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Anonymous ID: f817fe May 21, 2019, 6:56 a.m. No.6550056   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>0220 >>0388 >>0446

The UN says North Korea’s Ambassador to the UN Kim Song is set to hold a news conference on Tuesday regarding the U.S.' recent seizure of a North Korean cargo ship.

 

Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, made the announcement for the planned briefing on Monday.

 

It is rare for the North to hold a news conference at the UN.

 

Ambassador Kim is likely to condemn the U.S.’ seizure of the ship "Wise Honest." He is also expected to call on the world body to lift its sanctions on Pyongyang, arguing that they are unfair.

 

On May ninth, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it had seized "Wise Honest," one of the North's largest cargo ships, saying the ship was used to illicitly export North Korean coal and import heavy machinery in violation of international sanctions.

 

The department cited that it was the first time the U.S. had seized a North Korean cargo vessel for violating UN sanctions.

 

https://twitter.com/BuckTurgidson79/status/1130833693365415937

Anonymous ID: f817fe May 21, 2019, 7:20 a.m. No.6550153   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan is canceling his trip to Europe this week to stay on top of the situations in Venezuela and the southern border, the Pentagon said today.

 

Shanahan was supposed to leave tomorrow to attend the change-of-command ceremony for Gen. Tod Wolters, NATO's new supreme allied commander, but canceled after deciding that "remaining present in DC would allow him to more effectively coordinate with [the] National Security Council and the State Department in Venezuela and to continue coordination with DHS for support along the Southwest border," said his spokesman Lt. Col. Joe Buccino.

 

The Pentagon announced this week that Shanahan had approved a request for 320 more troops to support the Department of Homeland Security as it transports and houses migrants, bringing the number of active-duty troops deployed for the border mission to about 3,200.

 

Meanwhile, national security adviser John Bolton told reporters yesterday that "all options" for Venezuela are under consideration at the White House.

 

The administration backs opposition leader Juan Guaido, and Trump yesterday tweeted that the United States would impose a "full and complete embargo" on Cuba if it does not halt support for Nicolas Maduro.

 

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/01/pat-shanahan-europe-trip-venezuela-1296343