Global confidence in Trump lower than for China’s Xi, poll shows

A new Pew poll finds skepticism of China's rise but most countries continue to have a negative view of the U.S. president.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/10/01/global-confidence-trump-lower-than-chinas-xi-poll-shows/

Jean-Claude Arnault, photographer at the center of Nobel Prize scandal, found guilty of rape

Arnault was accused of sexual assault and harassment by 18 women.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/10/01/jean-claude-arnault-photographer-center-nobel-prize-scandal-found-guilty-rape/

Billionaire Richard Branson says he was ‘seconds away’ from death during a Mont Blanc climb

Sir Richard Branson and his son, Sam, survived falling rocks on Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/10/01/billionaire-richard-branson-says-he-was-seconds-away-death-during-mont-blanc-climb/

Britain’s top diplomat compares the EU to a Soviet-era gulag — angering the survivors of the real ones

Tens of thousands of Europeans were deported or died in prison under Soviet occupation.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/10/01/britains-top-diplomat-compares-eu-soviet-era-gulag-angering-survivors-real-gulags/

Amid North Korea nuclear talks, poll shows high support for South Korea among Americans

Military action in defense of South Korea, as well as the continuing presence of U.S. troops in the country, are supported by a majority of Americans.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2018/10/01/amid-north-korea-nuclear-talks-poll-shows-high-support-south-korea-among-americans/