AFP, Seoul
North Korea has created a new, supreme governing commission with leader Kim Jong-Un as its chairman, underlining the 33-year-old’s absolute control over every aspect of state policy in the isolated, nuclear-armed nation.
The country’s legislative body, the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), unanimously voted Kim as head of the State Affairs Commission on Wednesday, the North’s official KCNA news agency said.
30 killed in attack on Afghan police
Reuters, Kabul
Two Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 30 people and wounded around 40 in an attack on Thursday on buses carrying recently graduated cadets on the western outskirts of Kabul, officials said.
Three buses were attacked as they approached the capital from neighbouring Wardak province, a police official said, according to preliminary information.
Kerry says Britain could remain in EU
AP, London
Britain could remain in the European Union (EU) for the foreseeable future, with 10, Downing Street appearing not to know how to negotiate the divorce, US Secretary of State John Kerry said.
In order to leave the EU, Britain will have to implement Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which would kickstart a process that could last months, if not years before an exit was formalized.
Russia to normalise ties with Turkey
AP, Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin today said Moscow is ready to restore its bilateral ties with Turkey.
Mr Putin agreed on the decision over a phone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and both the leaders also agreed to consider the possibility of a face-to-face meeting in the near future, Xinhua news agency reported.
The phone call between the two sides came after Mr Erdogan sent an apology letter to Mr Putin on Monday over the downing of a Russian warplane in November 2015, voicing his readiness to mend ties after the incident on November 23.
