The summit between the Korean leaders is 'a special and hopeful event.' That is what Foreign Minister Stef Blok said in Brussels in a first reaction to the meeting between the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
The leaders of North and South Korea have shaken hands for the first time in ten years. South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un traveled to the demilitarized zone for a special summit in the Panmunjom border town.
Europe sees a future in robots, but wants a code of conduct to prevent devices and other 'smart' technologies from causing damage. In order not to miss the boat, 20 billion euros have to be invested in the coming 2.5 years.
South and North Korea want to put an end to the military conflict between the two countries during their joint summit this month. The two nations are officially still at war, but there has been a truce since 1953. The countries would have consultations prior to the summit, according to South Korean media.
The former FBI director James Comey said in the long-awaited interview with the American channel ABC that Trump is morally inadequate to be president of the United States.
NASA will soon shoot sperm into space. This to do scientific research. The American space agency is curious how human sperm cells respond to weightlessness.
US President Donald Trump discussed the situation around Syria on Thursday with his national security team. In that conversation, no decision has yet been taken about possible retaliatory actions against Syria, according to the White House.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel concludes that her country is taking part in military attacks on Syria. She said Thursday that Germany would do everything to make it clear that the use of chemical weapons is unacceptable.
In Hungary there is a systematic threat to democracy, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms. This is the conclusion of the Hungary-Rapporteur of the European Parliament, Judith Sargentini, of GroenLinks after a small year of research.
Royal Dutch Shell has indicted its own former employee to the Dutch authorities because of the suspicions of illegal activities in the sale of an oil field in Nigeria in 2011.
Australia expels two Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain. According to the British government, the regime in Moscow is behind the attack.
Fourteen EU Member States decided on Monday to expel Russian diplomats from their country. That made EU President Donald Tusk known in Brussels. He did not rule out the fact that more European countries will follow in the coming days with measures in response to the poisonous attack in Salisbury in England on a former Russian double spy.
Germany rejects four Russian diplomats. With this, the Federal Republic rejects the assassination attempt with a poison in England against a Russian ex-spy, Sergei Skripal, and supports Great Britain in the conflict.
Four EU countries have called on the Russian ambassador in their country. Russian media reports that the ambassadors in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland were called to the Foreign Office there on Monday. The Eastern European countries all have a border with Russia.
The European Union is calling its ambassador back from Moscow for consultation. The measure follows the establishment of EU heads of government on Thursday evening that Russia is most likely behind the attack with nerve gas in Salisbury on former double-spy Sergei Skripal. According to them, that is the only plausible explanation.
Facebook is taking steps to better protect data on its platform against abuse. The company reported this in a statement. Topman Mark Zuckerberg put on the fines and said that he is responsible for everything that has happened.
Facebook topman Mark Zuckerberg speaks to his staff for the first time since this week's upheaval about leaked user data. He is also expected to answer questions about the issue together with operational responsible person Sheryl Sandberg.
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Prime Minister Theresa May prepares steps against Russia, after the nerve gas attack on Russian former spy Sergei Skripal (66) and his daughter Yulia (33). At the cemetery near the grave of Skripal's mother and his son Alexander, traces are now being sought. She died a few years ago.
The US President Donald Trump only wants to round the table with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un when he sees that Pyongyang takes the rapprochement seriously and is prepared to meet him. The White House has announced this on Friday.
The United States received 313,000 more jobs last month, an increase of 4.1%. The hourly wage rose by 2.6% compared to last year.
Matteo Renzi, leader of the Democratic Party in Italy, has decided to resign. His party suffered a considerable loss during the national elections. That reports the Italian news agency Ansa.
The Chinese economy has to grow by about 6.5 percent this year, while the budget deficit has to decrease. This was reported by the Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in a presentation to parliament.
Dutch metal companies such as Tata Steel lobby the cabinet and the American ambassador to limit the damage of the announced steel and aluminum tax by President Trump. 'At the same time, Americans can not do without our high-quality steel,' says Theo Henrar, CEO of Tata Steel Netherlands.
The Australian police arrested a suspect because of a deadly bomb attack in 1994. The authorities appealed to the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) to solve the case, reports Australian media.
In addition to optimism about the economy and inflation in the United States, Jerome Powell, as the new Federal Reserve chairman, has emphasized that the volatility in the financial markets will not mean a change in the Fed's tightening policy.
There is widespread support among EU member states for the way in which the European Commission is trying to bring Poland in line. The laws with which the Polish government puts the judiciary under political control are causing many countries, including France, Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he is launching the 'largest package of sanctions ever' against North Korea. 'Today I announce that we will be launching the biggest new set of sanctions against the North Korean regime,' Trump said in an excerpt from a speech he holds later on Friday.
The 33-year-old Mexican Juan Pedro Franco who is officially known as the thickest man in the world, is busy losing weight. In October 2016 he weighed 595 kilos, now he has already lost 250 kilos. He puts everything to make his big dream come true: to be able to walk normally again.
The European Union is taking steps to impose sanctions against Myanmar because of the continuing murders and rapes by security forces in the state of Rohingya. EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs will commission Monday in Brussels to prepare punitive measures against high-ranking military personnel who are guilty of human rights violations.
