North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, awaits the Chinese President

President Xi Jinping is embarking on the first visit to North Korea by a Chinese leader in 14 years.

The UN human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, is in Venezuela for talks with the government and opposition on the crisis engulfing the country.

New Zealand has begun a six- month scheme to buy back semi- automatic weapons banned after the mosque attacks in Christchurch.