06 MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2018 world

Russia airs video of gunman in ‘Hate’ T-shirt Moscow, Russia US nuke deal withdrawal

ussian television yes- Rterday aired footage of the teenage gunman who killed 20 at his college in dangerous step: Moscow Moscow-annexed Crimea calmly mowing down victims while wearing a Trump announced US plans to leave the three-decade-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty on Saturday T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Hate.” A reporter said the se - AFP | Moscow, Russia at Washington. curity camera footage was “We don’t just not violate broadcast because of wide- ithdrawing from a (the treaty), we observe it in the spread speculation about Cold War-era nucle- We’re the ones who strictest way,” he insisted. the official account of the War weapons treaty have stayed in the “And we have shown pa - massacre on the peninsula with Russia as President Don- tience while pointing out over annexed from Ukraine in ald Trump has announced he agreement and the course of many years the 2014. plans to do is a dangerous step, we’ve honoured flagrant violations of this treaty The footage confirms Russia’s deputy foreign minister the agreement, by the US itself.” that the 18-year-old gun- warned yesterday. but Russia has US National Security Advisor man, Vladislav Roslyakov, “This would be a very dan- not unfortunately John Bolton is set to arrive in dressed to imitate the Col- gerous step that, I’m sure, not honoured the Moscow on Sunday. umbine high school shoot- only will not be comprehended agreement, so we’re “We hope that we will hear ing in the United States, by the international commu- from him during meetings, to- after Russian President nity but will provoke serious going to terminate morrow and the day after, more Vladimir Putin blamed the condemnation,” deputy foreign the agreement and substantively and clearly what crime on “globalisation.” minister Sergei Ryabkov told we’re going to pull the American side intends to TASS state news agency. undertake,” said Ryabkov. US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at out The treaty is “significant for Elko Regional Airport in Elko, Nevada DONAL TRUMP Earlier a foreign ministry international security and se- source told Russian news agen- US PRESIDENT Australia to double curity in the sphere of nuclear tional agreements “then we will three-decade-old Intermedi- cies that the US move was con- arms, for the maintenance of have no choice but to undertake ate-Range Nuclear Forces Trea- nected to its “dream of a uni - jail terms for white- strategic stability,” he stressed. retaliatory measures including ty, known as the INF, signed in polar world”, an argument that collar crimes Russia condemned what he involving military technology,” 1987 by the then US president Ryabkov also advanced. called attempts by the US to gain Ryabkov told RIA Novosti news Ronald Reagan. we’re going to terminate the “Apparently the existence of Sydney, Australia concessions “through a method agency. “We’re the ones who have agreement and we’re going to the Intermediate-Range Nuclear of blackmail”, he added. “But we would not want to get stayed in the agreement and pull out,” said Trump. Forces Treaty creates problems ustralia said yester- If the US continues to act to this stage,” he added. we’ve honoured the agreement, But Ryabkov on Sunday de- for establishing a line of total Aday jail terms for “clumsily and crudely” and uni- On Saturday, Trump an- but Russia has not unfortunate- nied Trump’s accusations, US domination and supremacy white-collar crimes would laterally back out of interna - nounced US plans to leave the ly honoured the agreement, so throwing the accusation back in the military sphere,” he said. be doubled and penalties against misbehaving com- panies sharply increased in a further fallout from a 17 dead after train flips in Taiwan scathing inquiry into the Chinese official dies in fall from home finance sector. Yilan, Taiwan All of the train’s eight car- Maximum criminal pen- , comrade Xiaosong’s riages had derailed and five alties for individuals would family” on behalf of the Chinese t least 17 people have died had flipped onto their side at be doubled to 10 years’ jail hina’s top representative government, it added. Aafter an express train de- Xinma station, the railways while firms could face fines Cin has fallen to his The director of Macau’s ju- railed and flipped over on a administration said. of more than Aus$9.45 mil- death from the building where diciary police said they were popular coastal route in Tai- One passenger told Apple lion (US$6.73 million). he lived, authorities said yes- investigating Zheng’s death, wan yesterday. Daily Taiwan that the train Under the proposed re- terday. KNOW WHAT Hong Kong media reported. The Taiwan Railways Ad- had been shaking during the forms to civil sanctions, in- Zheng Xiaosong, 59, the Chi- Zheng, a member of the rul- ministration confirmed 17 peo- journey. dividuals would be hit with nese government’s liaison of- ing Communist Party’s Central ple had been killed and said Taiwan authorities said the more than Aus$1.05 million ficer in the semi-autonomous Zheng, a member Committee, was reportedly in- 132 people had also been in- accident had happened at 4:50 in fines and companies up former Portuguese colony, had of the ruling Com- volved in talks between London jured in the accident in north- pm local time (0850 GMT) with to Aus$210 million. been suffering from depression, and ahead of the hando- eastern Yilan county. no cause yet given. The nearly 1,000-page in- Beijing said in a statement. munist Party, was ver of Hong Kong in 1997. Authorities have not con- The railways administration terim report from the Roy- Zheng “fell to his death from reportedly involved He took up the post in the firmed if any passengers re- said there had been 366 people al Commission found that his Macau residence on the in talks between gambling enclave of Macau last main trapped alive inside the on board the service en route banks, insurers and other evening of October 20, 2018 London and Beijing year. The territory operates train. An AFP reporter at the to the southern city of Taitung. financial houses had put due to depression”, the Hong ahead of the hand- under the same “One Country, scene said that more bodies The defence ministry said it “the pursuit of short-term Kong and Macau Affairs Office over of Hong Kong Two Systems” principle that were being brought out of the had sent in 120 soldiers to help profit at the expense of ba- of the State Council said. in 1997 governs Hong Kong. wrecked carriages. the rescue. sic standards of honesty”. The statement gave no more Hong Kong leader Carrie Images from the site showed President Tsai Ing-wen de- The report added that details but the wording suggest- Lam said in a statement that the Puyuma Express train scribed the accident as a “ma- greed appeared to be the ed Zheng had killed himself. travel to Macau on Sunday to she was “grieved to learn of his completely derailed and lying jor tragedy” in a Tweet Sunday motivation. Mainland officials were to express their “condolences to sudden departure”. zig-zagged across the track. evening. Pregnant Meghan takes break from Australia royal tour

AFP | Sydney, Australia Duke and Duchess have decided Australian Broadcasting Corpo- Palace adding that “The Duke to cut back The Duchess’s sched- ration reported him as saying. will continue with the en - eghan, the pregnant wife ule slightly for the next couple of “Being pregnant takes its toll.” gagements on Fraser Island as Mof Britain’s Prince Harry, days, ahead of the final week and Meghan rejoined her husband planned”. is scaling back her engagements a half of the tour,” Kensington for lunch with Prime Minister The pair are due to visit Fiji during the royal couple’s 16-day Palace said in a statement. Scott Morrison, before watching and Tonga after Fraser Island. Pacific tour, Kensington Palace The opening ceremony for the a Games sailing event from a The news came as Harry re- said Sunday, ahead of their visit Games at Sydney’s Opera House boat on Sydney Harbour. ceived an unusual request from to Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. on Saturday night was delayed They are due to attend a pri- some members of the Australian The royal couple have had a after an intense thunderstorm, vate reception for the Invictus cycling team at Sunday’s pres- gruelling schedule since arriving and the Duchess of Sussex did Games Foundation at Govern- entation -- if he could sign an In- in Australia on Monday, visiting not attend a cycling medal pres- ment House late yesterday be- victus pair of budgie smugglers. Sydney, Melbourne and the re- entation with Harry on Sunday. fore heading off to Fraser Island “Budgie smugglers” is the col- gional town of Dubbo, as well At the event, held in The Do- in Queensland state. loquial term Australians use for as opening the Olympic-style main gardens, the prince was But Meghan is not expected to Speedo-style swimwear. Invictus Games for disabled and asked by someone in a crowd of take part in official engagements Britain’s Prince Harry (2nd R) and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (R) meet The Duke of Sussex declined wounded soldiers. onlookers where his wife was. at the World Heritage-listed site children from the Australian Kookaburra Kids Foundation the offer. The trip officially ends “After a busy programme, The “She’s resting at home,” the on Monday, with Kensington in New Zealand on October 31.