Tuesday, February 14, 2017

North Korea rejects U.N. statement, says missile tests defensive

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North Korea rejects U.N. statement, says missile tests defensive
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea on Tuesday rejected the U.N. Security Council's statement on its weekend missile launch and declared that all of its tests were "self-defense measures" designed to protect its people. The U.N. Security Council on Monday denounced North Korea's missile launch, urging members to "redouble efforts" to enforce sanctions against the reclusive state, but gave no indications of any action it might take. Han Tae Song, the new Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to the United Nations in Geneva, was addressing the Conference on Disarmament a day after taking up his post.
Challenge to Trump travel ban moves forward in two courts

The Aziz brothers smile as they are reunited with their family at Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, VirginiaBy Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The most consequential legal challenge to U.S. President Donald Trump's travel ban will proceed on two tracks in the next few days, including a U.S. appeals court vote that could reveal some judges who disagree with their colleagues on the bench and support the arguments behind the new president's most controversial executive order. In a Seattle federal courtroom, the state of Washington will attempt to probe the president's motive in drafting his Jan. 27 order, while in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, judges will decide whether to reconsider an appeal in that same case decided last week. Trump's directive, which he said was necessary to protect the United States from attacks by Islamist militants, barred people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the country for 90 days.


AP Interview: Trump yet to call UN atomic chief on Iran deal

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano arrives for a panel discussion during the last day of the World Government Summit, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. The head of the United Nations' atomic agency said the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to be in touch with him or others about their criticism of the Iran nuclear deal. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of the United Nations' atomic agency said Tuesday the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to be in touch with him or others about their criticism of the Iran nuclear deal.


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