U.S. to ask U.N. to discuss possible ‘escalatory’ provocation by North Korea
The United States will ask the U.N. Security Council this week to discuss North Korea’s recent missile launches and the possibility of an “escalatory” provocation, a State Department official said on Monday.
Senior North Korean official warns Trump to quit abusive language that may offend North Korean leader
A senior North Korean official said in a statement on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump should stop using abusive language that may further offend North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
New Zealand says eight still missing day after volcano erupts
New Zealand said on Tuesday that eight people were still missing a day after a volcano unexpectedly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, killing at least five people.
More than two dozen people feared missing after New Zealand volcanic eruption kills 5
More than two dozen people were feared missing on Tuesday, a day after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island, killing at least five people and injuring up to 20.
Turkey cannot go back on NATO Poland-Baltics plan: Polish official
A senior Polish official said Monday there could be no backtracking from a NATO decision to pursue a defense plan for Poland and the Baltics after Ankara suggested it might still block it until allies designate a Kurdish militia as terrorists.
‘Pigs, hands off the theater’: Hungarians protest for artistic freedom
Hungary’s government submitted plans to parliament on Monday to tighten its control over theaters, triggering protests from actors and audiences who feel that artistic freedom is under threat.
Justice Department watchdog finds 2016 launch of FBI probe of Trump advisers was legitimate: source
The U.S. Justice Department’s inspector general, in a report to be made public on Monday, found that an FBI probe into advisers to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was opened on a legitimate and properly authorized basis, a congressional sourc…
UK PM Johnson criticized for response to photo of sick child
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire on Monday for his response to being shown a photo of a sick child lying on a hospital floor ahead of the Dec. 12 election.
UK PM Johnson questions BBC’s license fee funding
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday questioned why the BBC should continue to be supported by an annual fee paid by all viewing households, one of the biggest hints to date that the funding of Britain’s main news provider could be upended.
Activist Thunberg turns spotlight on indigenous struggle at climate summit
Teen activist Greta Thunberg turned a spotlight on the struggles of the world’s indigenous peoples against climate change on Monday, appearing at a U.N. summit alongside other young campaigners furious at the West’s failure to tackle the crisis.
