North Korea's leader has met the Russian president for their first ever summit.
Vladimir Putin began by telling Kim Jong Un he supports the country's efforts to make peace with the US - and would like to help.
Discussions between the secretive state and the US broke down in February.
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A £10,000 reward has been offered for information about the murder of Lyra ((pron: lee-rah)) McKee.
The journalist was shot dead by members of the New IRA in Derry during riots last Thursday.
Her killing has led to new calls for Northern Ireland's political leaders to talk about resuming power sharing.
At Lyra's funeral yesterday, the presiding priest criticised politicians for not yet reaching a settlement.
Talks aimed at restoring powersharing are expected this week between Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley and the Stormont parties - two years after it broke down.
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A new report's found there's "little sense of progress" by gardaí in improving crime detection rates.
The Policing Authority says over half of the force's targets weren't met in 2018.
However, progress has been made in areas including the identification of suspects and victims of online child sexual exploitation.
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Sri Lanka's president has begun changing the heads of the country's security services.
He has asked for the resignations of the defence secretary and national police chief.
It's emerged that intelligence warnings ahead of the Easter Sunday bombings weren't acted on.
More than 350 people died in suicide bomb attacks at churches and hotels.
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The world's largest aircraft maker, Boeing, has lost $1 billion after the worldwide grounding of its new 737 Max airplane.
The model was grounded after it was involved in two fatal accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which killed 346 people.
