Retired military leaders urge Trump to choose words, not action, to deal with North Korea

"The United States must initiate and lead an aggressive, urgent diplomatic effort to freeze North Korean nuclear and missile development and reduce regional tensions,” the retired generals and admirals say in a rare public plea.

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/13/retired-military-leaders-urge-trump-to-choose-words-not-action-to-deal-with-north-korea/

Putin receives briefings on Trump’s tweets, Kremlin says

The Kremlin views the tweets sent by President Trump as official statements, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday, adding that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally briefed on them. "Moscow considers all statements made on his official Twitter account to be official, so reports are presented to President Putin about them, as well as about […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/12/putin-receives-briefings-on-trumps-tweets-kremlin-says/

A daredevil died doing pullups off a skyscraper in China

Wu Yongning’s stunts were not for the faint of heart. The 26-year-old daredevil, sometimes referred to as “Chinese Superman,” had amassed a considerable following online for his adventures in “rooftopping,” or scaling tall buildings without protective gear or safety harnesses. On Weibo, a Chinese social media platform similar to Twitter, Wu posted videos of himself […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/11/a-daredevil-died-doing-pullups-off-a-skyscraper-in-china/

Can Kim Jong Un control the weather? North Korea’s state-run media says so.

In rare free moments, when Kim Jong Un isn’t calling President Trump a dotard, launching ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan or engaging in general dictatoring, he apparently goes on leisurely mountain hikes and flexes his never-before-reported superpower: controlling the weather. The case for the North Korean leader’s cameo role in a new X-Men movie […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/11/can-kim-jong-un-control-the-weather-north-koreas-state-run-media-says-so/

Who supports Trump on Jerusalem? Europe’s anti-Islam politicians.

After President Trump's announcement that the United States would view Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and work toward moving its embassy there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expects other nations to follow America's lead. But as Netanyahu visited Brussels on Monday, it looked as if only a motley crew was offering support for Trump's move […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/12/11/who-supports-trump-on-jerusalem-europes-anti-islam-politicians/