| Trump Overture Introduces Acceptance of Nuclear North Korea Posted: 12 Jun 2018 02:21 PM PDT  Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, and an MSNBC panel discuss how Donald Trump's overture to Kim Jong Un in Singapore at least introduces the possibility of a friendly relationship with the newly nuclear North Korea.
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| In volcano's wake, Guatemalan town became a cemetery Posted: 12 Jun 2018 12:33 PM PDT ![In volcano's wake, Guatemalan town became a cemetery]( "In volcano's wake, Guatemalan town became a cemetery") Guatemalan authorities reacted slowly to signs of the Fuego volcano's impending eruption on June 3, contributing to one of the most tragic natural disasters in recent Guatemalan history. At least 110 people have died and close to 200 are thought buried under the rubble in the hamlet on the fertile lower slopes of the volcano.
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| Merkel on tightrope over disputed migrant policy Posted: 12 Jun 2018 11:42 AM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel was fighting Tuesday to stamp out the first major row within her uneasy coalition, as disputes over her refugee policy returned to haunt her while she negotiates a broad EU asylum deal. The discord within her conservative bloc burst into the open on Monday when hardline Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, of Merkel's Bavarian allies CSU, hastily cancelled the presentation of his tough new "masterplan" on immigration. Merkel has made clear she rejects a plan to turn back at German borders any asylum-seeker already registered in another EU country, arguing that her country shouldn't go it alone while Europe searches for a common policy.
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| Oprah Winfrey Buys an $8 Million Orcas Island Estate Posted: 12 Jun 2018 08:00 AM PDT  The ultra-private property includes a main house, a guest cottage, a teahouse, and a barnlike structure with a woodworking studio and gym
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| North Korea state media plasters front pages with leader's Singapore trip Posted: 12 Jun 2018 04:51 AM PDT  Just hours after Kim Jong Un wrapped up a surprise evening sightseeing tour of Singapore on Monday, the North Korean newspaper Rodong Sinmun crammed its front page with photographs snapped of the reclusive leader. The official newspaper of the Workers' Party of Korea featured 14 photographs, covering more than half of the front page of its Tuesday issue, showing Kim jovially walking with oficials from the city-state at a tropical garden as well as beside an infinity pool. The speed of the coverage in Rodong Sinmun and other state media is unusual in a country where events are often reported a full day, if not longer, after they happen. The sense of fun in the reporting is also a contrast with the more sober way in which the North Korean media would usually handle an official trip. It appears to reflect a new confidence among officials in North Korea that the isolated country has really been accepted onto the world stage. This is the furthest Kim is known to have traveled since he came to power in 2011 and there has never previously been a meeting between a US president and a North Korean leader. Kim Jong Un's late night stroll through Singapore makes the front page of the Rodong Sinmun back home - very unusual to see them report at this speed pic.twitter.com/qGcIuV7ssH— Martyn Williams (@martyn_williams) June 11, 2018 Despite all pomp and circumstance, ordinary North Koreans are not confident that improvement in relations between the North and the United States will last long and give them a better economy, defectors say. "They weren't too excited about the summit. North Korea had rice and medicine aid from the United States and other countries before, but that did not trickle down to ordinary people," said Park Hyun-sook, a defector who spoke to two relatives inside the North by phone on Saturday. "Under sanctions, we have figured out the way to live on our own. Even under any better relationship with the U.S., it would be the same," Park told Reuters. Park used to smuggle North Korean goods into China to make a living near the border. North Korean TV just aired a report on Kim's Sunday departure, arrival and meet with Singapore PM. 5 repeats scheduled today. If you're curious what "Donald J Trump" sounds like in Korean, see if you can hear Ri Chun Hee say his name. Full video: https://t.co/LpEIyUOAwUpic.twitter.com/jE9u3Nhaiy— Martyn Williams (@martyn_williams) June 11, 2018 Many North Koreans are still filled with deep-rooted distrust towards Trump, which state media previously called a "lunatic old man", said Daily NK, a news website run by North Korean defectors who retain contacts with sources inside. North Korea's official media brought a large number of reporters and camera operators to Singapore for the Kim trip, and they had access to various locations that was denied to media from elsewhere in the world. For previous trips by Kim to China, state media had mostly reported the visits after Kim had returned to Pyongyang. In the case of the inter-Korea summit - which began on the morning of April 27 - the coverage was largely delayed until early the next day. In addition to the pictures of Kim on the tour on Tuesday, separate landscape shots of the Marina Bay Sands hotel, and a bird's-eye view of Singapore from the hotel's observation deck were also shown. The meeting was played out on huge screens in central Tokyo Credit: Koji Sasahara/ AP KCNA reported Kim as saying of the sightseeing tour that "Singapore is clean and beautiful and every building is stylish as he heard of in the past, adding he is going to learn a lot from the good knowledge and experience of Singapore in various fields in the future." On Monday, Rodong Sinmun had shown Kim just before departing Pyongyang for Singapore, shaking hands with his officials and waving his hand inside the entrance of an Air China airplane ahead of takeoff. State television aired the same photographs of Kim's departure as well as his arrival in Singapore and the North Korean leader's meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the Presidential Palace. Protests, however, were held in South Korea where president Moon Jae-in watched on hopefully Credit: JUNG YEON-JE/AFP The North Korean media still faces some barriers, though. It doesn't go live for such sensitive events. In the capital of Pyongyang, North Koreans watched a big TV screen playing still photographs of Kim's visit to Singapore and read a newspaper about the trip at a subway station, media photographs showed. But, on Tuesday, while all other international networks went live with Kim and Trump's first handshake and opening remarks at their meeting, the official Korean Central Television remained blank, choosing not to break with its usual broadcast schedule that usually begins five hours later.
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| US sends junior official to open its de facto embassy in Taiwan, as it seeks to avoid Beijing's anger Posted: 12 Jun 2018 03:46 AM PDT  The United States is due to open a new embassy in Taiwan on Tuesday, but plans to send a junior minister to avoid igniting a diplomatic row with China. Beijing, which does not recognise Taiwan as a state independent from China, has mounted a concerted campaign over the past two years to lure away the few remaining countries that recognise Taipei. The US, a major backer of Taipei, made a $1.42 billion arms deal with the island state in 2017, and spent $250 million (£187 million) on the new de facto embassy. However, in order to assuage China's anger, the US will not send a top-level official to the opening of its de facto embassy in Taiwan on Tuesday, a signal that Donald Trump does not want to provoke Beijing. Speculation had mounted earlier this year that national security adviser John Bolton would be sent to the opening of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). At a glance | The One China policy Instead, Marie Royce, assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, will open the AIT, Washington said. Beijing views Taiwan as a breakaway province, which will be reunited with the mainland by force if necessary. The US gave up official diplomatic ties with Taipei in 1979 when it switched recognition to Beijing, but Washington remains a powerful ally of Taiwan. The new AIT offices are being unveiled amid heightened concerns in Beijing over increasing US involvement in Taiwan. Mr Trump in March signed the Taiwan Travel Act, which will allow more official visits between the US and Taipei. Washington also agreed to help Taipei build its own submarines, a move which Chinese media said made war "more probable" between China and Taiwan. The US is embroiled in a major trade row with China, but is keen to avoid a diplomatic fallout as it needs Beijing's help to solve the North Korea nuclear issue. Taiwan, meanwhile, has become increasingly marginalised on the international stage with the loss of diplomatic allies who previously recognised the government of the self-ruled island, but have now switched to Beijing. The West African state of Burkina Faso said it was severing ties with Taiwan last month, following similar moves from the Dominican Republic, Sao Tome and Principe and Panama. Additional reporting by Christine Wei
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| Olympian Bode Miller's 19-Month-Old Daughter Dies After Drowning in Pool Posted: 11 Jun 2018 10:44 PM PDT  Bode Miller is mourning the tragic death of his youngest child, 19-month-old daughter Emeline Grier Miller.
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| Merkel open to EU migration reform, cautious on eurozone Posted: 11 Jun 2018 09:14 PM PDT  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday she was more open to French President Emmanuel Macron's plans to reform migration and defence policy in Europe than his hopes to bolster the euro. Merkel singled out Macron's hope for a jointly managed investment budget of "one or two percent of gross domestic product" in the single currency area as overambitious. Many Germans fear ending up on the hook for debts run up by other EU members, and the chancellor last week suggested that a "limited" investment budget of a few tens of billions of euros would be enough.
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| 52 Dinners That'll Show Dad How Much You Love Him Posted: 11 Jun 2018 05:27 PM PDT ![52 Dinners That'll Show Dad How Much You Love Him]( "52 Dinners That'll Show Dad How Much You Love Him")
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| Pursuit of San Francisco kidnapping suspect ends in deadly Emeryville crash Posted: 11 Jun 2018 04:08 PM PDT  A San Francisco police officer pursued two people across the Bay Bridge after reports that they had shoved a woman in the trunk. The pursuit ended in Emeryville, where the vehicle went up in flames and one person was killed.
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| Anthony Bourdain’s Ex Praises Their 'Strong And Brave' Daughter On Instagram Posted: 11 Jun 2018 02:17 PM PDT  Days after Anthony Bourdain was found dead in France on Friday, his ex-wife
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