US President Donald Trump says he's willing to ease sanctions on North Korea if the country takes meaningful steps towards denuclearisation.
These comments come a week before Trump is set to hold a meeting in Vietnam with North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un.
William Denselow reports:
Trump backs down on strikes on Iran's power network
President Donald Trump backed down on targeting Iran's power network on Monday, saying the US and Iran have held constructive talks and that he would postpone any strikes on power plants and energy infrastructure.
71 rescued as Colombian military plane crashes shortly after take-off
A Colombian Air Force plane carrying 125 people crashed just after take-off deep in the country's southern Amazon region on Monday, with military sources saying 71 people on board were rescued.
Hong Kong police given new powers to obtain phone, computer passwords
Hong Kong police can now demand that people suspected of breaching the city's national security law provide mobile phone or computer passwords in a further crackdown on dissent.
ICE agents begin deploying at some US airports
US immigration agents began deploying at more than a dozen US airports on Monday to aid security screening as staffing absences by unpaid airport security officers have caused massive delays.
Air Canada jet collision shuts LaGuardia; pilots killed, dozens injured
An Air Canada Express jet collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia airport late on Sunday, killing both pilots, injuring dozens and closing the facility, authorities said.
