200/2018 • 01 SEPTEMBER, 2018 WEEKEND ISSUE
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Donald Trump: China ʼnot helpfulʼ with North Korea Trump praised his relationship with Kim Jong-Un as a very good and warm one
President Donald Trump said China was applying "tremendous pressure" on North Korea due to its trade disputes with the US. Trump praised his relationship with Kim Jong-Un as "a very good and warm one."
Journalist Deniz Yücel to sue Turkey over imprisonment
EU Mediterranean migrant mission at risk of collapse
In a short message on Twitter, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders announced Wednesday that GermanTurkish journalist Deniz Yücel will sue Turkish authorities for detaining him "unlawfully." The Turkish branch of the Paris-based organization said that Yücel is demanding one million Turkish liras (€130,000, $152,000) in damages for his detention. The correspondent for German daily Die Welt will be represented by his lawyer, Veysel Ok. The hearing is set for September 25 in Istanbul.
Italy is expected to use a meeting of European defense and foreign ministers in Vienna on Thursday to ask other members of the bloc to take in migrants rescued at sea under the EUʼs "Sophia" mission. With little immediate sign of a compromise in sight, the row could jeopardize the EUʼs anti-trafficking mission in the Mediterranean. Operation Sophia was launched in 2015 after a series of fatal shipwrecks in the Mediterranean involving migrants from North Africa and the Middle East.
US President Donald Trump ruled out on Wednesday that his administration was planning future military exercises with South Korea, but also warned that he could "instantly" relaunch them and that if he did, they would be "far bigger than ever before." He also called China out for putting pressure on North Korea, criticizing the Chinese governmentʼs role in the crisis. The presidentʼs statement came a day after his Defense Secretary James Mattishinted that the military drills could resumeand days afterSecretary of State Mike Pompeo canceled a planned visit to North Korea, citing insufficient progress in denuclearization talks. Trump had announced the suspension of military drills with South Korea in June, as an overture to Pyongyang, which saw the exercises as preparations for an invasion. But Trumpʼs statement on Wednesday did not mention any setbacks and hailed his personal relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un as "a very good and warm one." At their June summit in Singapore, both leaders agreed broadly to work toward the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. But North Korea has yet to prove a willingness to give up its nuclear weapons program unilaterally, as the White House demanded. US intelligence and defense officials have repeatedly expressed deep doubts that Pyongyang is serious about denuclearization. Read more: Is North Korea defying the US in expanding weapons production? Trump calls out China Trumpʼs statement focused on Chinaʼs role in efforts to get North Korea to denuclearize. He said he be-
lieved Pyongyang was under "tremendous pressure" from China, due to its ongoing trade dispute with the US, and that Beijing was also supplying the North Korean regime with "considerable aid," including fuel, fertilizer and commodities. "This is not helpful!" he said. China, North Koreaʼs traditional ally and main trading partner, joined the US in adopting tough international sanctions against Pyongyang in 2017, which the Chinese government says it is still enforcing. Trump did not level any threats against China, but said that trade disputes and other "differences" would be eventually be resolved between him and President Xi Jinping. "Their relationship and bond remain very strong," the statement read. Trumpʼs statement focused on Chinaʼs role in efforts to get North Korea to denuclearize. He said he believed Pyongyang was under "tremendous pressure" from China, due to its ongoing trade dispute with the US, and that Beijing was also supplying the North Korean regime with "considerable aid," including fuel, fertilizer and commodities. "This is not helpful!" he said. China, North Koreaʼs traditional ally and main trading partner, joined the US in adopting tough international sanctions against Pyongyang in 2017, which the Chinese government says it is still enforcing. Trump did not level any threats against China, but said that trade disputes and other "differences" would be eventually be resolved between him and President Xi Jinping. "Their relationship and bond remain very strong," the statement read.
PEGIDA protester leaves police after reporter row
Women increasingly drawn to right-wing populist parties
The far-right PEGIDA protesterat the center of a scandal involving police and journalists in the eastern German city of Dresden no longer works for the investigative arm of Saxonyʼs state police, the LKA, officials announced on Thursday. Starting on September 3, the man will have "another adequate role outside of the Saxon Police force," authorities said in a statement. The decision was made following discussions with the man and his lawyer where he had the opportunity "to present his perspective on the situation," the statement read.
Aggressive far-right protesterstook to the streets of Chemnitzthis week demanding authorities take a tougher stance on migrants in Germany. Most of those in attendance were male, but a few women could occasionally be spotted in the crowd. Indeed, most people tend to picture the prototypical supporter of Germanyʼs far-right PEGIDA movement and right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as angry white men.