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  Kim sent China-North Korea relations to a historical low by prioritising nuclear weapons and missiles development, then harshly criticising Beijing when it supported international sanctions   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un praised outgoing Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjun for helping to improve relations between Pyongyang and Beijing, state media reported on Thursday, as the envoy left office after seven years in the post. Kim’s comments were conveyed to Li by Choe Ryong Hae, a top official in the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, state news agency KCNA said. Li also met with North Korean premier Kim Tok Hun, KCNA reported “Kim Jong Un highly praised the ambassador for successfully assisting several DPRK-China summit meetings over the past seven years, making much effort to develop the friendly relations between the two parties and the two countries and sharing bitters and sweets with the Korean people,” Choe told Li, using the initials of North Korea’s official name. Kim is...

  IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, James Franco has starred in films such as 127 Hours and Milk Actor James Franco has admitted having sex with students from his acting school, almost four years after sexual misconduct allegations were made. He agreed to pay $2.2m (£1.6m) in July after being sued for engaging in "sexually-charged behaviour towards female students". Speaking on The Jess Cagle Podcast, he said that while teaching, he "did sleep with students, and that was wrong". He said he had not started the school to lure women for sexual purposes. The actor said he had remained quiet for such a long period because "there were people that were upset with me and I needed to listen". Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal, who attended Franco's now-defunct Studio 4 acting school, alleged Franco tried to "create a pipeline of young women who were subjected to his personal and professional sexual exploitation in the name of education".   The...