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U. S. President Barack Obamas applauding a win against sunni militants in iraq. Iraqi and Kurdish Forces recaptured the countrys largest dam. He says his military helped in the operation. American air strikes have stopped isis advance around the city of erbil and pushed back the terrorists. With our support iraqi and Kurdish Forces took a major step by recapturing the largest dam in iraq. The dam provides water to iraqs secondlargest city mosul. Obama said its breach could have proved catastrophic with floods that could have threatened the capital baghdad. He said the u. S. Will continue to pursue a longterm strategy against the militants. The iraqi people need to reject them and unite to begin to push them out of the lands theyve occupied. As were seeing at mosul dam. Obama urged iraqs prime ministerdesignate al abadi to launch a broadbased government within a few weeks. He said once the u. S. Has a capable partner in iraq, u. S. Military engagement is unlikely to drag on over the lon
Greens owners are developing new strategies. Prodemocracy demonstrators in hong kong are debating how to move their protests forward. Friday marks exactly two months since they first started occupying parts of the territorys busy districts. The Hong Kong Government has shown no signs of giving in to their demands by wednesday. Authorities had cleared barktds from one of the three main protest sites following a court order. Some point out that support for the protesters among hong kong residents appears to have dwindled as the standoff dragged on. A student leader says a new course of action will be worked out in a few days. He was released on bail after being detained while the barricades were being removed. Some of the protesters say they intend to keep up the fight, but others including a University Associate professor and a christian minister say they will surrender themselves to police as early as next week. North koreas staterun media has for the first time used a specific title w
And police in tokyo say the number of deaths and accidents linked to the use of dangerous drugs is on the rise. So theyre cracking down. Hundreds of students are continuing their sitins Near Government buildings in hong kong, casting doubt on whether the standoff will be resolved quickly. Now, government leaders say theyre ready to talk. Nhk worlds estelle to max reports. Reporter Government Operations here have come to a halt. All government workers except for Emergency Response personnel are staying away from work. Bus service has been partially suspended and some elementary and junior high schools are closed. The number of protesters in the Central District has sharply declined. But a few hundred students remain sitting in front of chief executive leung chunyings office. Lee ung refused to resign on thursday but he expressed willingness to send his second in command chief secretary carrie lam and two other senior officials to talk with student leaders. The students say they are will
Ties in the spirit of a mutually beneficial strategic relationship. Prime minister shinzo abe and chinese president xi jinping held talks in beijing on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum. It is the first time theyve met oneonone since they took office. The meeting lasted for about 30 minutes. The onset of the talks was open to the media. It was the first summit between the two countries in 2 1 2 years. Bilateral relations have been tense over a group of islands in the East China Sea and perceptions of history. Abe said chinas Peaceful Development is an aid opportunity for japan and the international community. He said he wants to work with china to make use of the opportunity as the worlds second and Third Largest economies. Translator the talks became the first step for japan and china to improve ties in the spirit of a strategic relationship that is beneficial to both sides. Many countries, not only in asia, were expecting the japan china summit talks. I was