The US and North Korea began the new month staring off over the Korean Peninsula, with both sides giving few clues as to what their next move might be.

President Donald Trump invited his polarizing Philippines counterpart to the White House during a phone call in which the two leaders discussed North Korea.

CNN's Will Ripley gets a rare glimpse inside a typical North Korean apartment and shows an insight into everyday life.

On Thursday it was announced that United Airlines had reached an undisclosed settlement with Dr. David Dao, the passenger dragged off a flight just a few weeks ago, bloodied and semiconscious, and seen in a video that generated a flood of negative publicity for the airline.

Gunmen attacked a bus in Karachi on Wednesday, killing 41 people, Pakistani authorities said.