2018年6月12日星期二

Yahoo! News: World News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World News


Despite murky details, summit sends NK clear message: Welcome to the club

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 02:16 PM PDT

Despite murky details, summit sends NK clear message: Welcome to the club"The world will see a major change," Kim said as he signed the summit's joint statement. What had been dubbed a denuclearization summit was actually very light on the specifics, beyond its quid-pro-quo joint statement twinning North Korea's commitment to denuclearize with US security commitments for Kim.


A taciturn tactician, McConnell’s leadership draws respect – and ire

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 12:26 PM PDT

A taciturn tactician, McConnell's leadership draws respect – and ireIn January, when former Senate majority leader Bob Dole of Kansas was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, his fellow Republican, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, offered a tribute. Senator Dole showed that "principles and pragmatism are not opposites, but complements," said Senator McConnell.


A summit that may pop fear in North Korea

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 12:15 PM PDT

A summit that may pop fear in North KoreaAs the world's most repressive tyranny, the North Korean regime has survived by keeping its people in the dark, dampening their expectations, and instilling a fear of external enemies, especially the United States. North Korea's official media told the nation of 26 million that the talks could bring a "permanent and durable peace mechanism" with the US. TV images showed Mr. Kim touring Singapore, where "every building is stylish," the streets are clean, and the country's "good" development is worth following.


China's forced evictions: One migrant family's story

Posted: 12 Jun 2018 07:21 AM PDT

China's forced evictions: One migrant family's storyOne morning in mid-March, Wang Tianle and his mother visited the site of his old school in northern Beijing. Things started to change in 2015, when the municipal government announced plans to cap the city's population at 23 million by 2020.


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