
War Games Raise Tensions on Korean Peninsular
The US and South Korea are conducting annual military drills
The US and South Korea are conducting annual military drills which consistently infuriate Pyongyang, despite appeals to halt the exercise. Last week North Korea appeared to back down from a threat to send missiles towards the US Pacific island of Guam, but said it would watch US actions. It has already condemned these drills as pouring "gasoline on fire".
A 12-strong terror cell that carried out two attacks in Spain this week had collected 120 gas canisters and was planning to use them in vehicle attacks, Spanish police say. Police are still hunting for the driver of the van that hit dozens of people on Barcelona's Las Ramblas, killing 13.
Kolkata is a city that is obsessed with sweets. Every day people love to tuck into the famous sandesh or rasgolla. But on Monday they will have to do without them as the cities sweet sellers are all on strike.
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