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Sabtu, 16 September 2023

Ukraine-Russia war live: Kim Jong-Un inspects hypersonic missiles during Russia tour - The Telegraph

Kim Jong-Un has met with Russia’s defence minister to inspect the Kremlin’s newest military weapons.

Kim viewed Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers, hypersonic missiles and an advanced warship from its Pacific fleet on Saturday.

The North Korean leader’s visit to Russia’s Far East has sparked Western concerns about an arms alliance that could ramp up Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine.

However, Putin has said no such agreement will be made. The allies are both under a catalogue of international sanctions with Pyongyang for its nuclear tests and Moscow for the Ukraine war.

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2023-09-16 10:17:59Z
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‘Second humanitarian crisis’ feared in wake of Libya floods as hopes of finding survivors fade - The Guardian

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2023-09-16 05:45:00Z
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Iran uprising anniversary: 'My friend killed herself after sexual abuse in jail over hijab law' - The Telegraph

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2023-09-16 06:00:00Z
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Jumat, 15 September 2023

Flooding death toll soars to 11300 in Libya's coastal city of Derna - Euronews

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2023-09-15 04:53:10Z
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Kamis, 14 September 2023

UK, France and Germany to keep nuclear sanctions on Iran - BBC

A view of drones during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran,

By James Landale & Aoife Walsh

BBC News

The UK, France and Germany have announced they will retain sanctions on Iran in an attempt to deter the country from selling drones and missiles to Russia.

In 2015 Iran agreed to a nuclear deal and, under the terms, some sanctions are due be lifted next month.

But the European nations believe Iran breached the deal by enriching and storing uranium.

Iran says their move is "illegal and provocative".

When highly enriched, uranium can be used to make a nuclear weapon.

The European powers announced that they would incorporate expiring UN sanctions into their own laws.

Some of the measures are supposed to stop Iran developing and exporting ballistic missiles and drones. But despite the sanctions, many drones made in Iran have been used by Russia in its war against Ukraine.

Iran agreed to the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), with a group of world powers known as the P5+1 - the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany -eight years ago.

Under the accord, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. The accord bars anyone from buying, selling or transferring drones and missiles to and from Iran.

The deal also included an asset freeze on a list of individuals and organisations believed to be helping advance the nuclear programme.

Countries like Russia and China will no longer be bound by the restrictions if they do not adopt sanctions similar to those of the UK, France and Germany before 18 October.

The latter three countries, known collectively as the E3, said the sanctions would remain in place until Tehran was "fully compliant" with the deal.

Iran said the decision "clearly" violated the E3's obligations under the JCPOA and UN Security Council Resolution 2231, which calls upon Iran not to undertake any activity related to ballistic missiles designed to be capable of delivering nuclear weapons.

The E3 said the decision was compliant with the JCPOA, as Iran had "refused opportunities to return to the JCPOA twice" and had "continued to expand its programme beyond JCPOA limitations and without any credible civilian justification".

The US unilaterally pulled out of the JCPOA in 2018 under President Donald Trump.

Rabu, 13 September 2023

Libyan rivals 'co-ordinating over flood relief' - BBC

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By Aoife Walsh

BBC News

The two rival governments in Libya are co-ordinating relief efforts for flood victims, the UN has said.

More than 5,300 people died after two dam bursts brought devastating floods to the eastern city of Derna.

Derna's mayor, Abdulmenam al-Ghaithi said that number could reach as high as 20,000, based on the extent of the area of the city that was destroyed.

Another official from Tobruk-based eastern government said the sea was "constantly dumping dozens of bodies".

"The estimated the number of deaths in the city could reach between 18,000 to 20,000, based on the number of buildings in the districts destroyed by the flood," Mr Ghaithi told the Saudi-owned television station Al Arabiya.

At least 10,000 people are missing and tens of thousands more have been displaced.

Hichem Abu Chkiouat, minister of civil aviation in the administration that runs eastern Libya, told Reuters that the number of casualties could increase significantly as the "sea is constantly dumping dozens of bodies".

Officials have asked for more international help.

A UN official said that both the eastern and western governments had requested international aid and were talking to each other.

"Both governments have reached out to the international community requesting services and help," Tauhid Pasha, of the International Organisation for Migration, told BBC Radio 4's the World Tonight programme.

"The Government of National Unity [western government] has extended its support to us and its request on behalf of the entire country and they are also co-ordinating with the government in the east," he said.

"The challenge now is the international community responding accordingly to the needs and the requests of the governments," he added.

Mr Pasha said support needed to be scaled up "very, very quickly and to do so we need money".

The Libyan state began to fracture after the fall of long-serving ruler Col Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.

It split between the two rival administrations based in the capital Tripoli in the west and Tobruk in the east.

The country remains mired in conflict between numerous militias.

Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah leads the UN-backed Government of National Unity in Tripoli.

Osama Hamad, the prime minister in the east, leads the rival House of Representatives.

However, many feel power there is really held by Gen Khalifa Haftar, who leads the Libyan National Army,

Gen Haftar received an Egyptian military delegation which came to offer aid and support after the disaster.

Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar greets the Egyptian Armed Forces Lieutenant General

A handout photo from the Egyptian Defence Ministry shows aid supplies being loaded into an Egyptian Air Force plane to assist Libya after devastating floods

UN High Commissioner on Human Rights Volker Turk stressed that all political groups had to work together in the aftermath of the floods.

"This is a time for unity of purpose," he said.

"All those affected must receive support without regard for any affiliations. It is important that particular care is taken to ensure protection of groups in vulnerable situations who are rendered even more at risk in the aftermath of such a disaster."

Abdulkader Assad, political editor of the Libya Observer, said having an internationally recognised government in the west rivalled by another government in the east had hindered rescue efforts.

"We all know that Libya has been split between two governments for the last decade at least and we haven't actually felt the impact of this division because the presence of two governments was all about vying for power and taking control of the country and parts of the country," he said.

"But now that some of the cities are experiencing this natural disaster, this calamity, we could see that the lack of a unified centralised government is actually affecting the lives of people."

Libyan rescue teams searching for survivors in Derna are being supported on the ground by:

Search and rescue teams from Egypt and Tunisia
More than 160 personnel from Turkey
Firefighters from Italy and Spain

Tommaso Della Longa, spokesman for the president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, said time to find survivors was running out.

"We know that unfortunately this window will close in the next hours but hope is still there," he said.

Libyan Red Crescent teams in the field, he said, described the disaster as like "a bombardment and earthquake... happening at the same time".

"What they are telling us are really stories of entire areas of the city are not any more there, villages that are completely destroyed and thousands of families that at the moment really need everything," Mr Della Longa added.

Usama Al Husadi, 52, has been searching for his wife and five children since the catastrophic flood hit.

"I went by foot searching for them... I went to all hospitals and schools but no luck," he told Reuters news agency as he wept with his head in his hands.

"We lost at least 50 members from my father's family, between missing and dead," he said.

The bodies of more than 80 Egyptian migrants killed in the flood were returned to Egypt, the country's emigration ministry said, and were buried in their respective towns.

Graphic showing the dams which burst and four bridges destroyed

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2023-09-14 06:15:58Z
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Vladimir Putin says military cooperation with Kim Jong Un a possibility - BBC

By Tessa Wong

Asia Digital Reporter, BBC News

North Korea's Kim Jong Un is continuing his highly scrutinised visit to Russia, following talks with Vladimir Putin over a suspected arms deal.

The pair met on Wednesday at the Vostochny space centre after Mr Kim arrived in his private armoured train.

Mr Putin later said they discussed "possibilities" for military cooperation, and indicated he would help Pyongyang develop satellites.

The US says Moscow is attempting to buy weapons to support its war on Ukraine.

It has warned that any help Moscow gives to Pyongyang's satellite programme would violate UN Security Council resolutions.

Mr Putin has also accepted an invitation from Mr Kim to visit North Korea. Few heads of state have visited the closed off state.

Wednesday's meeting between the two sanctioned regimes, which included senior officials from both sides, took place at a time when their relations with the West are at an all-time low.

Mr Kim was warmly received by Mr Putin after travelling for two days to Russia's far east. Russian state media footage showed the two leaders grinning as they shook hands, before Mr Putin personally escorted Mr Kim around the space centre.

Citing historical ties between the Soviet Union and North Korea, Mr Putin welcomed his counterpart with the Russian proverb "an old friend is better than two new ones".

Asked if Russia would help North Korea build satellites, Mr Putin said "this is why we've come to Vostochny Cosmodrome", Russian media reported.

Mr Putin also said they would "discuss all topics" when asked if he would talk to Mr Kim about a weapons deal.

Meanwhile, Mr Kim appeared to express support for Mr Putin's war in Ukraine.

"Russia has risen to a sacred fight to protect its sovereignty and security against the hegemonic forces" of the West, Mr Kim told Mr Putin.

"We will always support the decisions of President Putin and the Russian leadership... and we will be together in the fight against imperialism."

The North Korean leader is expected to oversee a display of Russian warships later, as well as visit several factories and stop by the eastern city of Vladivostok on his way home. It is not known how long he will stay in Russia.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a banquet, in Russia, September 13, 2023 in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.

Earlier this year North Korea twice tried, and failed, to launch a spy satellite. Pyongyang has vowed to develop one to boost military surveillance.

But the US believes North Korea's satellite programme is also aimed at boosting its ballistic missile capabilities, as the technology is similar.

On Wednesday US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, in response to reporters' queries, agreed there was a concern that Russian help with satellite technology would actively improve the North Korean missile programme.

"That is quite troubling and would potentially be in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions" which Russia itself had voted for in the past, he said.

Mr Putin appeared to acknowledge this on Wednesday, saying there were "there are certain limitations" to military co-operation.

The US has also warned that it would "not hesitate to take action to hold those accountable if necessary", to which the Kremlin had responded that the interests of Russia and North Korea were important to them "and not warnings from Washington".

The meeting marked Mr Kim's first trip abroad since 2019. The last time he travelled outside North Korea was also to meet Mr Putin after the collapse of North Korea's nuclear disarmament talks with then US president Donald Trump.

Many had expected him to head to Vladivostok where Mr Putin was attending an economic forum, but instead the train chugged northwards to Vostochny. On Wednesday morning, as Mr Kim neared his destination, North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea off its east coast, the latest in a series of banned weapons tests.

Mr Kim and Mr Putin's meeting follows a Russian delegation's visit to North Korea in July, where Mr Kim showed off Pyongyang's missiles, including the Hwasong intercontinental ballistic missile, to defence minister Sergei Shoigu.

Moscow would be keen on North Korean arms due to their compatibility with Russian weapon systems, say experts.

They would be particularly eager for artillery shells and guns as artillery is "the god Russia worships" on the battlefront, said Valeriy Akimenko, an expert on Russia's military with the Conflict Studies Research Centre.

Pyongyang would likely oblige in providing these as well as bullets and "even older types of missiles", said Kim Dong-yup, a professor at the University of North Korean Studies.

Yang Uk, a research fellow at the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, said it is also possible that newer weapons such as short-range ballistic missiles could be supplied, such as the so-called "super-large" rocket KN-25.

Some analysts believe North Korea could have a large stockpile of arms as it has not fought a war since the Korean War ended in armistice in 1953, though others think Pyongyang may be reluctant to hand over too much given their relative lack of resources.

But observers also say that North Korean weapons would only give a short-term boost to Russia's war effort. They point to how Moscow, with hugely depleted ammunition, is relying on older, more unreliable artillery shell stocks.

North Korea's arms could act "as a stop-gap measure" while Russia struggles to ramp up production, noted Mr Akimenko.

But given how fast Russia has been going through its supplies, the deal would not have much impact strategically. "It would kill more Ukrainians. But it will not kill Ukraine," he added.

In return, Mr Kim is thought to be asking for food aid for his impoverished country.

North Korea, which has long struggled under sanctions, has been especially hit hard by border closures during Covid which it has only recently started relaxing.

It may also ask for more advanced submarine and ballistic technology from Russia - though Mr Putin may draw a line at that, say some observers.

"Even a desperate war machine does not trade its military crown jewels for old, dumb munitions," said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha Womans University in Seoul.

How worrying is a Putin-Kim Jong Un alliance?

A deeper question posed by the meeting is whether heavy sanctions on Russia and North Korea are really working.

Rorry Daniels, managing director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, said their meeting showed that international sanctions have created a "firewall" where the two countries "can transact business without fear of further punishment".

"The more states under severe sanction are pushed together, the less the US can do to use sanctions as leverage to resolve the underlying conflicts."

But the situation is also not without risk for Pyongyang, noted Park Won-gon, an associate professor in North Korean studies at Ewha Womans University.

If any evidence emerges indicating that North Korean weapons were used by Russia in Ukraine, "it may result in North Korea turning the entire Nato alliance against it, which could subsequently trigger additional sanctions."

Additional reporting by Yuna Ku based in Seoul.