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Among the many strides North Korea has made in its development of nuclear weapons it can add another disquieting distinction: the precedent it's set for other rogue states who covet nuclear weapons.

Having worked at the State Department on Arab-Israeli negotiations for the better part of a quarter century, I came up with more than my fair share of half-baked ideas.

Conservation efforts in New Zealand to save the kiwi have paid off, but the snowy owl is now under threat.

President Trump's most hated number is getting bigger.

South Korea's foreign minister says there is "no concrete evidence" that North Korea has mastered delivering a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile.

Turkey has joined a growing chorus of key US allies in warning President Donald Trump about the perils of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, describing it as a "fatal mistake" that would spark fresh conflict in the Middle East.

"It's horrific" says photographer Michael Wolf, describing scenes from his "Tokyo Compression" photo series.The images -- nameless faces pressed up against windows, their expressions frozen in visible discomfort, the glass around them wet with condensation -- are snapshots of everyday commuter life for many of Tokyo's residents.