N Korea slams ‘foolish and dangerous’ Pompeo
Seoul: A senior North Korean official on Tuesday accused US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of having “foolish and dangerous ideas”, and warned Washington of an “unwanted outcome” if it does not adjust its stance on economic sanctions.
Xi urges youth to ‘love’ the Communist Party
Beijing: President Xi Jinping urged China’s youth on Tuesday to be loyal to the Communist Party as he sought to whip up patriotic sentiment in a nationalist speech marking the centennial of a student protest.
Cambridge University to dig into its colonial past
London: The University of Cambridge on Tuesday announced a new investigation into its colonial past to explore how the 800-year-old educational institution dealt with slavery and may have benefited from it. The two-year in-depth inquiry will see researchers trawl through university archives with a view to unearthing the ways in which slavery and forced labour during the colonial era impacted upon donations, gifts and bequests to the institution.