City dwellers find simpler life in rural China commune
Yang Zhaoyu quit his job in a big Chinese city nine months ago and moved to a small community that preaches sustainable living and mindful consumption.
North Korea’s Kim urges ‘positive and offensive’ security measures at key party meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called at a ruling party meeting for “positive and offensive measures” to ensure security ahead of a year-end deadline he has set for denuclearization talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Monday.
Trump briefed by top aides on ‘successful’ U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump was briefed by his top national security advisers on Sunday on U.S. airstrikes against what U.S. officials said was an Iran-sponsored group in Iraq and Syria, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
Bahrain expresses support for U.S. strikes on Kataib Hizbollah facilities in Iraq, Syria: statement
Bahrain expressed support for strikes conducted by the United States targeting Kataib Hezbollah facilities in Iraq and Syria, Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Evacuation order in Australia’s south-east as bushfires rage and temperatures soar
Thousands of residents and holiday makers are evacuating a swathe of Victoria, in Australia’s southeast, as soaring temperatures and strong winds fan massive bushfires.
Russia, China to hold more U.N. talks on lifting North Korea sanctions: diplomats
U.N. Security Council members are due to meet informally on Monday for a second round of negotiations on a Russian and Chinese proposal to lift a raft of sanctions on North Korea, a move that some diplomats say has little support.
North Korea’s Kim stressed ‘positive and offensive security measures’ at key party meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for “positive and offensive measures” to ensure security at a ruling party meeting on Sunday ahead of a year-end deadline he has set for denuclearization talks with the United States, state media KCNA said on Mond…
North Korea’s Kim stressed armaments, defense industry at key party meeting
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un discussed foreign affairs, armaments and the defense industry at a key ruling Workers’ Party meeting on Sunday, state media KCNA said on Monday.
Ukraine holds big prisoner swap with pro-Russian separatists
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east completed a large-scale prisoner swap on Sunday after bussing scores of detainees in the five-year conflict to an exchange point in the breakaway Donbass region.
Putin thanks Trump for tip Russia says foiled attacks
Russia said on Sunday it had thwarted terrorism attacks reportedly planned in St. Petersburg thanks to a tip from Washington, bringing personal thanks again from President Vladimir Putin to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
