Both Koreas ratchet up tension, 5 police dead in Xinjiang, and more

With news like this coming out of the Koreas, you sometimes have to wonder it either side is serious about de-escalating the situation? Plus five police officers are murdered in the tumultuous Xinjiang region of China and Australia’s new Prime Minister says he has concerns out asylum camps, but offers up nothing new.

Both Koreas move to escalate tension

In 2013, the world went ballistic — you see what I did there — when Kim Jong-un pulled his shenanigans. After the landmine incident, we saw tensions rise again, only to be deflated by a marathon negotiation. Now, South Korea, wants to join the party with a pair of announcements, that play into North Korea’s narrative that Seoul is planning an invasion and will surely elicited some bellicose verbiage from the DPRK.

Five police murdered in Xinjiang

Reports have surfaced that at least five police officers have been stabbed to death by suspected separatists in a knife attack at a coal mine in China's Xinjiang region. The incident occurred last Friday at the Sogan colliery in Aksu, according to Radio Free Asia, citing police from the area. In addition to the five police officers killed, dozens more were injured.

New Aussie PM concerned about asylum camps, but not enough to do anything about them

Australia's new Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull said he had concerns about asylum seekers being held in the nation’s Pacific island camps, but gave no indication that he’d change the administration’s hardline policy. Rights groups and refugee advocates claim asylum seekers are subject to indefinite detention in inadequate conditions, with particular concerns about the safety of children.



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