North Korea’s on-again-off-again status as a state sponsor of terrorism

The U.S. government redesignated North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism on Monday. The move, announced by President Trump during a brief photo op at a Cabinet meeting, was designed to put pressure on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. “It should have happened a long time ago,” Trump told reporters. “It should have happened years […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/11/20/north-koreas-on-again-off-again-status-as-a-state-sponsor-of-terrorism/

Queen Elizabeth II becomes first British monarch to celebrate 70th wedding anniversary

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, celebrated 70 years of marriage on Monday, the longest union of any monarch in British history. British Prime Minister Theresa May was one of many to jump on social media to congratulate the royal couple. “They have devoted their lives to the service of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/11/20/queen-elizabeth-ii-becomes-first-monarch-to-celebrate-70th-wedding-anniversary/

New Zealand leader regrets story that suggested Trump mistook her for Trudeau’s wife

New Zealand's prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said that she regrets sharing an anecdote that suggested President Trump mistook her for the wife of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “It was a bit of a funny yarn,” Arden told TVNZ on Monday morning, adding that it was “something that I don't want to cause a diplomatic incident over.” […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/11/20/new-zealand-leader-regrets-story-that-suggested-trump-mistook-her-for-trudeaus-wife/

Indian ruling party member offers bounty for the beheading of Bollywood’s biggest female star

The release of a highly anticipated Bollywood blockbuster has been delayed after a politician from India's governing party offered a bounty of $1.5 million for the heads of the movie's star and director amid outcry that the film distorted Hindu legend. The movie “Padmavati” — depicting the life of a legendary 14th century queen Padmini — marked the latest in a […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/11/20/indian-ruling-party-member-offers-bounty-for-the-beheading-of-bollywoods-biggest-female-stars/

Search for a missing submarine is stymied by new challenges: 20-foot waves and 50 mph winds

An international team of searchers trying to locate a vanished Argentine sub and its 44 crew members is being stymied by a new challenge: An uncooperative ocean. Twenty-foot waves and winds near 50 mph were battering more than a dozen search-and-rescue ships from the United States, Britain, Brazil and Chile traversing the area where the ARA San Juan […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/11/20/search-for-a-missing-submarine-is-stymied-by-new-challenges-20-foot-waves-and-50-mph-winds/