Korean Central Television (KCTV) aired footage Wednesday showing Kim Jong Un and Chinese President Xi Jinping touring the Central Cadres Training School of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Video: KCTV (June 11, 2026)

Iran says soccer staff denied visas for World Cup dlvr.it/TSvy4y

The United States has denied a visa for Iran's national team manager Mehdi Mohammadnabi. He will be barred entering the U.S. for their the Fifa #WorldCup 2026 matches. He & others also denied visas will travel to the team camp in Mexico whilst efforts to obtain visas continue.

Seoul’s unification minister proposes four-way talks with North Korea, US, China dlvr.it/TSshwP

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Starbucks Korea saw a ‘very significant’ sales drop after 'Tank Day' marketing campaign, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1980 Gwangju Uprising, triggered a public outcry reut.rs/4nMY79o

I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that I couldn't care less what Harvard does about grade inflation or indeed about anything else. It educates a tiny fraction of hand-picked students.The attention given to any little burp or bleep coming out of Harvard is bizarre

I tried bionic legs and e-hiked up a mountain—just the latest example of physical AI entering the real world. The exoskeleton pushes and pulls on your legs, using AI-enabled software to detect movement and deliver the appropriate amount of power. I felt like a complete dork wearing it, and can only imagine the Strava uproar when these devices become more mainstream. But there's a real case for these motorized supports expanding access to the outdoors for more people. Fresh air is a tonic that shouldn't be gate kept. Link to the full YouTube video and column in the comments.

Exclusive: Xi Jinping will visit North Korea for a second state visit, perhaps as early as next week, two sources with knowledge of the trip told me time.com/article/2026/05/20/…

NEW: The regime change plan at the beginning of the Iran War called for installing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran's former hard line president known for accelerating the nuclear program and denying the Holocaust, as the country's new. leader.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/po…

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