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WORLD NEWS Thursday 14 November 2019
North Korea issues warning over US-South Korea drills

By KIM TONG-HYUNG cause a “vicious cycle” in
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — relations between the U.S.
North Korea’s supreme de- and North Korea.
cision-making body lashed “The United States must
out Wednesday at planned show self-restraint and re-
U.S.-South Korean military frain from careless actions
drills and warned that the at a sensitive time when
United States will face a the joint exercises can send
“bigger threat and harsh the political situation of the
suffering” if it ignores North Korean Peninsula back to
Korean leader Kim Jong square one,” the statement
Un’s end-of-year deadline said.
to salvage nuclear talks. “If the current flow in the
In a statement carried by political situation doesn’t
state media, an unidenti- change, the United States
fied spokesperson for the will soon face a bigger
North’s State Affairs Com- threat and harsh suffering
mission said the drills would that will force them to ac-
violate agreements be- knowledge their mistake.”
tween Kim and President Last week, senior North Ko-
Donald Trump on improv- rean diplomat Kwon Jong
ing bilateral relations and Gun said a joint aerial ex-
compel North Korea to ercise planned by the U.S.
raise its war readiness. In this Sept. 18, 2017, file photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B and South Korea in coming
Kim is chairman of the bombers, F-35B stealth fighter jets and South Korean F-15K fighter jets fly over the Korean Penin- weeks amounted to "throw-
commission, which he es- sula during joint drills. ing a wet blanket over the
tablished in 2016 following Associated Press spark" of nuclear negotia-
years of efforts to consoli- tions that are "on the verge
date his power and cen- nuclear negotiations with ramped up its missile tests the Trump administration to of extinction." Kwon said
tralize governance. Washington. The talks have in recent months and ex- offer mutually acceptable North Korea’s patience
The statement is North Ko- stalled over disagreements perts say it is likely to con- terms for a deal. was nearing its limit and
rea’s latest expression of on disarmament steps and tinue weapons displays to The spokesperson said an- that it will “never remain an
displeasure over the mili- sanctions relief. pressure Washington as nual U.S.-South Korea mili- onlooker" to "reckless mili-
tary drills and slow pace of North Korea has also Kim’s deadline nears for tary drills are continuing to tary moves."q

Cambodia says it defeated opposition effort to topple govt

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia dian Deputy Prime Minister
(AP) — Cambodia’s gov- Sar Kheng said on Saturday
ernment claimed victory after Sam Rainsy failed to
Wednesday in its jousting return that he would now
with exiled opposition lead- be allowed to enter the
er Sam Rainsy, who was country, but would have
unable to meet his self-im- to face several convictions
posed deadline to return to and pending court cases,
the country in an attempt all of which Sam Rainsy says
to oust Prime Minister Hun are politically motivated.
Sen. Wednesday’s government
A government statement statement said a small
Wednesday night said it number of people remain
had fully defeated what it deceived by Sam Rainsy
called an attempted coup and his group, including
d’etat by “rebel” Sam Rain- some inside Cambodia
sy. and others abroad.
It said that public order and “The government would
security had been firmly as- like to appeal to them to
sured throughout the coun- come back and stop be-
try. Japanese Ambassador Masahiro Mikami, front left, shakes hands with the banned Cambodia lieving Sam Rainsy and his
Sam Rainsy had said he National Rescue Party's President Kem Sokha before a meeting at his house in Phnom Penh, group, and they can live
and exiled colleagues from Cambodia, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. freely and enjoy life with
his banned Cambodia Na- Associated Press their families without fear
tional Rescue Party would of reprisal by the govern-
return Saturday to lead his travel. He was allowed scheduled. He said on so- later said he had not been ment,” it said.
a nonviolent mass move- into Malaysia, and says he cial media that he had barred. Indonesian immi- Cambodia mobilized its se-
ment to unseat Hun Sen, still plans to return home, missed his flight and had gration office spokesman curity forces and arrested
who has held power for 34 though he has not set a rescheduled it for Thurs- Sam Fernando earlier said scores of opposition sup-
years. date. day. Malaysia Airlines un- there was no “prohibited porters in its effort to thwart
Hun Sen's government Sam Rainsy appeared to officially said he had been person to enter” instruction Sam Rainsy’s return, which
barred his entry and ad- still have trouble travel- barred from boarding a or arrival blacklist with Sam was intended to be by land
vised airlines and neigh- ing Wednesday, when he flight on the request of In- Rainsy’s name. across the border with Thai-
boring countries to block did not fly to Indonesia as donesian authorities, then In a turnaround, Cambo- land. q