Explainer-US, Asian allies launch system to track North Korea missiles in real-time

[ SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea, the United States and Japan said on Tuesday they have activated a new system to detect and assess North Korea’s missile launches in real-time. The announcement comes after North Korea said it had tested the isolated state’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Monday to gauge the war readiness … Read more

Denmark, U.S. reach defence agreement

[ COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark has reached a defence agreement with the United States that will allow U.S. soldiers and military equipment to be based on Danish soil, the country’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday. The 10-year agreement was announced after the United States signed similar agreements with Finland and Sweden this month. … Read more

UN decries Russia’s failure to protect Ukraine civilians

[ GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk said on Tuesday there had been an “extensive failure” by Russia to take adequate measures to protect civilians in Ukraine and that there were indications that Russian forces had committed war crimes. Turk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, said his office’s … Read more

Australians assess flood damages from cyclone as rescue efforts ramp up

[ SYDNEY (Reuters) – Residents in Australia’s northeast on Tuesday took stock of flood damages from former Tropical Cyclone Jasper and authorities accelerated efforts to rescue people stranded in remote towns as rivers stayed above dangerous levels. Jasper made landfall last week as a category 2 storm, three rungs below the most dangerous wind speed … Read more

U.S. dollar stays nearly flat

[NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) — The U.S. dollar was almost flat in late trading on Monday. Read full story Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Genx Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful … Read more

At least 11 killed in Guinea oil terminal blast; extent of damage unclear

[ CONAKRY (Reuters) -At least 11 people were killed and 88 injured in a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea’s capital Conakry early on Monday, head of civil protection Jean Traore said, as the government warned the incident could directly impact the country’s population. The explosion at the West African nation’s main oil terminal … Read more

Ukrainian troops face artillery shortages, scale back some operations – commander

[ KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) – Frontline Ukrainian troops face shortages of artillery shells and have scaled back some military operations because of a shortfall of foreign assistance, a senior army general told Reuters. Brigadier General Oleksandr Tarnavskyi was speaking after Republican lawmakers held up a $60-billion U.S. aid package and Hungary blocked 50 billion euros ($54.5 … Read more