| Trump's approach to human rights? It's personal, critics say Posted: 13 Nov 2017 01:57 PM PST ![Trump's approach to human rights? It's personal, critics say]( "Trump's approach to human rights? It's personal, critics say") When President Trump spoke to South Korea's National Assembly last week, his emphasis on the systematic abuses and absence of basic freedoms in the authoritarian state to the north made him sound like a fervent champion of universal human rights. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says human rights "briefly came up" in Trump's meeting with President Duterte Monday, which she said instead focused on ISIS, illegal drugs, and regional security. Recommended: What do you know about Donald Trump?
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| Measuring the kindness of strangers Posted: 13 Nov 2017 12:43 PM PST ![Measuring the kindness of strangers]( "Measuring the kindness of strangers") How many people honored this year's World Kindness Day on Nov. 13, preferably with a random act of kindness? Public indifference toward World Kindness Day may be excused by the fact that the annual celebration has only been around fewer than 20 years. Earlier this year, Microsoft released a survey of 14 countries tracking the level of empathy, respect, and dignity used in digital platforms, such as social media and online forums.
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| In Israel's north, seeking a measure of calm as Mideast tensions spike Posted: 13 Nov 2017 11:44 AM PST ![In Israel's north, seeking a measure of calm as Mideast tensions spike]( "In Israel's north, seeking a measure of calm as Mideast tensions spike") At first glimpse, the sweeping view north into Lebanon from this ridge-top border kibbutz appears so tranquil – dense forest hillsides of oak and pine cutting a swath of deep green under an open sky, a white-washed house with a red tile roof in the distance. Nearby are a pair of radar towers, a small Israeli army outpost with a watch tower, and across the border fence a Lebanese Army lookout staring right back. "They say it's the Lebanese Army tower, but it's Hezbollah.
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| Russia investigation: What we know and where it may head next Posted: 13 Nov 2017 11:20 AM PST ![Russia investigation: What we know and where it may head next]( "Russia investigation: What we know and where it may head next") Early last month, as part of its effort to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election, the FBI filed an affidavit in federal court explaining why the bureau wanted to keep secret a plea deal it had struck with a low-level former Trump campaign adviser named George Papadopoulos. Mr. Papadopoulos was a bit player in the Trump 2016 effort, a young, unpaid foreign policy adviser who attended meetings but seemed to do little else. Why cloak the fact that Papadopoulos had lied to agents and then deleted social media accounts in a hapless attempt to conceal his actions?
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