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South Korean leader tries to rescue Trump-Kim talks

Bloomberg A year ago, South Korean President Moon Jae-in was preparing to host Kim Jong-un on the southern side of their fortified border — a historic high-water mark that fuelled talk of a Nobel Peace Prize. Now, he’s heading back to Washington, hoping a direct appeal to US President Donald Trump can keep all that from slipping away. The South ...

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US sends China signal with warship in disputed sea

Bloomberg The US sent a fighter-jet-carrying warship to join drills near the disputed Scarborough Shoal for the first time, sending a pointed message to China as tensions simmer over territorial claims in the region. The USS Wasp — an amphibious assault ship outfitted last year with F-35B jets — joined the annual Exercise Balikatan with the Philippines this month. A ...

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EU set to force UK into long Brexit delay in danger for May

Bloomberg Britain’s exit from the European Union looks set to be delayed by as long as a year in a blow for Theresa May that risks a destabilising backlash at home. European Council President Donald Tusk rejected May’s request for a brief postponement to the UK’s membership, saying it would create a “rolling series of short extensions and emergency summits, ...

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