Image copyright Reuters Image caption Kim Jong-un held talks with the US president in February North Korea has tested several short-range missiles, according to reports from South Korea. They were fired from the Hodo peninsula in the east of the country, said South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.If confirmed, it will be the first missile…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Bolsonaro was due to attend the New York dinner on 14 May Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has cancelled a planned trip to the United States after protests from gay rights and environmental campaigners. Mr Bolsonaro was due to attend a ceremony in his honour in New York later in…
Image copyright Reuters Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been crowned on the first of three days of coronation rites.King Vajiralongkorn inherited the throne in 2016 when his long-reigning father Bhumibol Adulyadej died. Days ago in a surprise announcement the palace said the king had married his long-term partner and royal consort who would now be…
The British Antarctic Survey are monitoring the droppings of some of the higher predators on the island of South Georgia in the Antarctic.They say it helps them keep track of what’s happening in the environment. Camera/editor Raeph Ballantyne
Image copyright BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Image caption Mr Trump and Mr Putin at their controversial meeting in Helsinki US President Donald Trump has said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hour-long call, covering issues including the “Russian hoax”.”Had a long and very good conversation with President Putin,” the US president tweeted. Mr Trump…
Willy Phillips Jr was 13 years old when he survived a plane crash that killed his father in 2010. Almost nine years on, he explains how he is still coming to terms with how he survived. The weather in Alaska on 9 August 2010 was awful – raining and foggy. The group had planned a…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some cruise companies will be among the first defendants. Javier Garcia Bengochea, a medical doctor who migrated to the United States 59 years ago, says he is the true and legitimate owner of the port of Santiago de Cuba.And Michael Behn, an American living in the United Kingdom, states…
Image copyright National Parks Image caption Rescuers abseiled into the volcano to rescue the man A US soldier in Hawaii was critically injured after he fell 70ft (21 metres) into one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, parks officials say.Rangers rescued the 32-year-old man, who they say climbed over a metal guard rail overlooking…
(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is asserting that Attorney General Robert Barr has committed a crime by lying to Congress. At a news conference Thursday, Pelosi ramped up pressure on Barr, who boycotted a House hearing but testified for several hours Wednesday to a Senate panel about special counsel Robert Mueller’s report. Pelosi said…
(DENVER) — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado jumped into the packed Democratic presidential primary on Thursday, announcing a 2020 campaign that had been stalled while he was treated for prostate cancer. Bennet, a former head of Denver Public Schools who has carved out a reputation as a policy-oriented moderate, made his announcement on CBS’…