Kim Jong-un applauds Trump for second summit plans
North Korea's leader has expressed "great satisfaction" after receiving a letter from US President Donald Trump, the North's state media said.
The letter was passed to Kim Jong-un by one of his top aides, who went to Washington last week.
The two men are planning to meet for a second time by the end of February, according to the White House.
They first met last June in Singapore to discuss the possible denuclearisation of North Korea.
'We want an end to tyranny': Venezuelan diaspora calls for Maduro to go
From Mexico City to Hong Kong, exiles take to the streets in support of regime change
One year ago Albert Molina and his family joined the historic exodus from Venezuela, fleeing to Mexico after his ailing father fell victim to the collapse of its health service.
On Wednesday night – after a day of intense political drama in his crumbling homeland – he stood outside the Venezuelan embassy in Mexico City with a placard reading “No more dictatorship” and suddenly rekindled dreams of a homecoming.
“The thing Venezuelans most want is to go back to our homeland,” said Molina, a 33-year-old business administrator from Anzoátegui state.
UK must take back refugees despite Brexit, EU's top court rules
The ECJ has reaffirmed the UK's current responsibility under Dublin rules. That means British authorities must take back asylum-seekers that entered the EU via the UK, despite its intention to withdraw.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Wednesday ruled that British authorities must accept asylum seekers who entered the EU via the UK for the period in which it is a member, even though it has announced its intention to leave the bloc.
The ruling is an affirmation of asylum procedures in Europe under the so-called Dublin rules, which gives EU member states the right to deport asylum seekers to their point of entry in the bloc.
DR Congo set for historic transfer of power under shadow of disputed election
Felix Tshisekedi is to be sworn in on Thursday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country's first-ever peaceful handover of power after chaotic and bitterly-disputed elections.
At 55, opposition leader Tshisekedi takes over from Joseph Kabila who is stepping aside after 18 years at the helm of sub-Saharan Africa's biggest country.
The inauguration will take place at the Palace of the Nation, the seat of the presidency, at noon (1100 GMT), aides to Tshisekedi and Kabila said on Wednesday.
One of Tshisekedi's first tasks will be to appoint a prime minister in a move which will see him sharing power with Kabila's supporters, who hold an overwhelming majority in parliament.
Answering the call: The women on the front lines of Japan's defens
Updated 0220 GMT (1020 HKT) January 24, 2019
The first time 22-year-old Akiko Hirayama stepped on board a navy ship, she was transfixed by the hardware.
"I was so amazed by all the torpedoes and missiles on the ship and its labyrinthine layout," said Hirayama. "I'd never seen anything like that before."
Hirayama, a former airport security guard now aged 23, had swung by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF) public festival out of curiosity. Six months later, devastating floods submerged her hometown in Okayama prefecture in western Japan. Moved by how Japan's Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) helped her family and friends during the relief operations, Hirayama decided to join up.
Russia, Turkey agree to take steps to 'stabilise' Syria's Idlib
Putin, Erdogan vow to battle 'terrorists' in Idlib, agree on safeguarding Turkey-Syria border.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recept Tayyip Erdogan say they have discussed steps needed to stabilise the situation in Syria's Idlib province where the joint battle against "terrorist" organisations will continue.
Erdogan arrived in Moscow on Wednesday with several of his cabinet members for a day-long visit.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Russian foreign ministry said the situation in the region, where Moscow and Ankara have tried to create a de-escalation zone, was rapidly deteriorating and that it was almost under the full control of Hay'et Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) - a rebel group that was previously linked to al-Qaeda.
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