Thursday, February 2, 2017
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US defence chief Mattis visiting South Korea and Japan
US defence secretary James Mattis is in South Korea on the first foreign trip by a senior official in the Trump administration.
Mr Mattis is expected to use the visit to reassure Seoul of continuing US commitment to security deals in the face of threats from North Korea.
While campaigning, Donald Trump accused South Korea and Japan of not paying enough for US military support.
He also suggested they could be allowed to arm themselves with nuclear weapons.
Both Japan and South Korea rejected this idea.
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On the campaign trail, Mr Trump also said he was willing to talk to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, contradicting longstanding US, South Korean and Japanese policy.
Mr Mattis will be in South Korea until Friday, and will hold talks with his Korean counterpart, Han Min-koo, among other officials.
The Pentagon said the visit would "underscore the commitment of the United States to our enduring alliances with Japan and the Republic of Korea, and further strengthen US-Japan-Republic of Korea security cooperation".
Analysis: Stephen Evans, BBC News, Seoul
Secretary Mattis has indicated he will emphasise that US alliances in East Asia will remain strong. But what the Trump administration will do about the North Korean nuclear arsenal remains unclear.
There is a view in South Korea that Mr Obama's policy of "strategic patience" (squeeze Pyongyang and wait for it to buckle) has not worked, and that a deal may have to be done with Kim Jong-un.
Nobody thinks, though, that the North Korean leader is going to give up on his plans to have effective nuclear weapons.
Any deal would probably have to accept that it gets the bomb but then agrees to limit its development and that of missiles to fire them. Would Mr Trump buy that?
The visit comes amid increasing threats from North Korea that it is ready to test-fire a new intercontinental ballistic missile at any time.
Under the Obama administration, the US and South Korea agreed to the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defence system to defend the South from North Korean missiles.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
10 Popular Haircuts For Men 2017
Guys, lets review your options for your next visit to the barber shop. This is an awesome collection of the most popular haircuts for men as we head into 2017.
We have gathered 20 cool modern haircuts that will work for most hair types including curly hair, thick hair, wavy hair, straight hair, or fine hair.
In this collection of new haircuts and hairstyle for guys you will find options for short hair, medium hair, and long hair.
The barbers and hairdressers featured in this post totally killed it with these fresh men’s haircuts. Amazing work. Sickness…
The most popular men’s hair trends at the moment are:
- Messy textured hairstyles
- Spiky haircuts
- Crop haircut styles
- Long fringes
- Haircuts with lots of longer natural flow and movement
Lets take a look from starting with some short haircuts and moving along to longer hair haircut styles.
1. Short Hair + Cropped Fringe
2. Skin Fade + Blunt Cut Fringe
3. Buzzcut + Shape Up + Disconnected Beard
4. Short Textured Haircut For Men
5. High Fade + Loose Pompadour
6. High Fade + Textured Quiff Haircut
7. Medium Length Textured Haircut For Guys
8. Spiky Modern Undercut
9. Cool Spiky Men’s Haircut For Thick Hair
10. Medium Length Haircut For Men With Natural Flow
Quebec mosque attack: Who were the victims?
Canadian police have charged a 27-year-old man over the deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque on Sunday. The six worshippers who died were immigrants who had moved to Quebec to seek a better life.
Khaled Belkacemi, 60
Mr Belkacemi studied chemical engineering in his native Algeria before moving to Canada in the 1980s. He taught food science at Quebec's Laval University and was married to a fellow professor there. His wife was also at the mosque when the shooting occurred during Sunday prayers, but she escaped unhurt.
The head of Laval's food science department, Jean-Claude Dufour, described Mr Belkacemi as "an extraordinary person" who was "always smiling" and "an outstanding teacher who loved his graduate students".
Azzedine Soufiane, 57
Mr Soufiane was born in Morocco and settled in Quebec three decades ago. He ran a halal shop in the suburb of Sainte-Foy and is described as a important member of the local Muslim community.
Karim Elabed, an imam in nearby Levis, said Mr Soufiane had helped many newcomers in Quebec City. "When I arrived here eight years ago, [his shop] was the first place I learned about and pretty much all of Quebec's Muslims did their groceries there," Mr Elabed told Canadian media.
Abdelkrim Hassane, 41
Abdelkrim Hassane studied information technology in Algeria before emigrating. A colleague quoted by the Globe and Mail newspaper said Mr Hassane had lived in Paris and Montreal before settling in Quebec City.
Mr Hassane worked as a programmer for the Quebec government. The colleague, Abderrezak Redouane, said he was "a very peaceful, sensitive man". He had three children.
Mamadou Tanou Barry, 42, and Ibrahima Barry, 39
The two men, described as brothers by Radio Canada, were born in Guinea in West Africa. They are described as IT workers. Mamadou Tanou was a father of two and was reportedly sending money home to Guinea.
"Tanou lost his father three years ago, so it became his responsibility to support not only his family here but also his family in Africa. Now that's all been cut," a family friend told the Globe and Mail.
Ibrahima worked for the province's health-insurance agency and had four children.
Aboubaker Thabti, 44
Born in Tunisia, Mr Thabti is reported to have moved to Quebec a decade ago and worked in a pharmacy. He was married with two young children, his brother said on Facebook.
A friend, Abder Dhakkar, told the Globe and Mail: "He's so kind; everyone loves him - everyone."
Israel approves 3,000 new settler homes as Amona evacuation begins
Israel says it will build 3,000 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.
The aim was to fulfil demands for housing and "return to normal life", the defence ministry said.
A Palestinian official condemned the move and warned that chances for peace were being destroyed.
It is the third such announcement by Israel since US President Donald Trump took office. Mr Trump has hinted he will be more supportive on the issue.
The announcement came as Israeli security forces started evicting hardline settlers from an illegal outpost.
Thousands of soldiers and police have been sent to Amona, which the Israeli Supreme Court says must be evacuated because it is built on private Palestinian land.
More than 500,000 Jews live in about 140 settlements built since Israel's 1967 occupation of the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.
There are also more than 95 outposts - settlements built without official authorisation from the Israeli government - across the West Bank.
- Can Jewish settlement issue be resolved?
- Can Paris summit save fading two-state solution?
- Blame and bitterness keep peace at bay
Tuesday's announcement follows on from the recent approval of 2,500 housing units in the West Bank and 550 in East Jerusalem.
The BBC's Yolande Knell in Jerusalem says that although many members of the Israeli governing coalition strongly support settlements, they have been unable to prevent plans to demolish the homes of about 50 Israeli families at Amona.
Located on a hilltop near the settlement of Ofra, north-east of Ramallah, the illegal outpost was built in 1996 on land registered as privately-owned by Palestinians
In 2006, following a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court, nine permanent structures in the outpost were demolished, sparking clashes between settlers and security forces.
In December 2014, the court ordered the Israeli government to completely remove Amona within two years. But the deadline was recently extended until 8 February.
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