The Big 5: Detained Shiite leader El-Zakzaky charged with murder, the historic Korean meeting and other top stories

These are the top stories you should be monitoring today. President Muhammadu Buhari has warned Nigerians against playing into the hands of the agents of disunity. The president gave the warning following report of reprisal attacks over Tuesday’s killing of 19 persons at a church in Benue. In a statement by his spokesperson, Garba Shehu,... Read More

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September 7, 2017

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South Koreans clash with policemen over deployed missile systems

According to South Korea media, a protest which degenerated into a clash with police officers has erupted in the Seong-Ju village of South Korea about 300km to Seoul rendering 38 people injured including six policemen, the Guardian reports. The clash was ignited by the deployment of a US missile defense system aimed at countering possible... Read More

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July 21, 2017

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CIA Director says Trump administration is considering regime change in North Korea

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo revealed in an appearance on Fox News Friday that the Trump administration was considering a “regime change” in the country and that he was sure the “lovely people” of North Korea would be happy to see a regime change. North Korea under the regime of their Supreme Leader Kim... Read More

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July 20, 2017

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North Korea yet to respond to South Korea’s offer of peace talks

Just hours before the scheduled joint military talks between North Korea and South Korea, Pyongyang is yet to confirm its attendance. Scheduled for Friday, near the demilitarized border that divides the two nations, the South Korean defense ministry has said they give their North Korean counterparts until Thursday afternoon local time to respond, CNN reports.... Read More

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July 17, 2017

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South Korea willing to end bad blood with North Korea and resume family reunions

South Korea is willing to put North’s first intercontinental ballistic missile test aside and work together with the DPRK to ease heightening tensions and resume reuniting families who were separated by their war in the 1950s, according to Fox news. In a statement, Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo Suk said on Monday, that the South’s defense... Read More

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July 5, 2017

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U.S and South Korea respond to North Korea’s ICBM with deep strike missiles

In response to North Korea’s launch Tuesday, U.S. and South Korea put up a show of force for Pyongyang firing “deep strike” precision missiles into the territorial waters of South Korea. South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered the drills arranged with the United States to show “North Korea our firm combined missile response posture,” his... Read More

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June 30, 2017

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President Trump meets South Korean President, says patience with North Korea is over

United States President Trump said, Friday that the North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missiles program require a “determined response” and that the he had run out of “strategic patience” with North Korea, Reuters reports. Making a joint appearance in the White House Rose Garden with Moon Jae-In, Trump said “The era of strategic patience... Read More

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June 7, 2017

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South Korea halts deployment of American missile defense system

Washington Post reports South Korea has suspended the deployment of a controversial missile defense system while the government examines the impact it might have on the environment. The Terminal High Altitude Air Defense system is an anti-missile battery that was designed to protect the South against North Korea ,but has met with strong opposition. Ahead... Read More

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