≡ Trump Heralds Halt In N. Korea Nuclear Tests, Slams Critics
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his diplomatic efforts with North Korea, saying his meeting with leader Kim Jong-un was "a good thing" and the regime's halting of nuclear and ballistic missile tests was a "wonderful" fact.
In an interview with CBS that aired Sunday, Trump said he believes in having meetings with Russia, China and North Korea, adding that "Nothing bad is going to come out of it, and maybe some good will come out."
Trump has come under fire from critics who argue he lost all leverage with the North when he agreed to meet Kim in Singapore last month.
On Twitter, the U.S. leader wrote, "There hasn't been a missile or rocket fired in 9 months in North Korea, there have been no nuclear tests and we got back our hostages," slamming critical media coverage as "fake news." ■[2018.07.16]
≡ France Beat Croatia To Win 2018 World Cup
France have beaten Croatia 4-2 to clinch the 2018 FIFA World Cup title -- the second for the country in 20 years.
In an exciting game held Sunday in Moscow at the Luzhniki Stadium, the two teams gave it their all.
While Croatia played hard during the first half, trying to make up for an embarrassing own goal, France led by a big margin and were unrelenting with shots during the second half.
France's 19-year-old striker Kylian Mbappe, the first teenager to score in a final since Brazil's Pele, was handed the best young player of the tournament award.■
[2018.07.16]