Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to North Korea on Thursday for talks with Kim Jong Un, state media in Beijing and Pyongyang reported. The state visit will take place on June 20 to 21, China's official Xinhua News Agency and the Korean Central News Agency reported on Monday. The visit on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of relations […]

Japan is protesting what is says was an unauthorized Chinese maritime survey within its economic waters near disputed East China Sea islands. Interested in Japan? Japan’s Foreign Ministry says it lodged a protest with Beijing after a Chinese maritime research ship was seen dropping a wire-like object into the water off the northwestern coast of Japanese-controlled Senkaku islands on Sunday. […]

Over the weekend, at least 20 tornadoes were reported in eight states — North Dakota, Minnesota, Missouri, Indiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Illinois — as much of the U.S. braces for a wet, stormy week ahead. Interested in Weather? A region stretching from the Plains to the Northeast could see local rainfalls of 4 total inches this week, which comes […]

Boris Johnson vows to give every home fast broadband by 2025 – but doesn’t say how he will pay for it in latest major spending announcement Tory leadership favourite says fast internet ‘not some metropolitan luxury’  Mr Johnson describes quick web access as an ‘indispensable tool of modern life’  Government’s current target for 100 per cent roll out of full-fibre […]

Iran will break the uranium stockpile limit set by Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers in the next 10 days, the spokesman for the country’s atomic agency said Monday while also warning that Iran has the need for uranium enriched up to 20%, just a step away from weapons-grade levels. Interested in Iran? The announcement indicated Iran’s determination to break […]

Tom Watson is to make a fresh push for Labour to back a second EU referendum, insisting the party’s members have always been pro-European Watson is due to give a speech at the Centre for European Reform on Monday He will argue a referendum is the way to break Brexit deadlock in Westminster  Jeremy Corbyn has resisted pressure to fully embrace […]

Hilarious moment dog owner builds pooch his own bed but the cuddly canine ditches it to snuggle – forcing his DAD to sleep in the cot Reddit user eightdumplings shared video of his dog’s sleeping habits His loyal golden retriever sleeps with his owner and as the night progresses takes up more and more of the bed until his owner […]

Fitness instructor who claims Sir Philip Green tried to grope her says bosses told her to expect a tip if she ‘dealt with’ his behaviour Jennifer McAmis alleges that the Topshop boss repeatedly tried to fondle her  She said she  had 60 hours of private classes with the tycoon at exclusive resort  She said she did not receive a tip […]

Health Secretary Matt Hancock comes out in support for Boris Johnson as next Tory leader, insisting he’s the man to bring the country together and will also be good for business Health Secretary Matt Hancock will support Boris Johnson for Prime Minister Mr Hancock quit the race after securing 20 votes from Tory MPs in the first round Voters think […]

JERUSALEM — The wife of Israel’s prime minister has been sentenced to pay a fine of roughly $15,000 for misusing state funds. A Jerusalem magistrate court on Sunday accepted the plea bargain Sara Netanyahu signed with prosecutors to settle the allegations she misused some $100,000 in state money on lavish meals. The State Attorney’s office said the wife of Prime […]