Trump’s national security adviser heaped pain and griefon the parents of a British teenager killed in a car crash by trying to hold a meeting at the White House between them and a U.S. diplomat’s wife who was involved, the parents’ lawyer said. Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn were invited to a surprise meeting with the U.S. president at his office where they were further shocked to learn that Anne Sacoolas, the American woman involved in the fatal crash, was in the building.
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Khmer Riche:For some members of Cambodia’s elite, Cypriot passports are part of a wider life of luxury that could undermine Prime Minister Hun Sen’s self-styled image as the humble leader of a party representing ordinary Cambodians. Read the full Reuters investigation.
'Defiant message' as North Korea's leader rides a white horse on sacred mountain.Aides to Kim Jong Un are convinced the North Korean leader plans “a great operation”, state media. In the photos released by state news agency KCNA, Kim is seen riding alone on a large white horse through snowy fields and woods on Mt Paektu, the spiritual homeland of the Kim dynasty. It was unclear what the operation might involve, but Kim has often made trips to the sacred mountain at times of major policy endeavors. Analysts say the symbolism underscores North Korea standing up to international sanctions and pressure over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs.
When a river in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture overflowedat the height of Typhoon Hagibis, 700 homes were flooded, many belonging to elderly residents too frail to clean up and repair their water-logged houses. Fukushima is no stranger to disaster. In 2011, the area was struck by an earthquake that unleashed a tsunami on the coast and destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.But as Japan’s population ages, the resilience of residents to deal with hardship in the disaster-prone country appears to be eroding.
The White House is warning Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments in violation of U.S. sanctions, two senior administration officials said.
MGM Resorts International said it would sell its Bellagio and Circus Circus resorts in Las Vegas in separate deals valued at about $5 billion, as the U.S. casino operator seeks to monetize its real estate assets and bolster its balance sheet.
In Mexico’s burgeoning startup scene, publicity is the last thing many entrepreneurs want. Unlike plenty of their P.R.-hungry counterparts in Silicon Valley, Mexican startup founders often decline media interviews, avoid public announcements and suppress details of financial success. One big reason: they do not want to attract criminals.
