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  The two leaders will discuss the possibility of North Korea providing Moscow with weapons to support its war in Ukraine, the official said. Where talks would be held is not clear. The Kremlin spokesman had "nothing to say" on the reports, which were also carried by other US media. There was no immediate comment from North Korea. Sources told the New York Times that Mr Kim was most likely to travel by armoured train. The possible meeting comes after the White House said it had new information that arms negotiations between the two countries were "actively advancing". How worrying is a Putin-Kim Jong Un alliance? What missiles has North Korea been testing? National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Russia's Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, had tried to "convince Pyongyang to sell artillery ammunition" to Russia during  a recent visit to North Korea . It is thought that Russia might need 122mm and 152mm shells because its stocks are running low...

  On the surface, an arms deal between North Korea and Russia makes perfect transactional sense. Moscow desperately needs weapons, specifically ammunition and artillery shells, for the war in Ukraine, and Pyongyang has plenty of both. On the other side, sanction-starved North Korea desperately needs money and food. More than three years of border closures, not to mention the breakdown of talks with the United States in 2019, have left the country more isolated than ever before. But below the surface, it opens up the potential for Pyongyang and Moscow to start working more closely together. The US has been warning about a possible arms deal between the two countries for some time, but a leader-level meeting between Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin catapults this into the next realm. While the priority for the US, certainly in the short-term, seems to be to stop North Korean weapons from getting to the frontline in Ukraine, the concern here in Seoul is over what North Korea would get i...

Kanye West and his intriguing Australian 'partner in crime,' Bianca Censori, have found themselves in hot water yet again after a Venetian boat rental company decided they're not welcome anymore, not even with a Venice-worthy serenade. Their recent escapade in Italy has left tongues wagging and the boat rental company, Venezia Turismo Motoscafi, making waves with a lifetime ban. Last Monday, the dynamic duo set the Venetian canals ablaze with their audacious antics. Picture this: West, the American rap sensation, at 46 years young, positioned at the back of a river taxi, and beside him, the enigmatic Bianca, 28, playfully resting her head on his lap. But here's where it got interesting—or embarrassing, depending on who you ask—West decided to bare it all, mooning the unsuspecting gawkers and tourists who had front-row seats to the spectacle. Venezia Turismo Motoscafi, the company responsible for renting out the boat, was quick to distance themselves from this impromptu ...

 Ericica Mena, aged 35, has been officially terminated from her role on Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta due to racist remarks she made against her co-star Spice, aged 41, during an incident that occurred on Wednesday. The popular VH1 series has confirmed this decision via an official statement on social media, which reads, "The Love & Hip Hop franchise has never shied away from challenging conversations within our community." The statement also announced that viewers would witness the consequences of Erica Mena's remarks in the final three episodes of the season and concluded by stating that she would not appear in the next season of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, effective immediately. This development followed a backlash from fans against the reality television star. The backlash stemmed from an intense argument between the two women, during which Erica referred to Spice as a 'monkey' while they were having a discussion at a restaurant. The dispute escalated to a ...

Europe is facing the impact of a “double crisis,” but the region can avoid a recession, Paolo Gentiloni, the European Commissioner for economic affairs, told CNBC on Saturday. “I think we are we facing the impact of the double crisis,” Gentiloni said in reference to the geopolitical impact from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent economic hit to the European continent. “From a geopolitical point of view, [the crisis] impacted also, of course, the U.S. and all the world, but from the economic point of view, it impacted seriously Europe and Germany in particular,” he said. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February last year sparked serious fears in Europe that the region would enter a significant economic slowdown. However, the region has since been able to secure alternative energy supplies, which until then primarily came from Russia, and some governments were able to provide relief to consumers facing high energy costs. The euro area, in the end, grew...

  I love the idea of season- and occasion-specific cocktails, which, I find, bring order to a chaotic world.  Gin and tonics  are for warm weather and patios.  Old-Fashioneds  taste best by a fire. A friend once made me a  Dark & Stormy  as we waited for a big thunderstorm to roll in, and ever since, I’ve carried on the tradition when happy hour and the weather forecast agree.  Martinis  are an exception: I think of them as the little black dress of imbibing. (I’m merely saying this is a personal preference — if you want an  eggnog  during a heat wave or a  margarita  on Christmas, cheers to you, friend.) So the idea of a particular drink to match a particular event soothes my soul.  Mint juleps on Kentucky Derby Day  and a  Pimm’s Cup for Wimbledon ? How very appropriate. And though you’ve heard of those cocktails, the Honey Deuce might be a new one to you. It was for me, at least, when I stumbled on on...

  A  four-line letter , signed by the attending physician of Congress and released by Senator Mitch McConnell on Thursday, suggested that his  recent spells   of speechlessness  were linked to “occasional lightheadedness” perhaps brought on by his recovery from a concussion last winter or “dehydration.” But seven neurologists, relying on what they described as unusually revealing video of Mr. McConnell freezing up in public twice recently, said in interviews Thursday and Friday that the episodes captured in real time likely pointed to more serious medical problems afflicting the longtime Republican leader. Some of the neurologists, while cautioning that they could not diagnose the minority leader from afar, said that the letter and other comments from Mr. McConnell’s office appeared to fall short of explaining why he abruptly stopped speaking during news conferences in late July and again on Wednesday. “If I gave that tape to a medical student and that was his e...