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In this image made from video, Kim Yong-chol, center, a former military intelligence chief who is now Kim Jong-un’s top official on inter-Korean relations, walks upon arrival at Beijing airport in Beijing Tuesday, May 29, 2018. He was at North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s side at the table in last weekend’s North-South summit, and had […]

Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich sits in his box before the English Premier League soccermatch between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge stadium in London. (AP Photo) Chelsea soccer club owner Roman Abramovich sits in his box before the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge stadium in London. […]

Carlo Cottarelli arriving at the presidential palace. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Carlo Cottarelli, a former International Monetary Fund director, will face an uphill battle to form a technocrat government for Italy in the midst of a deep political crisis and populist rage at the financial “elite”. Cottarelli, 64, was given a mandate to form a government […]

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas walks inside the hospital in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank May 21, 2018. (Reuters Photo) Related Articles MidEastPalestine’s Abbas making swift recovery after pneumonia    MidEastPalestine’s Abbas hospitalized in Ramallah following minor surgery    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was released from the hospital Monday after an eight-day stay and treatment for what […]

(CNN)US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were planning to meet in Singapore on June 12, and, until just a few days ago, everything appeared to be on track. Then the summit was off. Then it was on. Maybe. Will it still happen? Who knows, but this should get you up […]

Screegrab: FranceIno A Malian immigrant, who scaled an apartment building in Paris to save the life of a dangling toddler is to be granted French citizenship, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. Mamoudou Gassama, a 22-year-old undocumented immigrant who carried out a spectacular rescue of a four-year-old who was dangling from a balcony in Paris has been […]

Howard, an Australian-Chinese impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, poses with the Marina Bay Sands hotel in the background in Singapore May 27, 2018. / REUTERS Surprised Singaporeans pursued North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday before realizing the portly man with slick black hair near the Marina Bay Sands hotel was an impersonator. […]

Italian President Sergio Mattarella pictured on Sunday. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP Italy has been plunged back into political turmoil after the president vetoed a eurosceptic finance minister, prompting the two populist parties to call for his impeachment. 10:50: Cottarelli to meet Mattarella President Sergio Mattarella has summoned former IMF director Carlo Cottarelli for talks at 11:30, […]

Matteo Salvini said late on Saturday that a new election may be necessary. Photo: Andreas Solano/AFP The political standoff in Italy continued on Saturday over President Sergio Mattarella’s refusal to approve the eurosceptic coalition’s choice for economy ministerThree days after being appointed by Mattarella as prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, 53, has still not been able […]