North Korea said it successfully test-fired a new type of medium- to long-range ballistic missile that is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the country's state-run media said Monday. The North Korean missile flew over 500 kilometers, landing in the sea and stirring up world leaders, with the US rushing to reassure its allies South Korea and Japan.
In a stark flashback to the events that led to Zimbabwe's terminal collapse into banana republic status, as well as unleashing hyperinflation and economic devastation, on Thursday South African President Jacob Zuma pledged to break up white ownership of business and land to reduce inequality, in a State of the Nation address which as the WSJ reports was disrupted by a fistfight, walkouts and a release of pepper spray in the parliamentary chamber. It appears South Africa is not fond of implementing "Rule 19."
Britain is gearing up to deploy warships to surround the Russian border for the first time since the Cold War, sparking fears that a war between Russia and the West is looming. In an attempt to deter Russia from invading Ukraine, British authorities will deploy a Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond, carrying sixty Special Boat Service and Royal Marine commandos on board.
US veterans have returned to Standing Rock, vowing to shield indigenous protesters and activists opposed to the Dakota Access pipeline from attacks by a militarized police force. The growing group of military veterans are willing to put their bodies between Native American activists and the police who are trying to remove them. The veterans are gathering in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, with more still on their way.
North Korea has reportedly fired a ballistic missile, in the first test since Donald Trump took office as US president. The ballistic missile was launched on Sunday morning and reached an altitude of about 550 kilometers, according to a South Korean military source. Japanese officials said that the missile did not reach its waters. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the test was “absolutely intolerable” while President Trump assured the visiting Japanese PM that Washington was committed to the security of its key Asian ally.