Seoul’s Defense Ministry said it confirmed the dismantling of 10 North Korean guard posts on Tuesday. A ministry statement said North Korea had informed the South of its plans in advance.
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Brussels Police Officer Is Stabbed, Officials Say
The officer and the knife-wielding assailant, who was shot, were hospitalized. Belgium’s interior minister said the attack was not being treated as a terrorist incident.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s new asylum rules: ‘He may not rewrite the immigration laws’
A federal judge blocked new rules implemented by Trump to limit asylum applications, opening the door for migrants on the caravan to enter the U.S.
Xi Visits Philippines to Celebrate ‘Rainbow After the Rain’ With Duterte
President Xi Jinping arrived in Manila amid growing concern that the Philippines’ conciliatory approach to China has backfired.
Stocks Fall, Wiping Out Gains for 2018
Worries about the tech industry added to broader concerns, including the impact of the trade war between the U.S. and China.
After APEC Meeting, Police Storm Papua New Guinea Parliament, Demanding Pay
About 300 people descended on the building, destroying property as they demanded to be paid for their work during the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
As Australia’s Cities Get Crowded, Its Leader Targets Immigration
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is proposing to reduce the cap on immigration by nearly 30,000 people a year to control what he called runaway congestion in Australian cities.
Marseille Dispatch: In a ‘French Detroit,’ a Housing Crisis Turns Deadly for Poor
Nervous officials in Marseille evacuated 1,054 people after a building collapse killed eight in a poor neighborhood. But many more homes are in danger of crumbling, and people live in fear.
Science Times at 40: The Key to Stopping the Illegal Wildlife Trade: China
The country is a critical market for animal contraband. Some scientists fear the official commitment to conservation may be wavering.
11 Things We’d Really Like to Know: Will We Survive Climate Change?
Possibly. There is ‘no scientific support for inevitable doom,’ one expert notes.