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Security Council to meet on N. Korea missile launch
The United States, Japan and South Korea have requested an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council on North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch.
A spokesman for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations said Sunday night that the meeting is expected to take place Monday. The spokesman spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.
The North Korean missile is thought to have flown about 310 miles before going down in international waters.
Officials order evacuation near California dam
OROVILLE, Calif. - Officials have ordered residents near one of the nation’s biggest dams to evacuate the area, saying a “hazardous situation is developing” after an emergency spillway severely eroded.
The emergency spillway of the Oroville Dam in northern California could fail within an hour, unleashing uncontrolled flood waters from Lake Oroville, the California Department of Water Resources said on Sunday afternoon.
People in downstream areas need to leave the area immediately, the department said.
Residents of Oroville, a town of 16,000 people, should head north toward Chico, and others should follow orders from their local law enforcement agencies, the Butte County Sheriff’s office said.
Romania protests draw tens of thousands
BUCHAREST, Romania Protesters numbering in the tens of thousands gathered again Sunday outside the Romanian government’s offices to demand the resignation of the eastern European country’s leadership.
The enormous crowds assembled in Victory Square marked the 13th consecutive day of anti-government demonstrations in Bucharest, the capital. They later formed a huge human Romanian flag.
The protests demanding a new government and a new style of governance started last month when the center-left government passed an emergency ordinance that would have watered down laws that punish official corruption.
‘La La Land’ takes 5 prizes at British academy awards
LONDON - Glamour was shot through with grit at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.
Frothy musical “La La Land” took five prizes including best picture, but major awards also went to tough welfare-state drama “I, Daniel Blake” and fractured-family stories “Lion” and “Manchester by the Sea.”
Thousands march in Mexico to reject Trump
MEXICO CITY - About 20,000 people have staged a march through Mexico City demanding respect for their country and its migrants in the face of perceived hostility from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Many marchers dressed in white and carried Mexican flags as a sign of unity and the nonpolitical nature of the march. The marchers were protesting Trump’s plans for a border wall and increased deportations of migrants. Trump has also pressured U.S. firms to provide jobs in the United States, not Mexico.
Afghan official says joint raid killed 22 civilians
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Afghan officials and local residents said Sunday that 22 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed during a joint operation carried out by U.S. and Afghan forces last week in the southern Helmand province.
The presidential envoy for security in Helmand, Jabar Qahraman, said the raid against Taliban insurgents in the Sangin district killed 13 people from one family and nine from another.