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Every Saturday, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.
This week, the following hot news you should know:
TOP 1 | Barcelona attack, killing 13 and injuring more than 100
In the early hours of Friday morning, five armed attackers knocked down "several" people with a car before being killed in a shootout with police in the small coastal town of Cambrils, 120 kilometers (75 miles) south of Barcelona.
Officials have so far provided few details on the Cambrils attack, other than confirming that six bystanders were injured, two seriously, along with one police officer.
Isil claim responsibility
TOP 2 | Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon fired
President Donald Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon has been fired, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Bannon's departure, but claimed the decision for him to leave was mutual.
"White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and Steve Bannon have mutually agreed today would be Steve's last day. We are grateful for his service and wish him the best," Sanders said in a statement.
Bannon's exit meant one of the White House's most controversial staffers, the man generally perceived as the driving force behind Trump's "nationalist" ideology, would no longer be at the center of the Trump universe.
TOP 3 | Charlottesville attack : A man rammed a car into anti-racist protesters in Virginia
Protests turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday, as white supremacists clashed with counter-demonstrators, and a car ploughed into the crowd of anti-racist and anti-fascist protesters.
The speeding car fled the scene but was soon located and stopped by police.
James Alex Fields Jr of Ohio has been charged with second-degree murder and other counts following the incident.
A police helicopter also crashed while en route to the rally on Saturday, killing two state troopers.
TOP4 | CEOs leave Trump business council as criticism over Charlottesville reaction grows
The US President has been heavily criticised after he said there was blame on "many sides" for clashes between white supremacists and counter protesters on Saturday.
On Wednesday night, hundreds of people gathered on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville for a peaceful candlelight vigil.
TOP 5 |
India Independence Day: Modi criticises Kashmir separatists
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that "bullets and abuses" cannot bring peace in Kashmir, as the country celebrates 70 years since independence.
In a speech in Delhi, Mr Modi accused Kashmiri separatists of "scheming".
Muslim-majority Kashmir is at the centre of a decades-old territorial dispute between India and Pakistan.
Mr Modi said only "hugs" could solve the problems of the territory, which often sees clashes between protesters and Indian security forces.
India is celebrating its 70th Independence Day a day after its neighbour Pakistan.
TOP 6 | Chinese Foreign Ministry : China-U.S. trade war leads nowhere
China said Monday that a China-U.S. trade war would lead nowhere, as President Donald Trump is poised to begin a trade investigation into China.
Trump is reportedly expected to sign an executive order Monday asking his trade office to consider an investigation into China over alleged theft of American technology and intellectual property.
"With the increasingly interwoven interests between China and the United States, a trade war will lead nowhere and neither side will win," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said at a regular news briefing.
TOP 7 |
450 dead, 600 missing in Sierra Leone mudslide
Relatives of victims of floods gather outside a morgue in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Aug. 16, 2017. Nearly 400 people are confirmed dead and at least 600 missing following a devastating mudslide and floods in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.
TOP 8 | Trump, Moon agree Korean Peninsula nuclear issue poses growing threat: White House
The White House said Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in agreed that the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue is a grave and growing direct threat.
The pair also "welcomed the new United Nations Security Council resolution that unanimously passed 15-0," said a statement by the White House, adding that they called for fully implementing all relevant resolutions.
TOP 9 | DPRK slams South Korean president for north policy
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Friday slammed South Korean President Moon Jae-in for his policy towards the north and his close cooperation with the United States.
It is the first time for DPRK to make Moon personally responsible for his handling of the north-south relations since he came to power about 100 days ago.
The official daily Rodong Sinmun criticized the South Korean leader, who in a Tuesday speech asserted that Seoul's "big challenge at present" is an "issue of the north's nukes and missile."
Moon made the speech on the occasion of marking the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of Korea from Japanese rule.
TOP 10 | Taylor Swift wins assault case against DJ
Pop star Taylor Swift has won a sexual assault case against ex-radio DJ David Mueller, who she said had groped her at a 2013 concert.
On Monday, the jury also rejected similar claims Mueller had made against the singer's mother, Andrea Swift, and her radio liaison, Frank Bell.
In a statement following the verdict, Ms Swift said: "I acknowledge the privilege that I benefit from in life, in society and in my ability to shoulder the enormous cost of defending myself in a trial like this.
Related :
Spain hunts driver who killed 13 in Barcelona, says foils bomb plot
U.S. President Trump's chief strategist Steve Bannon leaves post
Trump: Confederate statue removals 'rip apart' American history, culture
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
