The defector wrote a letter to the President on Wednesday urging that the US should impose heavy sanctions to preempt any nuclear flexing by Kim and consider fomenting a coup in North Korea.

A Hwasong-12 intermediate range missile is launched in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 14, in the latest of a number of weapon launches from the country. The image was shared by North Korea.

Speculation about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's health mounded around the world after the head of the Hermit Kingdom had not been seen in public for nearly three weeks.

Speaking to a parliamentary committee on Wednesday, the head of South Korea's intelligence agency said there was nothing to indicate the rumours about Kim's ill-health were true.

MI6 consultant Gordon Corera described how he collaborated with the creators of the drama Killing Eve to give fans a glimpse of the world of espionage.

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British music promoter Rob Goldstone helped set up a Trump Tower meeting with Russians under the expectation they had 'smoking gun' material on Hillary, he told lawmakers.

'SPYGATE could be one of the biggest political scandals in history!' the president tweeted on Wednesday, gloating that it could be a comeuuppance for a partisan FBI that is investigating him.

Donald Trump has called the decision to revoke Paul Manafort's bail 'tough' and 'very unfair' after a federal judge sent the former campaign manager to await trial behind bars.

Former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman said Manafort's advance age, and the hefty sentences he could face from a U.S. federal judge, mean he could be behind bars for the rest of his life.

The head of the conservative 'Freedom Caucus' says government investigators may have 'tampered' with evidence that helped secure fired National Security Advisor Mike Flynn's guilty plea.

It was revealed that President Donald Trump could be heard discussing payment for Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story about her alleged affair with him with his lawyer Michael Cohen.

Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. joined President Trump's attack on Attorney General Jeff Sessions, calling him a 'phony' and even slamming his visit to the school.

Answering charges that he is only targeting a list of his political opponents, Trump claimed he 'would put a Republican on, too, if I thought they were incompetent or crazy.'

William McRaven, commander of the raid condemned Trump for revoking the security clearance of ex-CIA chief John Brennan saying the spy was 'of unparalleled integrity'.

John Bolton met with Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev in Geneva on Thursday, when the pair discussed election meddling, Syria, Iran, North Korea and nuclear weapons.

Cohen revealed that he hunted for a rumored tape of the president hitting Melania Trump – footage that he believes does not exist – and gave Democrats a reason to subpoena Trump's taxes.

Jurgen Klopp believes Liverpool's septet of Ballon d'Or nominees is the surest indication his club have re-established themselves as a leading European force.

The photo of the Queen at Windsor Castle on the phone to Boris Johnson does not just assuage fears for the health of our 93-year-old monarch, it resolutely declares it is business as usual.

The Paralympics has been added to the 'crown jewels' list of sports events which must be broadcast live on free-to-air TV - but cricket has been controversially overlooked.

Ministers and their special advisers are flatly refusing to work with Andrew Sabisky, 27, after he was found to have advocated extreme positions to enforce teenage contraception.

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A Melbourne hero has described the incredibly moment he thwarted a would-be robber with an MMA inspired take down.

Five people have been charged with allegedly stealing thousands of dollars' worth of baby formula in a string of robberies across Melbourne. 

Matthew Cooper, a national account manager at Southern Cross Austereo, allegedly stripped naked and ran on the field during a game at Bankwest Stadium in western Sydney.

David Davis, the former Brexit Secretary and ex-SAS reservist, relished his reputation as the hard man of British politics. But he cannot help but cry when he thinks of his granddaughter Chloe.

Abi Conroy, 23, from Somerset, said the stranger charged at her in a 'full black rubbery' outfit, 'grunting and breathing heavily', while she was taking a late-night walk.

JAN MOIR: We are supposed to be sophisticated people, living in a time of enlightenment. Look at us. We paint pictures, play the piano and ice our cakes with star-shaped nozzles.

The Sydney mother of a 25-year-old passenger who lost his life aboard flight MH17 has revealed her heartbreak at watching her son's final moments as he sprinted through the airport to catch the plane. 

Once finished in August, the slide in Malaysia will surpass a 1,984ft (605m) water slide in New Jersey that currently holds the Guinness World Record title for being the longest.

The disappearance of MH370, which went massively off course while heading to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, is one of the biggest mysteries in aviation history.

Ex-Miss Moscow Oksana Voevodina, 27, is living in Malaysia with her husband Sultan Muhammad V and has written of her wish for their son, born in May, to become king despite his father's abdication.

Police in Malaysia said Nora Quoirin's family would have to wait until at least today for the results of tests that may unravel the mystery of her death. Her body was found in the jungle on Tuesday.

Former Miss Moscow Oksana Voevodina, 27, posted an undated picture of her and Sultan of Kelantan Sultan Muhammad V, 49. She threatened to reveal details of their split.

The devastated mother of Nora Quoirin read an emotion tribute poem for her daughter today, as friends and family gathered at the service in Belfast.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A male Borneo pygmy elephant was found dead in a river in Malaysia last week, and medics have confirmed the animal died after being shot 70 times at close range.

Huckle, who abused 200 children, was knifed to death in his cell at HMP Full Sutton with a makeshift 'shiv' reportedly fashioned from a toothbrush.

Oksana Voevodina, 27, insists the child is the Sultan's - conceived on a holiday in Australia - and vowed to go to court in Moscow to demand a DNA test in a bid to prove the then king's paternity.

Cases of dengue fever at sites in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, reduced by 40 per cent after an international team of scientists injected mosquitoes with a strain of Wolbachia.

Budget airline AirAsia must have missed the memo about the popularity of airline food, announcing the opening of a new restaurant serving only in-flight meals.

The entertainer and author again was caught in a flub that was reminiscent of when he gave Miss Colombia the crown in 2015 and then had to take it back and give it to Miss Philippines.

It initially appeared Steve Harvey had named the wrong winner in the category on Sunday when he announced Miss Philippines had won as Shweta Sekhon stood beside him in full costume.

There was still 41 hours to go when the first group of eager revellers began queuing at Mrs Macquarie's Chair for a prime spot to see the New Year's Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour.

She recently announced she was leaving BBC One drama Our Girl after four years. And Michelle looked in high spirits as she shared a busty snap clad in a heart print plunging dress on Tuesday.

Little Muhammad Haryz, of County Durham, Nazim scored 142 on the Stanford-Binet IQ test, placing him in the 99.7th percentile of UK IQ scores.

The woman, named as Helen, found a note taped to the door of her Perth rental property outlining why the house was in lockdown.

The This Morning star, 39, who is a patron of the charity founded by Prince Charles in 1976, wowed in a stunning black and pink off-the-shoulder gown with a dramatic train.

Prince Charles has been praised for bravely climbing into a water-logged cellar in storm-hit Pontypridd in the Welsh valleys to see the devastation caused by Storm Dennis.

Grant Harrold, who was a royal butler between 2004 and 2011, and lives in Gloucestershire, told Us Weekly magazine that his former employer Prince Charles, 71, had a great sense of humour,