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Seoul expects Trump, Kim ‘N-talks’ to progress

Bloomberg South Korea President Moon Jae-in said he expected a “big step” towards denuclearisation of the peninsula during a unprecedented summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Both sides are preparing for this with commitment, and I look forward to a big step being taken during the US-North Korea meeting,” Moon said in Seoul. ...

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Israel PM’s flip-flops on deportation leave African migrants in limbo

TEL AVIV / Reuters Israel is finalising a deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with Rwanda and the UN’s refugee agency to find homes for those expelled fell through. About 4,000 migrants have left Israel for Rwanda and Uganda since 2013 under a voluntary programme but PM Benjamin Netanyahu has come ...

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Facebook CEO hearing fails to win European plaudits

Bloomberg The early critique of Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s efforts to restore trust with US lawmakers was mostly positive, with shares bouncing back. Europeans waking up to reports from the five-hour congressional hearing are not as convinced. Senators cross-examined Zuckerberg over the leak of data on 87 million people and signalled they may move to rein in ...

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