News of the day from across the globe, June 23
Warnings are appearing on Instagram accounts in North Korea that say access to the popular photo-sharing app is being denied and that the site is blacklisted for harmful content.
[...] they have also posed a quandary for North Korean officials who are highly concerned about the flow of information and images in and out of the country.
The tiny village of Castrillo Matajudios — which means “Camp Kill Jews” — in north central Spain on Monday changed its name back to the original Castrillo Mota de Judios (“Jews’ Hill Camp”) following a referendum and regional government approval.
Kurdish forces have discovered a 440-yard long tunnel dug by Islamic State group militants near the Turkish border with Syria, a spokesman for the militia said Monday.
The Yulin government distanced itself from the festival and announced new restrictions, but restaurants reached by telephone reported brisk business during the event, ostensibly held to mark the summer solstice.
Restaurant owners say eating dog meat is traditional during the summer, while animal rights activists say the festival has no cultural value and was merely invented to drum up business.
Iran’s foreign minister and European Union counterparts held talks Monday in an effort to reach a deal over Tehran’s nuclear program before a June 30 deadline.