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For the first time since Korean War armistice in 1953, a North Korean leader will cross into South Korean territory, when Kim Jong Un meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the border village of Panmunjom.Not only is the physical m salomon xt 6 eeting of the two Korean leaders historic, merely engaging in a conversation is as well. In fact, the leaders of the two Koreas have only held talks two other times since the Korean War. The most recent of those talks took place more than a decade ago in 2007, when Kim Jong Un s father, Kim Jong-il, was in power.The historic summit will focus on Kim Jong Un s recent vow to suspend nuclear and long-range missile tests, as well as North Korea s plans to close its nuclear test site. The Trump administration will also be keeping a close eye on the events of the summit as it prepares for a meeting between Kim and President Trump that is anticipated for May or June.While Kim has agreed to a seat at the table, however, he is reportedly refusing to sit on any of the summit s public toilets. And accordingly to Lee Yun-keol, who worked in a Nor adidas samba th Korean Guard Command unit before defecting to South Korea in 2005, that s par for the course. Rather than using a public restroom, the leader adidas originals ultraboost of North Korea has a personal toilet that follows him around when he travels, Lee Yun-keol told the Washington Post. The reason They are protecting against a literal info dump. The leader s excretions contain information about his health status so they can t Cvfk Rumsfeld Plays Defense
Soldiers on Sunday freed a Colombian lawmaker who d been held by leftist guerrillas for eight years in the first such hostage rescue since the July liberation of Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors.Oscar Tulio Lizcano, 62, was rescued in an early morning raid in the remote jungle of western province of Choco, said Henry Murillo, the No. 2 official in Caldas province, where the lawmaker was originally abducted.Det stanley becher ails of the rescue from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Latin America s last remaining major rebel army, were promised in a news conference scheduled for later Sunday by Defense Minister Juan M stanley cup anuel Santos. He was rescued in an area of thick jungle, the eldest of Lizcano s two sons, Mauricio, told The Associated Press by telephone. He said President Alvaro Uribe called him early Sunday with the news, and said his father was a bit weak.Martha de Lizcano wept upon being told of her husband s rescue. It s been eight years of great suffering, she told Caracol radio.Presidential spokesman Cesar Velasquez told the AP that the Conservative Party congressman was being flown for a medical exam to the western city of Cali.Lizcano was kidnapped on Aug. 5, 2000. Government officials in recent weeks said FARC deserters had reported that his health was delicate, though without offering details.The rescue comes nearly four months after Betancourt, a dual French national, and the three Americans were freed in a sophisticated ruse engin
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Locust swarms have taken over parts of eastern Africa. The insects are rapidly eating the only source of food for many people in a region that is already food insecure.The crop devastation has prompted the United Nations to appeal for $76 million in aid to combat the swarms and prevent a humanitarian crisis. The UN has raised about $15 million so far.Locusts are similar to grasshoppers, but differ in that they have the ability to change their behavior and can migrate over large distances. The swarms over the Horn of Africa are made up of desert locusts, which are known for forming swarms that can be highly dense and mobile, according to the UN s Food and Agriculture Organization desert locust infor mizuno handballschuh mation center. The Desert Locust upsurge represents an unprecede nike dunk high nted threat to food security and livelihoods and has the potential to become a regional plague that could lead to further suffering and displacement, reads the organization s appeal for aid.The UN is stressing that it needs the money immediately, reports CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta. They re making no bones about it, they need that money now, Patta said from Johannesburg, South Africa. It s the worst locust outbreak in 70 years for Kenya, and a quarter of a century for Somalia and Ethiopia. Officials have warned that the insects could increase 500-fold by June if not adidas sambarose contained quickly, Patta said. If action isn t taken, the swarms could also migrate to other parts of Africa mdash; and ev Rjvk As war rages in Ukraine, some children remain near the front lines: She is used to the sirens
The Israeli government has effectively frozen new Jewish construction in Jerusalem s disputed eastern sector, municipal officials said Monday. The decision was made despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s public insistence that building would not be stopped in the face of U.S. pressure.It remained unclear if the slowdown constituted a formal moratorium or how long it would last, but the move reflected Netanyahu s need to mend a ser stanley cup ious rift with the U.S. over Israeli construction on lands the Palestinians claim for a future state as Washington tries to bring the Palestinians back to the negotiating table.An Israeli government official claimed a weeks-long delay in reviewing plans for new construction was nothing more than a bureaucratic issue. Nonetheless, signs of the freeze drew angry criticism from hard-line lawmakers, including a member of Netanyahu s own party who warned the government could collapse over the matter.Construction in east Jerusalem has been a major sticking point since Israel infuriated Washington last month by announcing a major new east Jerusalem housing development during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.In Washington, U.S. officials said they were aware of news of the freeze but were seeking clarification from the Israeli government and had no immediate comment. Jerusalem Councilman Meir Margalit of the dovish Meretz Party said top Jerusalem officials intimately involved with construction stanley deutschland projects told him that Netan stanley cup yahu s office ord
For the first time since Korean War armistice in 1953, a North Korean leader will cross into South Korean territory, when Kim Jong Un meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the border village of Panmunjom.Not only is the physical m salomon xt 6 eeting of the two Korean leaders historic, merely engaging in a conversation is as well. In fact, the leaders of the two Koreas have only held talks two other times since the Korean War. The most recent of those talks took place more than a decade ago in 2007, when Kim Jong Un s father, Kim Jong-il, was in power.The historic summit will focus on Kim Jong Un s recent vow to suspend nuclear and long-range missile tests, as well as North Korea s plans to close its nuclear test site. The Trump administration will also be keeping a close eye on the events of the summit as it prepares for a meeting between Kim and President Trump that is anticipated for May or June.While Kim has agreed to a seat at the table, however, he is reportedly refusing to sit on any of the summit s public toilets. And accordingly to Lee Yun-keol, who worked in a Nor adidas samba th Korean Guard Command unit before defecting to South Korea in 2005, that s par for the course. Rather than using a public restroom, the leader adidas originals ultraboost of North Korea has a personal toilet that follows him around when he travels, Lee Yun-keol told the Washington Post. The reason They are protecting against a literal info dump. The leader s excretions contain information about his health status so they can t Cvfk Rumsfeld Plays Defense
Soldiers on Sunday freed a Colombian lawmaker who d been held by leftist guerrillas for eight years in the first such hostage rescue since the July liberation of Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S. military contractors.Oscar Tulio Lizcano, 62, was rescued in an early morning raid in the remote jungle of western province of Choco, said Henry Murillo, the No. 2 official in Caldas province, where the lawmaker was originally abducted.Det stanley becher ails of the rescue from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, Latin America s last remaining major rebel army, were promised in a news conference scheduled for later Sunday by Defense Minister Juan M stanley cup anuel Santos. He was rescued in an area of thick jungle, the eldest of Lizcano s two sons, Mauricio, told The Associated Press by telephone. He said President Alvaro Uribe called him early Sunday with the news, and said his father was a bit weak.Martha de Lizcano wept upon being told of her husband s rescue. It s been eight years of great suffering, she told Caracol radio.Presidential spokesman Cesar Velasquez told the AP that the Conservative Party congressman was being flown for a medical exam to the western city of Cali.Lizcano was kidnapped on Aug. 5, 2000. Government officials in recent weeks said FARC deserters had reported that his health was delicate, though without offering details.The rescue comes nearly four months after Betancourt, a dual French national, and the three Americans were freed in a sophisticated ruse engin
Brxh Country Fast Facts: Mali
Locust swarms have taken over parts of eastern Africa. The insects are rapidly eating the only source of food for many people in a region that is already food insecure.The crop devastation has prompted the United Nations to appeal for $76 million in aid to combat the swarms and prevent a humanitarian crisis. The UN has raised about $15 million so far.Locusts are similar to grasshoppers, but differ in that they have the ability to change their behavior and can migrate over large distances. The swarms over the Horn of Africa are made up of desert locusts, which are known for forming swarms that can be highly dense and mobile, according to the UN s Food and Agriculture Organization desert locust infor mizuno handballschuh mation center. The Desert Locust upsurge represents an unprecede nike dunk high nted threat to food security and livelihoods and has the potential to become a regional plague that could lead to further suffering and displacement, reads the organization s appeal for aid.The UN is stressing that it needs the money immediately, reports CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta. They re making no bones about it, they need that money now, Patta said from Johannesburg, South Africa. It s the worst locust outbreak in 70 years for Kenya, and a quarter of a century for Somalia and Ethiopia. Officials have warned that the insects could increase 500-fold by June if not adidas sambarose contained quickly, Patta said. If action isn t taken, the swarms could also migrate to other parts of Africa mdash; and ev Rjvk As war rages in Ukraine, some children remain near the front lines: She is used to the sirens
The Israeli government has effectively frozen new Jewish construction in Jerusalem s disputed eastern sector, municipal officials said Monday. The decision was made despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu s public insistence that building would not be stopped in the face of U.S. pressure.It remained unclear if the slowdown constituted a formal moratorium or how long it would last, but the move reflected Netanyahu s need to mend a ser stanley cup ious rift with the U.S. over Israeli construction on lands the Palestinians claim for a future state as Washington tries to bring the Palestinians back to the negotiating table.An Israeli government official claimed a weeks-long delay in reviewing plans for new construction was nothing more than a bureaucratic issue. Nonetheless, signs of the freeze drew angry criticism from hard-line lawmakers, including a member of Netanyahu s own party who warned the government could collapse over the matter.Construction in east Jerusalem has been a major sticking point since Israel infuriated Washington last month by announcing a major new east Jerusalem housing development during a visit by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.In Washington, U.S. officials said they were aware of news of the freeze but were seeking clarification from the Israeli government and had no immediate comment. Jerusalem Councilman Meir Margalit of the dovish Meretz Party said top Jerusalem officials intimately involved with construction stanley deutschland projects told him that Netan stanley cup yahu s office ord
