Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy North Korea is angry at this manThe Trump administration is hopeful its summit with North Korea will go ahead, despite threats of cancellation. A White House spokesperson said the US president remained ready. Hours earlier, North Korea released an angry statement saying it might pull out…

Ryan Reynolds defended his title as the Merc with the Mouth. The star of Deadpool 2 joined cast mate Josh Brolin in a “Playground Insults” game for Scott Mills’ BBC Radio 1 program, during which each actor had to make the other laugh by coming up with the edgiest wisecracks. Reynolds mocked Brolin for Goonies, Brolin…

Enlarge / Dr. Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, ready to name and shame. The Food and Drug Administration plans this week to effectively begin publicly shaming brand-name drug companies that stand in the way of competitors trying to develop cheaper generic drugs. FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told reporters on Monday and…

Jerusalem embassy move on top of Iran deal pull out will cost the US dearly

Labour has said it will close down two controversial immigration detention centres in an end to Theresa May’s « hostile environment » policy for illegal immigrants. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said an incoming Labour government would shut Yarl’s Wood in Bedford and Brook House near Gatwick Airport, and ban private contractors from taking on future contracts…

Monday during an interview with the Intercept, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said he fears President Donald Trump’s Middle East policies are going to cause an “Orwellian nightmare of never-ending war.” When asked about Trump leaving the Iran nuclear deal Sanders said, “I fear very much that now there is a lot of support for Saudi Arabia’s…