North Koreans celebrate missile launch with fireworks and street parties

Just days after North Korea successfully launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile — another dramatic weapons advancement that further escalated tensions with the United States and South Korea — state media is reporting that people in Pyongyang have taken to the streets to celebrate with a street party and fireworks. The Korean Central News Agency reported on Thursday that […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/01/north-koreans-celebrate-missile-launch-with-fireworks-and-street-parties/

Obama issues a warning in India: ‘Think before you tweet’

Former president Barack Obama made a few pointed jibes — without actually naming President Trump — in remarks in New Delhi on Friday, taking on social media, climate-change deniers and religious intolerance. In a discussion period at a leadership forum, the former president was asked about his wife Michelle’s comments this week during a speech […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/01/obama-issues-a-warning-in-india-think-before-you-tweet/

As the U.S. mulls recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, here’s what some Palestinians and Israelis think

The Trump administration has until Dec. 4 to sign a waiver that delays moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem for another six months. Every U.S. president since Bill Clinton has signed it twice a year after Congress passed a bill in 1995 that called for the mission to be relocated. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/01/as-the-u-s-mulls-recognizing-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-heres-what-some-palestinians-and-israelis-think/

The U.N. just appealed for more humanitarian funds than ever before. Here’s why.

The United Nations expects to need a record amount of $22.5 billion in humanitarian assistance next year, as more than 90 million people are expected to be in need. Most of them live in the Middle East and Africa. The humanitarian appeal was launched on Friday, and the estimates are based on the worsening conditions in […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/01/the-u-n-just-appealed-for-more-humanitarian-funds-than-ever-before-heres-why/

China sends its top actors and directors sent back to socialism school

BEIJING — Culture is the soul of the nation, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared in a key speech last month. And like Chairman Mao Zedong before him, Xi believes that Chinese culture must serve socialism and the Communist Party. This week, more than 100 of the nation’s top filmmakers, actors and pop stars were gathered […]

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