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THE United States has carried out a second test of a bomb, described as the most dangerous nuclear weapon ever produced, as tensions with North Korea escalate. US authorities confirmed the test was successful and the B61-12 gravity bomb is expected to go into production within three years. B61-12 gravity bombs, without a nuclear warhead, were dropped from F-15E fighter ...

North Korea has fired a missile over northern Japan in a move Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called an “unprecedented” threat to his country. The missile, launched early on Tuesday Korean time, flew over Hokkaido island before crashing into the sea. The UN Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting in response. North Korea has conducted a flurry ...

US President Donald Trump has lifted restrictions imposed by Barack Obama on the transfer of surplus military-style equipment to the police. An executive order provides police with items including bullet-proof helmets and armoured vehicles. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the aim was to enhance public safety. Mr Obama barred the military from handing over some types of military equipment to ...

More than 1 000 people have died from the mudslide and flood that hit Sierra Leone’s capital nearly two weeks ago, a local leader and a minister said Sunday during services honouring the disaster’s victims. The government had earlier put the death toll for the August 14 mudslide at 450 dead, while rescuers and aid groups warned that many of ...

A ban on plastic carrier bags has come into force in Kenya, which means that from Monday anyone found selling, manufacturing or carrying them could face fines of up to $38,000 or prison sentences of up to four years. The government says the ban will help protect the environment. But manufacturers of the bags have argued that 80,000 jobs could ...

Boris Johnson, the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary has described as a ‘tragedy’ the ouster of former Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi. Johnson during the week became the first top western diplomat to visit the war ravaged north African nation. He told the BBC that western powers ‘were way over-optimistic’ about Libya’s future post-Gaddafi. Whiles stressing that Libya was more divided than ...

BARCELONA are preparing a new offer for Philippe Coutinho but Liverpool won’t change their stance that he is not for sale. That is according to La Liga football expert Guillem Balague. He tweeted: “No changes on Coutinho. Liverpool don’t sell, FCB preparing offer, Catalan media being optimistic (without reason).” Coutinho remains out of the picture at Liverpool with his future ...

THE European Union (EU) has threatened to stop sending development aid to countries that do not send failed asylum seekers back home as the bloc attempts to handle the ongoing migrant crisis. Brussels for the first time has threatened access to its markets to try and curb the huge numbers of people crossing the Mediterranean and becoming economic migrants. And ...

Angola’s ruling MPLA party has won the country’s parliamentary election, provisional results suggest. The party received 61% of votes cast during Wednesday’s ballot, the Angolan electoral commission said on Friday. The opposition Unita party, which received 27%, disputes the commission’s count. João Lourenço will take up the presidency, after an election marking the end of nearly four decades in power for ...

Emmanuel Macron spent €26,000 (£24,000) on makeup during his first three months as president of France, it has emerged. In potentially damaging news for the 39-year old centrist leader, whose popularity is waning, Le Point reported that his personal makeup artist – referred to only as Natacha M – put in two bills, one for €10,000 and another for €16,000. ...