U.S. Dismisses North Korea’s Talk of War

North Korea's foreign minister warned his country would shoot down American warplanes even if they are outside of the country's airspace, in an escalation Monday of the threat of a military confrontation. Ri Yong Ho, speaking to reporters in New York, said the U.S. had declared war on North Korea and his country considered all possible responses to be on the table.

U.S. Supreme Court cancels arguments on previous Trump travel ban

The U.S. Supreme Court canceled oral arguments scheduled in October to decide the legality of President Donald Trump's previous travel ban, signaling the court might dismiss the case. The Court acted after the White House announced on Sunday it was replacing the temporary executive order with a more tailored ban on eight countries that legal experts said could be harder to fight in court than the prior ban.

Trump slaps travel restrictions on N. Korea

President Donald Trump on Sunday slapped new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, expanding to eight the list of countries covered by his original travel bans that have been derided by critics and challenged in court. Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia were left on the list of affected countries in a new proclamation issued by the president.

Lost Rubens masterpiece is found hanging in country house

The 17th century painting of George Villiers, the 1st Duke of Buckingham, was believed to have been a copy of the lost original. However, after conservation work carried out for the BBC series Britain's Lost Masterpieces, it has been reassessed and confirmed to be an authentic work by Rubens, who lived from 1577 to 1640.

Samuel Johnson says Connie’s story is a blessing and curse

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Trump warns North Korea ‘won’t be around much longer’ if threats continue to escalate

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Trump accuses Iran of working with his nemesis Kim Jong-un

Stunning Meghan Markle attends her first official engagement with Harry at Invictus Games - and the distracted Prince can't keep his eyes off of her as he sits next to Melania It's spreading! Stevie Wonder kneels 'for America' at Central Park gig in defiance of the President while Bruce Maxwell becomes first big league baseball player to take a knee during national anthem Third earthquake in Mexico this month results in 5 dead - including a man killed by bees and two women who died of heart attacks as volcano near capital spews ash into sky Trump is on a 'suicide mission': Kim Jong-un's foreign minister says President's 'Rocket Man' jibe means firing rockets at the US mainland is 'inevitable' - as American B-1B bombers fly off North Korean coast Ditch empty perfume bottles and shoe boxes in your 20s, remove cheap bed linen in your 30s and declutter cutlery in your 40s: The things in your ... (more)

Military assets including ships dumped at knockdown prices

British Forces' ships, planes and vehicles are going at bargain prices in the country's biggest-ever sell-off of military equipment. Experts fear the sale agreed by top brass will reduce Britain's ability to conduct military operations, but the money is desperately needed to plug an estimated A 20 billion black hole in defence finances.

Russia: Relations with US poor over ‘Russo-phobic hysteria’

Russia's foreign minister said Friday the downturn in relations with the United States began with the Obama administration's "small-hearted" and "revengeful" actions and has plummeted further because of "Russo-phobic hysteria." Sergey Lavrov told a news conference there has been a lengthy campaign claiming Russia interfered in the U.S. election to ensure victory for President Donald Trump - "but we do not see any facts."

US Navy carrier drills with Japanese navy amid North Korean tension

The U.S. Navy carrier Ronald Reagan is conducting drills with Japanese warships in seas south of the Korean peninsula, Japan's military said on Friday, in a show of naval power as Pyongyang threatens further nuclear and missile tests. USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier, leaves from its home port to be deployed for a routine autumn patrol of the Western Pacific, in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo September 8, 2017.

Bangladeshi prime minister condemns Myanmar over Rohingya treatment

The Bangladeshi Prime Minister has delivered a sharp judgment on neighboring Myanmar's treatment of Rohingya Muslims, hundreds of thousands of whom have fled across the border to Bangladesh in recent weeks to escape violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State. Addressing the UN General Assembly late Thursday, Bangladesh's leader, Sheikh Hasina, said she did so with a "heavy heart."

Mr. President, please knock off the juvenile tweets

Even after eight months in the most important job in the world, President Trump can't resist being a ridiculous juvenile with some of his tweets. A recent example - we can't say the latest example, because we can't predict what he might tweet between when we write this and when you read it - was his retweet of a doctored video of him hitting a golf ball into Hillary Clinton's back, knocking her down.

The Latest: Kim says Trump will ‘pay dearly’ for threat

President Donald Trump has added economic action to his fiery military threats against North Korea, authorizing stiffer new sanctions in response to the Koreans' nuclear weapons advances. Its leader Kim Jong Un issued a rare statement, branding Trump as "deranged" and warning he will "pay dearly" his threat to "totally destroy" the North if it attacks.