North Korea successfully test-fired an intermediate-range solid-fuel ballistic missile, state-run news agency KCNA said early Monday, confirming prior reports from South Korea. The missile, which was fired Sunday afternoon, was loaded with a hypersonic maneuverable controlled warhead, according to the outlet. The point of the launch, it added, was to verify “the gliding and maneuvering […]
Britain remains ready to act to “defend freedom of navigation”, Foreign Minister David Cameron said on Sunday in the wake of joint US-UK air strikes on Yemen. “We’ve demonstrated that we’re prepared to follow words and warnings with action and that is incredibly important,” Cameron told broadcaster Sky News. He suggested further strikes could occur […]
Mount Marapi on the Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted again on Sunday morning, spewing volcanic ash that blanketed nearby villages and prompted more than 150 people to evacuate. Authorities reported the volcano first erupted at 6:21 am local time (1121 GMT), sending thick volcanic ash 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) above the crater and toward the […]