Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince’s Brother Visits US, Haiti’s President Killed

Jakarta –

Deputy Minister of Defense (Menhan) Saudi Arabia, Prince Khalid bin Salman, who is also the younger brother of the Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, visit United States of America (US). President Haiti, Jovenel Moise, was killed by a group of armed individuals who attacked his residence.

Prince Khalid’s visit to the US is the highest-ranking Saudi official since President Joe Biden took office and since the US released intelligence findings linking his brother, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

The interim Prime Minister (PM) of Haiti, Claude Joseph, said 53-year-old Moise was killed in an attack on Wednesday (7/7) early morning, at around 01.00 local time. Joseph said the attackers spoke Spanish.

In addition to this news, here are international news that catch the attention of readers detik.com, today, Wednesday (7/7/2021):

– Saudi Deputy Defense Minister who is also the Crown Prince’s younger brother visited the US, what’s up?

Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defense Minister, Prince Khalid bin Salman, paid an official visit to the United States (US) this week. Prince Khalid is known to be the younger brother of Saudi Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who is the de-facto leader of Saudi Arabia.

As reported Reuters, Wednesday (7/7/2021), Prince Khalid’s visit was recorded as the visit of the highest-ranking Saudi official since President Joe Biden took office and since the US released intelligence findings linking MBS to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Prince Khalid’s visit to Washington DC was carried out on Tuesday (6/7) local time. In a statement, US authorities said during the visit, Prince Khalid held talks with a number of senior US officials to discuss the Yemen conflict and the threat from Iran – Saudi’s mortal enemy.

– Corona Rises Again, South Korea Prints Highest Daily Case Record

South Korea (South Korea) is facing a surge in cases of the Corona virus (COVID-19) in recent times. In the last 24 hours, the country reported more than 1,200 cases of Corona which set a record as the highest additional daily cases since late December last year.

As reported Reuters and Associated PressOn Wednesday (7/7/2021), the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency reported 1,212 cases of Corona were detected in a day in South Korea.

This figure is close to the record high daily cases in the country recorded on December 25, 2020, when the country reported 1,240 cases of Corona in a day during the third wave of the pandemic.

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