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Jumat, 24 September 2021

North Korea rejects South's 'admirable' push to declare end to war after 71 years - Sky News

North Korea has rebuffed South Korea's push for a political declaration to formally end the Korean War 71 years after the conflict started, saying it could be used as a "smokescreen covering up the US hostile policy".

While fighting between the neighbouring countries lasted from 1950 until 1953, no peace treaty was ever signed, leaving the nations technically still at war.

In a speech at the UN General Assembly earlier this week, South Korean President Moon Jae In reiterated his calls for an end-of-the-war declaration that he said could help achieve denuclearisation and lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

Senior North Korean official Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said Mr Moon's proposal was "interesting and admirable" but that conditions were not right because of South Korea's persistent double standards, prejudice and hostility.

"Under such a situation it does not make any sense to declare the end of the war with all the things, which may become a seed of a war between parties that have been at odds for more than half a century, left intact," Ms Kim said in a statement reported by the North's official KCNA news agency.

And North Korean vice foreign minister Ri Thae Song dismissed Mr Moon's call as premature so long as US policies were unchanged.

"It should be clearly understood that the declaration of the termination of the war is of no help at all to stabilising the situation of the Korean Peninsula at the moment but can rather be misused as a smokescreen covering up the U.S. hostile policy," Mr Ri said in a statement carried by state media.

He said American weapons and troops deployed in South Korea and its vicinity and regular US military drills in the region "all point to the US hostile policy toward (North Korea) getting vicious day by day".

North Korea has also long described US-led economic sanctions as proof of US hostility against the North.

South Korea's Unification Ministry responded by saying it would continue its efforts to adopt the end-of-the war declaration and strengthen cooperation with related countries.

Cha Duck Chul, a deputy ministry spokesman, said declaring the war's end would be "a very meaningful step" as it could be a starting point for peace negotiations and denuclearisation on the peninsula.

The Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty, leaving the peninsula in a technical state of war.

North Korea has wanted to sign a peace treaty with the United States to formally end the war and for subsequent improved relations.

Some experts say the peace treaty could allow North Korea to demand the United States withdraw its 28,500 troops in South Korea and ease sanctions.

Both Koreas had called for an end-of-war declaration to be made and a peace treaty to be signed during the period of diplomacy with the United States that began in 2018, and there was speculation then-President Donald Trump might announce the war's end in early 2019 to convince North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to denuclearisation.

No such announcement was made as the diplomacy faded to a stalemate over easing the sanctions in return for North Korea denuclearising.

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2021-09-24 07:51:04Z
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SECOND woman claims she picked up Brian Laundrie hitchhiking - Daily Mail

SECOND woman claims she picked up Brian Laundrie hitchhiking two days after Gabby Petito was last seen alive at a Wyoming restaurant

Norma Jean Jalovec, a seasonal Wyoming resident, told Fox News she picked up Brian Laundrie on August 29
She picked him up near Pacific Creek Landing in Grand Teton National Park around 6.15pm and dropped him off at Spread Creek at 6.30pm
She said she didn't know it was him until she saw Miranda Baker's TikTok
Baker had picked up Laundrie at 5.44pm in Colton Bay and dropped him off at Jackson Lake Dam, near Pacific Creek Landing, at 6.09pm
Jalovec admitted she doesn't normally go to the area, but went to attend mass at Chapel of the Sacred Heart in the park
Laundrie returned to North Point, Florida, on September 1 without Gabby Petito
The FBI has issued a warrant for Laundrie's arrest today for fraudulently using a Capitol One Bank debit card that was not his
The arrest warrant is not for the death of his fiancée Gabby Petito, but for the activities that occurred after her death, according to his lawyer

By Alyssa Guzman and Alastair Talbot and Shannon Thaler For Dailymail.Com

Published: 06:34 BST, 24 September 2021 | Updated: 06:34 BST, 24 September 2021

A Wyoming woman said she picked up Brian Laundrie at Grand Teton National Park after he was allegedly dropped off by another woman five days after his girlfriend Gabby Petito went missing.

Norma Jean Jalovec, a seasonal Wyoming resident, picked up Laundrie, 23, on August 29 around 6.15pm at the Jackson Lake Dam near Pacific Creek Landing, she told Fox News.

She came to the park to attend the 5pm mass at the Catholic church Chapel of the Sacred Heart, which is located 1.2 miles from the dam, after admitting she doesn't go to the area very often.

'I picked him up,' Jalovec told Fox News. 'Something just said: "Hey, ask him where he's going."'

A seasonal Wyoming resident Normal Jean Jalovec reported she picked up Brian Laundrie (pictured with his deceased fiancée Gabby Petito) shortly after another woman and her boyfriend dropped him off at Jackson Lake Dam on August 29

Jalovec picked Laundrie up around 6.15pm near Pacific Creek Landing minutes after Miranda Baker dropped him off at the dam at 6.09pm. She drove him to Spread Creek dispersed camping area around 6:30pm and said he tried to get out of her moving vehicle after she offered to drive him to the campsite his fiancée was at

Jalovec said she learned she picked up Laundrie after seeing Miranda Baker's TikTok and realized it was the same person.

Like Baker, Laundrie asked if she was heading to Jackson and enjoyed small talk with him. She told him she lived in the opposite direction, but agreed to drop him off at Spread Creek dispersed camping area 20 minutes away.

He told both women that he had been camping alone along Snake River in the park and that his fiancée was staying in another camping area. He told Baker his fiancée was at the campsite working on their social media page.

Gabby Petito was seen at a restaurant near the park with Laundrie where he allegedly had a fight with a hostess.

Petito, who was last seen alive on August 24, was trying to diffuse the situation at Merry Piglets restaurant in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

The FBI desk in Denver released a statement issuing Brian Christopher Laundrie's arrest

The FBI issued an arrest warrant (pictured) for Brian Laundrie, 23, after a federal grand jury indicted him for his 'use of unauthorized devices' following the death of Gabby Petito. His arrest warrant is not for the death of Gabby Petito, but the activities that occurred after her death

'He did say he had a fiancée and that she was working on their social media page back at their van,' Baker said in a TikTok. She also reported that Laundrie had offered her $200 for the ride.

It is unclear if he offered Jalovec money as he did with Baker and her boyfriend.

When Jalovec dropped him off at the gate to the remote camping spot - a single dirt road that extends miles in various campsites in the park - she offered him to drive inside, but he responded by trying to 'get out of the moving car.'

She allegedly followed up with a joke about him wanting to impress his fiancée by hiking into the campground rather than getting a ride. He apparently insisted she let him out of her vehicle.

Jalovec's encounter with Laundrie came only minutes after Miranda Baker and her boyfriend had dropped him off at the dam.

In the video posted to TikTok, Baker said she and her boyfriend were at Grand Teton National Park in Colter Bay, Wyoming, when Laundrie approached the couple and asked them for a ride at 5.44pm.

'He approached us asking for a ride because he needed to go to Jackson and we were going to Jackson that night. So I said, ya know, "hop in" and he hopped in the back of my Jeep,' Baker explained.

She noted Laundrie, 23, was wearing 'a backpack, a long sleeve, pants and hiking boots' and said that before he got in the car he offered to pay the couple $200 to give him a 10-mile ride.

'So that was kind of weird,' she said.

In a later video, she added that Laundrie supposedly told her he and Petito, 22, were not camping on a regulated campsite through the national park. 'They were camping basically out in the middle of nowhere along Snake River,' she said.

Jalovec said she didn't realize she had picked up Laundrie until she saw Miranda Baker's TikTok (Baker pictured)

Baker recounted the alleged story Laundrie told her and her boyfriend: 'This is key information. He said that he had hiked for days along Snake River but looking at his backpack, it wasn't full.

'And he said all he had was a tarp to sleep on. And, if you'd think you're going camping for days on end you'd want food and a tent and he had none of that.'

She added: 'He had scruff but he didn't look dirty for someone who was camping for multiple days. He didn't look dirty, he didn't smell dirty, so that part was kind of weird.'

Then, when Baker told Laundrie they were driving to Jackson Hole he supposedly 'freaked out' and asked them to pull over and said: 'Nope, I need to get out right now.'

Baker said they pulled over at the Jackson Dam in Grand Teton National Park, which she noted was not very far from where they originally picked Laundrie up.

He allegedly hurried out of the car and told the couple he would find someone else to hitchhike with.

'We dropped him off at 6.09pm on August 29,' Baker said, adding that she hopes her videos would find someone who could also help solve the case and find Petito.

Both women have reported they talked to the FBI to tell their stories.

'Everything's legitimate. Everything's corroborated. I already talked to the FBI,' Jalovec said.

The pair dropped him off at Jackson Lake Dam at 6.09pm

Baker (pictured) said she and her boyfriend picked up Laundrie at 5.44pm in Colton Bay, Wyoming, where he offered the couple $200 for the ride. The pair dropped him off at Jackson Lake Dam at 6.09pm

Baker also reported on her TikTok: 'I am actively in contact with these people.'

Laundrie would return to North Point, Florida on September 1 with Petito's van alone.

Today, the FBI has issued a warrant for his arrest after he fraudulently used a Capitol One Bank debit card that was not his.

The FBI said Laundrie is wanted for 'use of unauthorized access device' related to his activities between August 30 and September 1, following Petito's death, and that he used the card to obtain items totaling $1,000 or more.

The statement was released today by the Bureau's Denver desk, reading: 'While this warrant allows law enforcement to arrest Mr Laundrie, the FBI and our partners across the country continue to investigate the facts and circumstances of Ms. Petito's homicide.

'We urge individuals with knowledge of Mr Laundrie's role in this matter or his current whereabouts to contact the FBI.'

Authorities are continuing to search for Laundrie, 23, who was last seen by his parents and his attorney last week.

Steve Bertolino, Laundrie's attorney, issued a statement Thursday evening after the FBI's arrest warrant for his fugitive client was made public, emphasizing that the warrant was not for Petito's death but for related activities that took place after her demise.

‘It is my understanding that the arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie is related to activities occurring after the death of Gabby Petito and not related to her actual demise,’ Bertolino told Dailymail.com

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2021-09-24 05:34:08Z
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Capitol riot committee to investigate Trump allies - BBC News

The committee investigating the Capitol riot has issued its first subpoenas of President Trump's allies - including Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon.

The Democratic-led committee has demanded documents and called them to testify in mid-October.

A letter written by the committee's chairman suggests they were involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election that led to the deadly unrest.

Lawmakers are after information on Mr Trump's actions leading up to the riot.

The committee's first four subpoenas were issued to Mr Meadows, former White House chief of staff; Mr Bannon, Mr Trump's former advisor; former deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino; and Kashyap Patel, a former Pentagon chief of staff.

"The committee is investigating the facts, circumstances, and causes of the January 6th attack and issues relating to the peaceful transfer of power," the committee said in a letter on Thursday.

In four individual letters, the committee outlined the reasons for calling each witness forward.

Mr Bannon will be asked about his communication with Mr Trump in late December and involvement in discussing plans to overturn the election, the committee said. They quoted him as saying "all hell is going to break loose tomorrow" on the eve of the riot.

Mr Meadows will be asked about his communication with the organisers of the rally that preceded the attack on the Capitol.

Mr Scavino reportedly told members of the House not to certify the election for Joe Biden, and Mr Patel was involved in discussions about security at the Capitol as the riot unfolded.

In a statement, Mr Patel said he was "disappointed, but not surprised" the committee had issued a subpoena before asking for his voluntary cooperation.

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the creation of a committee to investigate the Capitol Hill riot in January this year.

Mrs Pelosi said the Democratic-led committee would aim to "establish the truth of that day and ensure that an attack of that kind cannot happen".

The move came after Senate Republicans blocked a bill to establish a bipartisan commission into the attack.

Allies of former President Donald Trump said a commission was not necessary.

Mr Trump's supporters stormed Congress in Washington DC on 6 January in a failed bid to overturn the certification of Mr Biden's election victory in November.

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Kamis, 23 September 2021

Joe Biden on brink as Donald Trump tops polls - US 'regretting vote' - Daily Express

A new Harvard-Harris poll put Mr Trump’s positive rating at 48 percent, with President Biden trailing behind at 46 percent. This comes less than a year after Mr Biden replaced Mr Trump in the White House.

The poll also highlighted a negative view of Mr Biden’s administration, with 55 percent believing that Mike Pence was a more effective vice-president than Kamala Harris.

Nearly two-thirds of respondents also said that Mike Pompeo was a better secretary of state than Antony Blinken.

The results come in the wake of the US withdrawal of Afghanistan, widely condemned as disorganised and disappointing.

Criticism of President Biden’s handling of the crisis in Afghanistan increased after 13 US servicemen were killed in a suicide bombing at Kabul airport at the end of August.

This is magnified by soaring coronavirus cases across the US and slow progress of Democrat reforms through Congress.

US immigration has also stayed in the headlines in recent weeks, with graphic images emerging from the US border with Mexico.

Those fleeing the political turmoil and the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake have been arriving at the US border.

But last weekend the US started deporting those staying in a border town in Texas, where around 13,000 migrants had created a makeshift camp underneath a bridge.

At its highest, his approval rate reached 57 percent.

Among Democrats, his approval rating has dropped eight percentage points, compared to the beginning of 2021.

It is also the first time a majority (53 percent) of respondents disapproved of his actions as president.

The Harvard CAPS-Harris Poll survey of 1,578 registered voters in the US between September 15 to 16.

Gallup surveyed a random sample of 1,005 adults, aged 18 and older from 50 US states and the District of Columbia between September 1 to 17, 2021.

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