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North Korea may join the Winter Olympics…

With little time to spare, North and South Korea are preparing to hash out Kim Jong Un’s offer to send a delegation to next month’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Skeptics are calling the offer, floated by Kim during his annual televised New Year’s address, a cynical tactic to drive a wedge… Read More

[Must see] World’s largest snow and ice park (pics!)

Ice sculptures of Moscow’s Red Square and Bangkok’s Temple of the Emerald Buddha are among landmarks featured in the world’s largest ice festival. The Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in the frigid northeastern Chinese city is known for massive, elaborate and colorfully lit ice sculptures featuring animals, cartoon characters… Read More

Koreas plan first meeting in over 2 years (Trump is winning!)

The rival Koreas will sit down for their first formal talks in more than two years next week to find ways to cooperate on the Winter Olympics in the South and to improve their abysmal ties, Seoul officials said Friday. While a positive sign after last year’s threats of nuclear… Read More

American charged with subversion in Zimbabwe freed… (for now)

A Zimbabwean court on Thursday freed “for now” an American woman charged with subversion for allegedly describing the former president on Twitter as a “sick man.” Martha O’Donovan, who grew up in New Jersey, had faced up to 20 years in prison. A magistrate removed her from remand after prosecutors… Read More

African leader just made a MAJOR announcement

In a surprise move, Ethiopia’s leader on Wednesday announced plans to drop charges against political prisoners and close a notorious prison camp in what he called an effort to “widen the democratic space for all.” This is the first time the government has acknowledged holding political prisoners. Prime Minster Hailemariam… Read More

Jewel thieves pull off insane museum heist

Thieves have stolen precious Indian jewels from the famed Al Thani Collection that were on exhibit at Venice’s Doge’s Palace — right in the middle of the show. News reports say the thieves grabbed a golden, jeweled brooch and a pair of earrings Wednesday and escaped by blending in with… Read More

N. Korea responds to Trump’s shocking tweet with… (wow!)

Just hours after President Donald Trump shocked the world with a nuclear threat to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the North Korean government made a surprising move… and reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday. Kim said he… Read More

Liberals admit refugees behind HUGE crime wave

Conservatives have warned for years that welcoming a huge amount of mostly young, male refugees into Germany was a mistake. Wednesday, the German government released a study that admitted the truth. The facts don’t like — the 2015/2016 open board policy has led to a shocking increase in violent crime… Read More

Trump cranks up pressure on Iran (AMEN!)

The Trump administration stepped up its support for protesters in Iran on Tuesday, calling on the government to stop blocking Instagram and other social media sites while encouraging Iranians to use special software to circumvent controls. Following several days of tweets by President Donald Trump rooting on the protesters and… Read More

Russian army debuts newest weapons… puppies!?

The Russian Armed Forces has unveiled its latest cutting-edge weapon in a New Year’s greetings video: cuddly puppies. After a year of showing off its military might in Syria, the Defense Ministry has taken a softer approach in a one-minute video showing dozens of puppies sharing food and cuddling with… Read More