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(From) Washington, this is VOA news. I'm Christopher Cruise reporting.
President Trump's national security adviser John Bolton said Sunday he believes that most of North Korea's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs can be dismantled quickly. "... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be discussing this with the North Koreans in the near future, about, really, how to dismantle all of their WMD and ballistic missile programs in a year," Bolton speaking on the CBS News program Face the Nation. He refused, however, to comment on a Sunday Washington Post report that North Korea is trying to hide its nuclear program. A monitoring group says satellite images show "rapid improvements have been made in recent months at one of North Korea's research sites." 38 North reports on military, economic, social and other developments in North Korea. It said in a report that images taken from space on June 21 showed North Korea had made improvements to its Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center. A man who was evicted from a Boise, Idaho, apartment complex housing refugees on Friday because of his disturbing behavior returned to a little girl's birthday party at the building late Saturday and stabbed nine people, according to police, including children. No one was killed but four of the victims were in the hospital Sunday with life-threatening injuries. This is police chief William Bones. "This was an attack against those who are most vulnerable, our children. It's untenable, unconscionable. It's pure evil in my mind." Police say the attacker returned to the apartment complex while a three-year-old girl was celebrating her birthday outside the building and started slashing guests with a knife. This is VOA news. Afghan officials say a suicide bomb blast has killed at least 19 people, including at least 10 members of the country's tiny Hindu and Sikh minority, in the eastern province of Nangarhar. The victims were on their way to the governor's office in the provincial capital, Jalalabad, Sunday afternoon to meet with President Ashraf Ghani. The Islamic State terrorist group said it had carried out the attack. Four civilians were killed in an attack targeting a French patrol in Mali on Sunday. At least 20 others were injured in the attack, including eight French soldiers. Canada's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods went into effect on Sunday. They were put in place after the Trump administration imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said the tariffs are regrettable. "The idea that Canada might constitute a threat to American national security - the legal pretext invoked by our neighbors to impose these tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum exports - is not only absurd, it's hurtful." The American goods that Canada has placed tariffs on include ketchup, lawn mowers and motorboats. Australia has introduced new laws in parliament in an effort to help the country become a world leader in fighting slavery. From Sydney, correspondent Phil Mercer reports. The government says the proposed laws are a milestone in Australia's fight against a "heinous crime." It's estimated there are 4,000 people in slavery-like conditions in Australian farms, mines, building sites, brothels and homes. Many have been trafficked from Asia, particularly South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. Victims of modern slavery can be bullied into prostitution through coercion or threats to family members back home, or forced to work for low wages on construction sites or in factories. Slavery can include also the theft of wages. Britain's National Health Service is making plans to ensure that medical supplies will be available if Britain leaves the European Union without a trade deal. Associated Press correspondent ??? reports. NHS chief Simon Stevens says "significant planning" underway to make sure the NHS can cope with a no-deal Brexit without a disruption in services. He told the BBC a no-deal departure from the bloc is not a "desirable situation" but detailed planning can soften the blow. He also said Britain's health agency and other governmental departments are working to make sure supplies of medicine and medical equipment can still be accessed under various Brexit scenarios. Britain is scheduled to leave the EU next March. ???, London. You can find more on these and other late breaking and developing stories, from around the world, around the clock, at voanews.com and on the VOA news mobile app. I'm Christopher Cruise, VOA new. That's the latest world news from VOA. |