Standing up to his own government is nothing new for Moon Kyu-hyun. The 70-year-old Jesuit priest from South Korea made international news back in 1989, when he crossed the border into North Korea illegally. Pri.org

Lobby groups have welcomed Energy Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s decision to not appeal the Western Cape High Court’s ruling on the country’s nuclear deal programme. Ewn.co.za

NORTH Korea has fired what appears to be a ballistic missile from its west coast, a Seoul military official has said, in an apparent test of South Korea’s new president Moon Jae-in. express.co.uk

Lights and appliances in the Northwest are not being partly powered as usual by the nuclear power plant near Richland. The Columbia Generating Station disconnected from the electric grid on Saturday for a 40-day refueling and maintenance outage. Tri-cityherald.com