SEOUL (Reuters) – About half of 451 North Korean defectors questioned in a survey endured physical violence at the hands of North Korean authorities, a rights group said on Tuesday, as leader Kim Jong Un prepared to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for a summit. U.S. lawmakers called Kim the “leader of perhaps the world’s most repressive regime” on Sunday, […]

What to expect from President Trump’s second summit with Kim Jong Un? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived by armored train at Vietnam's Dong Dang railway station on the China-Vietnam border on Tuesday for his second nuclear summit with President Trump. Press reports speculate that Kim will be driven to Hanoi ahead of his Wednesday meeting with Trump. Officials shared […]

Pakistan says Indian military aircraft crossed into its territory in the disputed Kashmir region and "released a payload" tonight. There are wildly conflicting reports on the level of damage involved in the strike, with Pakistan claiming there was neither casualties nor damage, while CNN reports 200 to 300 people were injured. CNN News 18 further claims, citing defence sources, the […]

The Hague: In a victory for a group of displaced Indian Ocean islanders, the United Nations' highest court says Britain must end its administration of the Chagos islands "as rapidly as possible". The International Court of Justice ruled in an advisory opinion that is non-binding that Britain had unlawfully carved up Mauritius, which the Chagos were a part of, when […]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro briefly detained American journalist Jorge Ramos and five members of his news crew before releasing them unharmed Monday night, Spanish-language U.S. news network Univision said. The veteran Mexican-born journalist and Univision anchor was interviewing Maduro when the embattled president took umbrage with his line of questioning, detained his team and ordered their equipment confiscated, Univision said […]

HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Vietnamese capital, Hanoi, on Tuesday ahead of a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a reporter traveling with Pompeo said. Pompeo has been Trump’s top envoy in his efforts to improve ties with reclusive North Korea and has made several trips […]

Horrifying moment circus entertainers riding the ‘cage of death’ on motorbikes CRASH causing serious injuries in front of shocked families The crowd watches on as the daredevils speed around the metal enclosure One of the riders slightly misjudges a turn and clips the wheel of their partner All three fly of their bikes and end up in a heap at […]

Grammar school jihadi from High Wycombe, 23, is FREED from detention in Syria after a court rules there is not enough evidence to prosecute him – even though he’d already admitted to joining ISIS Shabazz Suleman was handed over to a charity in Syria after a court ruling There was not enough evidence to sentence the Buckinghamshire 23-year-old He was […]

Social media is fuelling a surge in the number of children seeking treatment to change gender, says director of a specialist NHS clinic Dr Polly Carmichael said the service was under pressure to ‘fast-track’ children Number seeking referrals risen from 97 in 2009 to 2,519 in the year to April 2018  Children are now having to wait up to 20 […]

Mrs May’s dagger eyes flickered in exasperation: HENRY DEEDES on the PM’s difficult day in the desert Facing reporters, Theresa May looked like a woman in need of a bit of protection She spoke of ‘making progress’ but her crotchety manner showed it was not true The PM appeared twitchy as she spoke in strained, squawk-like tones in desert The Prime […]