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June 17, 2018 North Korea

Invest in North Korea: money pit or golden opportunity?

PYONGYANG (AFP) - Donald Trump dangled the carrot of foreign investment in front of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at their nuclear summit, but analysts say few will want to put money into one of th...

Troubled Germany look to make World Cup statement against Mexico

MOSCOW -- Germany must shrug off a rocky World Cup build-up as they begin the defence of their title on Sunday against a vastly experienced Mexico side jolted by their own pre-tournament scandal. Wh...

June 17, 2018
Soccer
'Naive' Nigeria youth schooled by Croatia master Modric

KALININGRAD, Russia -- Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr admitted his young team had been "naive" in a 2-0 loss to Croatia in their opening Group D game Saturday, continuing a dismal recent record at World C...

June 17, 2018
Soccer
Japan urges N. Korea to jointly break mutual distrust

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to jointly overcome their mutual distrust, as he confirmed ongoing efforts to arrange a Japan-North Korea summ...

June 16, 2018
Foreign Policy
Trump ignites trade war with China, triggering swift retaliation

US President Donald Trump on Friday ignited his trade war with China, slapping tariffs on tens of billions in Chinese imports and sparking immediate retaliation from Beijing. Chinese President Xi Ji...

June 16, 2018
World News
ECB to keep interest rates at record lows at least through summer

The European Central Bank on Thursday said it expected key interest rates to remain at their current historic lows "at least through the summer of 2019." The headquarters of the European Central Ban...

June 14, 2018
Economy
[Breaking] US, Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup: FIFA vote

The United States, Mexico and Canada won the right to host the 2026 World Cup after easily beating Morocco in a vote by FIFA member nations on Wednesday. The North American bid received 134 of the 2...

June 13, 2018
Sports
[US-NK Summit] Nuclear risk-taker Trump gambles all in talks with Kim

WASHINGTON -- If Donald Trump’s high-stakes, long-odds bet on building peace with North Korea pays off, it will be because he confidently dismissed all expert advice, moral qualms and diplomatic norm...

June 13, 2018
North Korea
[US-NK Summit] Kim summit helped world avoid 'nuclear catastrophe': Trump

HONOLULU -- Donald Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has helped bring the world back from "nuclear catastrophe," the US president said Tuesday. "The World has taken a big step back...

June 13, 2018
North Korea
[US-NK Summit] Kim invites Trump to visit Pyongyang as North hails 'radical switchover'

Kim Jong-un invited Donald Trump to visit North Korea during their historic summit and the US President accepted, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, calling it the start of a "radical switchov...

June 13, 2018
North Korea
[US-NK Summit] Six things we learned from historic US-N.Korea summit

US President Donald Trump hailed his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un as a "very great day in the history of the world". But as the world was glued to the unprecedented meeting, we also learned...

June 12, 2018
North Korea
[US-NK Summit] Trump, Kim formed 'special bond' in historic meeting

Donald Trump has formed a "special bond" with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, he said Tuesday at the end of a historic meeting during which the two former foes pledged to meet again. The pair sign...

June 12, 2018
North Korea
[US-NK Summit] S. Korea hails Trump-Kim summit as 'talks of the century'

South Koreans erupted in applause Tuesday as Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un met for what local media billed as the "talks of the century". As the historic first meeting between a sitting US president ...

June 12, 2018
North Korea
[US-NK Summit] N. Korea media herald Kim's Singapore stroll

North Korea's state media lauded Singapore Tuesday as they highlighted Kim Jong-un's visit to some of its top tourist attractions. A few hours ahead of his historic summit with Donald Trump -- the f...

June 12, 2018
North Korea
[US-NK Summit] Warm words from North Korea on Cold War frontier

PANMUNJEOM, North Korea -- On the world's last Cold War frontier, where troops have long faced off at the truce village that divides the two Koreas, propaganda broadcasts have fallen silent and soldi...

June 12, 2018
North Korea

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