The Defense Ministers of the DPRK and South Korea No Gwang Chul and Song Yong Mu signed a comprehensive agreement in the military sphere following the summit of the Chairman of the state Council of the DPRK Kim Jong-UN and South Korean President Moon Jae-In.

The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the statements of the head of Tesla Elon Musk on the possibility of redemption of its shares and withdrawal from the exchange. This information was reported by Bloomberg, citing on other sources.

China has reduced investments in bonds of the us national debt by 7.7 billion dollars, according to the latest data of the US Treasury. 

Vladimir Putin called the Il-20 crash in Syria a tragic accident. The President asked not to compare the incident with the downed Turkish military fighter SU-24.