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South Korea’s Moon calls for summit with Kim

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Bloomberg South Korean President Moon Jae-in said it’s time to prepare for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, commenting just days after returning from a visit to the White House where he tried to get faltering nuclear negotiations back on track. Moon, who has tried to be a bridge between Kim and President Donald Trump, said North Korea’s leader ...

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Finns reject austerity as leftists win polls

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Bloomberg After the tightest election in over half a century, Finland looks set to get a more left-leaning government as voters rejected years of austerity. Former trade unionist Antti Rinne is poised to become Finland’s first Social Democrat prime minister in 16 years, winning by fewer than 7,000 votes. But he faces a tough set of coalition talks, after the ...

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US to slap new sanctions on Venezuelan officials

Bloomberg The US is ready to apply new sanctions on Venezuela’s leadership, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, as the government steps up pressure on Nicolas Maduro to relinquish power and allow new elections to be held. The US government will use all political and economic means at its disposal, including sanctions and visa revocations against those propping up the ...

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