In a message on Twitter, Trump said: "Our United States team has arrived in North Korea to make arrangements for the Summit between Kim Jong Un and myself". On the Korean Peninsula, a surprise meeting between Mr. Kim and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea also produced some progress toward a meeting. [Full Article...]
A auto passes as lava from a Kilauea volcano fissure illuminates the night sky, after midnight on Hawaii's Big Island, on May 27, 2018 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Lava flows that overran part of the Puna geothermal power plant ceased overnight after covering two wells earlier in the evening, Hawaii County reported this morning. [Full Article...]
The volcano produces methane when hot lava buries and burns plants and trees. The remarkable footage was taken May 22 in the vicinity of the Puna Geothermal Venture, a plant that brings steam to the surface by way of several underground wells. [Full Article...]
Some buildings had just finished final renovations from the 2016 flood when they were again gutted by floodwaters. Two people were found dead after that Saturday night deluge, which Kittleman said at the time left the worst damage in at least 50 years and perhaps the worst in the town's history. [Full Article...]
According to Zampetti, the premier-designate handed over his mandate to President Sergio Mattarella saying he was unable to fulfill it and form a government. Mattarella had previously warned that if a political government failed to take shape, he would be forced to appoint a non-political premier to guide the country to fresh elections before year's end. [Full Article...]
The next day, authorities say the woman had to stay in bed all day because of a head injury. Floyd refused to let Reichle leave the home throughout the two days, until she hatched her escape plan Friday afternoon. "Please don't let him know", the note reportedly read. The two of them brought the dog to the vet together. DeLand police arrived, detaining Floyd and confiscating his gun. [Full Article...]
Just hours before this announcement, the IDF announced that it had deactivated an explosive wired to a border fence. Since then, Israel has been preparing for possible attacks by sea by Hamas, especially as the IDF has improved its ability to detect and destroy Hamas tunnels under the fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. [Full Article...]
One can cross the border simply by stepping across a painted line, but moving beyond several footsteps into the North at Panmunjom would be rare for USA officials. US officials also said that the North Koreans had not showed up to a planned meeting in Singapore last week. His North Korean counterpart, Choe, also has years of experience working on these issues and is well connected within the N... [Full Article...]
Holt's family says "we are grateful to all who participated in this miracle". Holt's release comes as Maduro moves to ease tensions that have spiked since the May 20 elections, which were boycotted by most opposition parties and denounced as illegitimate by the US, EU, Canada and at least a dozen Latin American countries. [Full Article...]
The Irish people voted Friday to repeal a 1983 constitutional amendment banning abortion rights for women with 66.4% in favor, a almost 2-1 victory for the nation's "yes" campaign, BBC reports . Katherine Zappone, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, said she is confident new abortion legislation can be approved by parliament and put in place before the end of the year. [Full Article...]
His remarks came after the surprise meeting between Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the demilitarized zone on Saturday during which the two leaders discussed the summit meeting with the US. The Post said the meetings about Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program are also slated for Monday and Tuesday. Some U.S. officials have talked about a comprehensive one-shot deal in which North ... [Full Article...]
Reports that Iranians were killed in Thursday's strike are "a sheer lie and quite baseless", the official IRNA news agency quoted an unnamed military official as saying . The US warning comes weeks after a similar attack on a de-escalation zone in northeastern Syria held by US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces that mostly comprises of YPG militants - the Syrian offshoot of the PKK terror orga... [Full Article...]
I don't know how they'll go back to school". Higgins said her son was shaken up but knew little about what happened. Hundreds of parents are packed in the auditorium waiting to pick up their children. "Our thoughts are with all those affected by this awful situation", Holcomb said. Indiana's Senate Democrats issued a statement in response to Friday's school shooting expressing their condolences ... [Full Article...]
The surprise meeting highlighted Moon's efforts to get the historic summit back on track, and showed inter-Korea relations are in a far better state than those between Washington and Pyongyang . Moon then walked inside and shook hands with Kim Jong Un and posed for a photo in front of a large landscape painting, video clips show. North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests since 2006 and ... [Full Article...]
Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee looked at this set of facts, and concluded that Trump's allegations of malfeasance were so alarming and well-founded, those charges justified forcing the FBI to out its informant , demanding investigators disclose sensitive information about their ongoing investigation in a classified briefing - and inviting the president's lawyer to attend said... [Full Article...]
An exit poll from Irish broadcaster RTE poll indicated that about 72 percent of women voted "yes" along with about 66 percent of men. The outcome of the case was a Supreme Court ruling that the government should legislate to explicitly acknowledge the right of a woman to access an abortion if she was suicidal, and to delineate precisely when, and how, a woman whose life was endangered through ... [Full Article...]
However, the identities of the rescued men were not immediately known. It warned however that heavy rain and strong winds of about 60 kilometers (37 miles) an hour would continue to pummel Dhofar and Al-Wusta provinces, while sea conditions were rough with high tides reaching eight meters (yards). [Full Article...]
The Irish Times and RTE television exit polls suggest the Irish people have voted to repeal a 1983 constitutional amendment that effectively bans abortions . If the victory is officially confirmed, Ireland's government says it is committed to introducing unrestricted access to abortion for women up to 12 weeks pregnant. [Full Article...]
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday Russia regrets U.S. President Donald Trump calling off his summit plans with Kim Jong Un, but hopes dialogue can be resumed and the summit eventually take place. "This was said with regard to Brexit, and we're accused of everything bad". Macron responded on a serious note that France and its allies could stand for themselves. [Full Article...]
South Korea, which brokered the talks between Washington and Pyongyang , was caught off guard by President Trump's abrupt cancellation of the summit citing hostility in recent North Korean comments. United States officials have talked about a comprehensive one-shot deal in which North Korea fully eliminates its nukes first and receives rewards later. [Full Article...]