for police to arrive. Read More »

Philadelphia-based attorney Tom Kline, who has been retained to represent the Finocchiaro family, was present for the hearing he described as "short and bitter". His lawyer has promised to put up a "vigorous" defense, according to CBS in Philadelphia . Both men are being held without bail. Patrick was shot to death by DiNardo on July 5 as the two were alone on the farm, according to the affidavit. Read More »

About two weeks have passed since US President Donald Trump announced his new Afghanistan policy, with a call to Pakistan to close off the sanctuaries for the terror groups. "We do not want economic dependence on America or any other country to the extent that may compromise on our national interest, it is unacceptable to make Pakistan a scapegoat", he said. Read More »

Rising global tensions over Pyongyang's missile launches and nuclear tests seem a distant concern in the Chinese border city of Dandong, where trucks rumble across the bridge to North Korea and people stroll the promenade beside the Yalu River within sight of North Korean border guards. Read More »

For more information about " Know Your Zone " or hurricane preparedness, visit Sarasota County Emergency Services . Forecasts as of Thursday afternoon projected 35 to 40 miles per hour, tropical storm-force winds to arrive in the area by about midday Sunday, he said. Read More »

Jose formed well to the east of Irma and was not expected to pose an immediate threat to land, though it's too early to accurately predict the storm's path. Powerful winds and heavy rain swept through the former independent former Dutch colony of St Maarten, taking out a local webcam. Updated information can be found at readync.org throughout the storm . Read More »

DeVos sought to remake Obama administration policy employing Title IX - a 1972 law barring sex-based discrimination in education - to deal with campus sexual assault allegations. In an effort to improve the system, DeVos said she would seek public feedback as well as institutional knowledge and professional expertise. "Any perceived offense can become a full-blown Title IX investigation", DeVos said. Read More »

Two years later, he awarded Mr Tillerson the Order of Friendship. "He is moving to a slightly different direction but I hope the wind of friendship and cooperation will take him to the right path eventually", Putin, who was addressing an American moderator, said during a plenary session at the Eastern Economic Forum in the Russian city of Vladivostok. Read More »

The appeal of Trump for lots and lots of voters - especially Republicans - was that he had, quite literally, written the book on deal-making. "The President encouraged Congressional leaders to find a more permanent solution to the debt ceiling so the vote is not so frequently politicized", said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Read More »

That's right: Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington state, and Washington, D.C., are literally suing the United States of America on the whole. Read More »

The United States wants the United Nations Security Council to impose an oil embargo on North Korea, ban its exports of textiles and the hiring of North Korean laborers overseas, and subject leader Kim Jong Un to an asset freeze and travel ban, according to a draft resolution seen by Reuters on Wednesday. Read More »

Creston Community High Principal Bill Messerole said his staff is going to have to figure out a way to address what happened. "Having had the opportunity to do some volunteer work at Creston High School on several occasions, I saw firsthand the love and care they have for all students". Read More »

Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the US House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, cautioned against criticizing South Korea . President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian Federation does not recognize North Korea as a nuclear power, following the isolated regime's latest nuclear test . Read More »

But hundreds of them managed to find their way to the DC office where police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse them. "We have clarified that bike rally protest will not be allowed due to traffic problems", an India Today report quoted Mangalore police commissioner TS Suresh as saying. Read More »

Swaraj held talks with the Russian Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Sergei Donskoi, and said that India-Russia ties are rock solid and will move forward. She said that under the flagship programmes such as "Make in India" and "Start-up India", the Government had made concentrated efforts for attracting investments, technology, and best practices into the country from across the globe. Read More »

One year ago, the average gas price in Florida was $2.29, AAA reported. Products are flowing to the region, but we'll have to keep a close on the storm, as Irma's path continues to be updated. The ten states that saw the smallest increases: Hawaii (+0.2 cents), Utah (+3 cents), Idaho (+5 cents), OR (+6 cents), Alaska (+6 cents), Washington (+7 cents), Nevada (+7 cents), MI (+8 cents), Arizona (+9 cents), Montana (+9 cents), IN (+10 cents). Read More »

Administrators at Rocori High School, which serves students from Rockville, Cold Spring, and Richmond, initiated the ban at the start of this school year after students last spring flew the Confederate flag on vehicles parked at the school. Read More »

Guidelines under DACA were strict - students had to maintain good grades and have no criminal activity - and in return they could receive working permits and two-year waivers against deportation . The suit argues that the Trump administration decision to rescind DACA violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution. I'm not sure about the basis, but I'd look to the attorney general for advice. Read More »

Now their enthusiasm is dampened", she said . The march and rally had been previously planned. He says the issue was discussed during an Oval Office meeting with top Republican and Democratic congressional leaders. You represent the best of our country", she said. Unlike the other bills in Congress, it does not include a path to citizenship. All four of them are married to DACA recipients. Read More »

Addressing reporters following his meeting with Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minster Jamshid Kuchkarov, Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci elaborated on economic relations, particularly in banking and aviation, between Turkey and Uzbekistan, stressing that the trade volume between the two countries stands at around $1.2 billion. Read More »

Russian President Vladimir Putin refrained from criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump at a news conference in China on Tuesday, but said a decision to shutter Russian diplomatic outposts in the U.S. China, which shares a border with North Korea , not only fears a refugee crisis if the regime fails, but also values North Korea as a strategic buffer between China and South Korea, where the US maintains a large military presence. Read More »

In his opening remarks, Moon reiterated his concerns about the North Korean situation, saying that Pyongyang has created a "very serious situation" in worldwide politics. Moon, who came to power this year advocating a policy of pursuing engagement with North Korea, has come under increasing pressure to take a harder line. Read More »

As the nation is commemorating the sacrifices of 1965 war's heroes on Wednesday (today) with a renewed pledge to defend the motherland against all threats, the chiefs of Pakistan Armed Forces shared special messages on the occasion of Defence Day, ARY News reported. Read More »

Seoul's Defense Ministry said Thursday it couldn't immediately confirm when the four new launchers will be operationally capable. Trying to block the entry of the THAAD equipment, hundreds of people clashed with police. A Thaad unit typically consists of six launchers, 48 interceptors, a fire control and communication unit and radar. "What is going on directly near our borders in terms of boosting the potential of a missile defense system, and this concerns both South Korea and Japan, we ... Read More »

He said the president wanted to be briefed on each of what Mattis called "many military options" for action against North Korea. "We are not looking to the total annihilation of a country, namely North Korea, but as I said, we have many options to do so". Read More »

Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on Wednesday that resolving the North Korean nuclear crisis was impossible with sanctions and pressure alone. Seoul has said the North could be planning another missile test. This is because Pyongyang's recent nuclear missile test loomed over the BRICS (Brazil, Russia , India, China , and South Africa) conference, which is the third time North Korea has spoiled China's big events. Read More »

The first flight will leave from Indianapolis for Paris on May 24, just a couple days before the Indianapolis 500. It will be offered at least three times a week. "Today's news is the result of significant efforts on the part of many parties working collaboratively toward one collective goal", said Mario Rodriguez, Indianapolis Airport Authority executive director. Read More »

A US-drafted resolution obtained by AFP also called for banning textile exports and ending payments made to North Korean laborers sent overseas, further depriving the regime of revenue to pursue its military programs. Sanctions have done little to stop North Korea boosting its nuclear and missile capacity as it faces off with Trump, who has vowed to stop it from being able to hit the USA mainland with a nuclear weapon. Read More »

President Moon Jae-in on Thursday proposed expanding economic cooperation between South Korea and Russian Federation in a wide range of areas, including energy, infrastructure and agriculture, noting those projects might set an example of co-prosperity for isolated North Korea . Read More »

Nebenzia said the only initiative on paper is a Chinese-Russian suspension-for-suspension proposal that would halt North Korean nuclear and missile tests in exchange for the US and South Korea halting their joint military exercises. Russian Federation condemns North Korea's nuclear test as "provocative", Putin told a televised news conference in China. China, a top trading partner with North Korea, and Russian Federation called for a peaceful resolution to the crisis. Read More »

Air Transat also said its scheduled flights on Thursday to Punta Cana departing from Toronto and Montreal have been cancelled. WestJet is sending a number of 737-800 planes to operate as rescue flights to Punta Cana and Puerto Plata today. Read More »