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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of Sunday morning, striking at least two residential buildings, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, as elsewhere Russian troops consolidated their gains in the east. Associated Press journalists in Kyiv saw rescue services battling flames and rescuing civilians. Klitschko said four people were hospitalized with injuries and a 7-year-old girl was pulled alive from the rubble. Ukraine Member of Parliament Oleksiy Goncharenko wrote on the Telegram messaging app that “according to prelim data 14 missiles were launched against Kyiv region and Kyiv.” Before Sunday’s early morning attack, Kyiv had not faced any such Russian airstrikes since June 5. Klitschko told journalists that he believed “it is maybe a symbolic attack” ahead of this week’s NATO summit in Madrid. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks to the press at the scene of a residential building following explosions, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, … [Read more...] about Pics: Russia Launches Missile Strikes Against Ukrainian Capital of Kyiv

Kim Min-seok The author is an editorial writer and former director of the Institute for Military and Security Affairs at the JoongAng Ilbo. Would Washington risk New York to protect Seoul? In a meeting with U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961, French President Charles de Gaulle asked if the United States would be willing to risk New York and Washington to defend Paris. At that time, the United States was trying to dissuade France from developing nuclear weapons by promising to protect it from a Soviet Union nuclear attack with its nuclear umbrella. But de Gaulle rushed to develop nuclear weapons and downgraded membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) due to his suspicions about the nuclear umbrella. The Korean Peninsula is entering a new nuclear era. In an expanded meeting of the Workers’ Party of North Korea from June 8 to 10, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, chairman of the mighty State Affairs Commission, declared a “head-to-head war with enemies” after … [Read more...] about Would United States risk New York to protect Seoul?

Dalbir Kaur, 67, the sister of Sarabjit Singh who succumbed to injuries received in a beating by inmates in a Pakistan jail in 2013, died in Amritsar on Sunday. According to her family, Ms. Kaur had complained of severe chest pain on Saturday night and was taken to a private hospital in Amritsar where she died. Poonam, daughter of Sarabjit Singh, said that Dalbir was already suffering from lung infection for the past one year. The moment she was admitted in the hospital the doctors described her condition as critical and she was shifted to the ICU, where after a few minutes she was put on a ventilator. Poonam said that Dalbir Kaur was declared dead by the hospital after a few hours. She said that Dalbir's last rites will be performed in the afternoon in Bhikhiwind, her native town in Tarn Taran district. Sarabjit Singh, 49, had died following an attack on him in Lahore prison by the inmates in April 2013. He was convicted of terrorism and spying by a Pakistani court and … [Read more...] about Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh who died in Pakistan jail, passes away

1. What’s the truth behind the story of the drowned boy Aylan Kurdi? There’s just so much that doesn’t add up . Starting with the fact that the boy’s name is actually Alan Shenu . His father Abdullah claims he and his family were fleeing the fighting in his ‘home town’ Kobani. Yet according to the Guardian they have been living in Turkey for three years – long before the fighting in Kobani started or indeed ISIS really existed – and before that in Damascus. In Turkey, their rent appears to have been paid for by a sister in Canada and they had over $4,400 in cash so they were in no immediate danger. Abdullah’s accounts of his motives, of his intentions and what actually happened are wildly inconsistent. In some versions he was heading for Sweden . In others he was off to Canada (which had already once denied his asylum application), where his sister said he intended to have his teeth fixed . As for what he tells us about the tragic boat journey in which his wife … [Read more...] about The 5 Awkward Questions They Won’t Answer About The Drowned Boy, Syria And Our ‘Moral Duty’