Top economic adviser Gary Cohn leaves White House in wake of tariff rift

(CNN)President Donald Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn is resigning, the White House announced on Tuesday

Trump touts 'positive' Korea talks but wants action

Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump called the news that North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear weapons "very positive" and said he was open to talks with Pyongyang during an Oval Office meeting with his Swedish counterpart on Tuesday.

UK's Boris Johnson vows robust response if Russia linked to sick spy

London (CNN)Britain's top diplomat says the UK would respond "robustly" if Russia is found to be behind the suspected poisoning of a former double agent

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency in wake of communal violence

New Delhi (CNN)A state of emergency has been imposed in Sri Lanka for the first time since the civil war following days of communal violence between the island's Sinhalese and Muslim communities

North Korea's Kim Jong Un talks of rewriting history after dinner with South Koreans

Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a high-ranking South Korean government delegation that he wants to "write a new history of national reunification," during an unprecedented meeting between the two sides in Pyongyang Monday.

Former Trump aide says he's refusing Mueller subpoena: 'Screw that'

Washington (CNN)In a defiant set of CNN interviews, former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg said Monday he refuses to comply with a grand jury subpoena in the Russia investigation

16 and trying not to get pregnant

Manila, Philippines — Hazel Encarnacion, 16, breastfeeds her three-month old daughter as she walks through the narrow alleyways of Tondo, one of Manila's poorest and most crowded neighborhoods.

Italy strikes massive blow to status quo with election result

Rome (CNN)As the dust settles on Italy's national election, there are clear winners and losers, but no clear outcome after a divisive campaign dominated by anti-immigrant rhetoric and promises that will be hard to keep

Jailed Russian 'sex coaches' offer to trade election info for US asylum

Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)From behind bars in a sweltering immigration detention center in Bangkok, a self-styled "sex coach" who claims to have detailed insider knowledge of Russian meddling in the US election says she wants to cooperate with US investigators

China boosts military spending 8% amidst ambitious modernization drive

Hong Kong (CNN)China plans to boost its military spending by 8.1% in 2018 as it looks to further advance an ambitious modernization drive for its armed forces.A budget document made available to the media before the opening of China's 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on Monday