Image copyright Belgian/French police Salah Abdeslam, the sole surviving suspect from the 2015 Paris attacks, has been jailed for 20 years in Belgium over a gunfight that led to his arrest.Abdeslam, 28, and co-defendant Sofien Ayari were both convicted of terror-related charges of attempted murder.Ayari, 24, was also given a 20-year sentence. Both fired on…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption South Korea's speakers were blasting pop music and propaganda over the border South Korea has stopped broadcasting propaganda via loudspeakers along the border with North Korea, ahead of top-level talks later this week.The South has dozens of loudspeakers along the border area, which blast everything from K-pop music to…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kim Jong-Un says there is no need for further missile tests North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he has suspended all missile tests and will shut down a nuclear test site."From 21 April, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles," the country's state news…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe protest against pension changes have escalated over the past three days Ten people have been killed in Nicaragua in three days of clashes between police and opponents of changes to the pension system, officials say.Vice-President Rosario Murillo blamed the violence on "vampires", but said the government…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump on North Korea meeting US President Donald Trump says that if his planned talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are not fruitful he will "walk out".At a joint news conference, he and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said maximum pressure must be maintained on North Korea…
Donald Trump's unconventional diplomatic approach appears to be taking shape, with a secret meeting between CIA director Mike Pompeo and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un already in the bag, But the risks and rewards of Trump's bombastic approach are acute. Three North Korea experts offer some practical and profound advice on a future summit between…
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Residents ride through the ruined streets of Douma on Sunday, a week after the attack Chemical weapons inspectors in Syria are to be given access to an alleged chemical attack site on Wednesday, Russia says.The team has been in the country since Saturday but has been denied access to the…
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Harvey Weinstein fell from his position of power in Hollywood after a series of sexual harassment allegations The New York Times and New Yorker magazine have won a joint Pulitzer Prize for their reporting on sexual harassment allegations in Hollywood.The reports brought down film mogul Harvey Weinstein, who has been…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch the key moments over 12 hours - in two minutes President Donald Trump has warned Syria's government the US is "locked and loaded" to strike again if it carries out chemical attacks.The warning came after the US, UK and France struck three Syrian sites in response…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAmateur footage shows strikes on a military research facility in Damascus, while state TV shows the damage Global powers will not "turn a blind eye" to the use of of chemical weapons, the UK foreign secretary has warned a day after US-led strikes in Syria. Writing in…
