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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 | U.S. President Trump threatens to 'totally destroy' DPRK in UN speech
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressured the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to give up its nuclear weapons program and signaled a possible end of the Iran nuclear deal in his first speech at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.
In his over-40-minute speech, Trump talked tough on the DPRK, warning that the United States "will have no choice than to totally destroy" the country unless Pyongyang refrains from its nuclear tests and missile launches.
Top 2 | DPRK’s Kim Jong Un says he will make ‘deranged’ Trump pay
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un said on Friday Pyongyang will consider the "highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history" against the United States in response to US President Donald Trump's threat to destroy the DPRK.
Calling Trump "mentally deranged" and his comments "the most ferocious declaration of a war in history," Kim said his UN speech on Tuesday confirmed Pyongyang's nuclear program has been "the correct path".
Top 3 | US says it is considering closing its embassy in Cuba
The US is considering closing its embassy in Cuba after diplomatic staff reported health problems which Washington blames on a "sonic attack".
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said a decision whether to shut to the mission in Havana was "under evaluation".
More than 20 staff suffered conditions ranging from mild brain trauma and hearing loss to dizziness and nausea.
US officials believe some kind of device was used to undermine their health. Cuba denies any involvement.
Top 4 | Mexico earthquake: Children killed at collapsed primary school
At least 21 children and five adults died at a primary school which collapsed in Mexico City during Tuesday's quake, the government says.
The shallow, 7.1 magnitude quake killed at least 223 people in total and caused major damage across states in the centre of the country.
Desperate searches for survivors under the rubble are continuing.
Top 5 | Trump to push UN reform as world leaders gather for crisis talks
US President Donald Trump makes his debut at the United Nations on Monday, with an address on UN reform as a week of intense diplomacy kicks off, dominated by worries about DPRK, Iran and Myanmar.
Trump, who once disparaged the world body as a "club" for "people to get together, talk and have a good time," will lay out his views on how to improve the United Nations a day before he makes his first address to the General Assembly.
About 130 world leaders are attending this year's global gathering, but all eyes will be on Trump, whose "America First" agenda has alarmed both allies and foes.
Top 6 | London Tube train attack: Second man arrested
British police said Sunday they had made a second arrest in connection with the bombing of a London Underground train, as their probe into the terror attack widened.
The 21-year-old man, who has not been named, was arrested late Saturday in Hounslow, on the western rim of the capital, a statement said.
Officers had earlier arrested an 18-year-old man over Friday's attack at Parsons Green station, which injured 30 people, and said they were hunting for more suspects.
Top 7 | Bangladesh bans 400,000 Rohingya refugees leaving border
Bangladesh restricted the movement of Rohingya refugees Saturday, banning them from leaving designated areas in the country to which over 400,000 have fled from violence in neighboring Myanmar.
As Dhaka struggled to cope with the scale of the "unprecedented crisis," dozens of refugees were found in three towns hundreds of kilometers from the Myanmar frontier, stoking fears that thousands of Rohingya Muslims will move from the border region into the mainland of Bangladesh.
Police said they have now issued an order banning the Rohingya refugees from leaving the areas and camps the government has designated for them in the border district.
Top 8 | Russia says will target U.S.-backed fighters in Syria if provoked
Russia warned the United States on Thursday it would target U.S.-backed militias in Syria if Russian troops again came under fire, as the United States disclosed an unusual face-to-face meeting between U.S. and Russian generals meant to avoid such clashes.
The Russian warning underscored growing tensions over Syria between Moscow and Washington. While both oppose Islamic State (IS), they are engaged, via proxies, in a race for strategic influence and potential resources in the form of oilfields in ea **** stern Syria’s Deir al-Zor province.
Top 9 | UN head says nuclear threat at high level
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning the world’s leaders that the threat of a nuclear attack is at its highest level since the end of the Cold War and “fiery talk can lead to fatal misunderstandings.”
In his first state-of-the-world report since taking the reins of the United Nations on Jan. 1, Guterres put “nuclear peril” as the leading threat, warning that “we must not sleepwalk our way into war.”
Top 10 | Google to acquire HTC's Pixel smartphone division in $1.1 billion deal
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said it would pay $1.1 billion in cash to acquire the division at Taiwan’s HTC Corp (2498.TW) that develops the U.S. firm’s Pixel smartphones, its latest push into hardware manufacturing.
Google has sought to beef up its hardware capability with deals and product launches, and last year hired Rick Osterloh, a former Motorola executive, to run its hardware division.
“For Google, this agreement further reinforces its commitment to smartphones and overall investment in its emerging hardware business,” the search giant said in a statement.
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(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
