Wednesday, June 13, 2018

World News Briefs -- June 13, 2018



Reuters: Trump says North Korea no longer a nuclear threat; North highlights concessions

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat, nor is it the "biggest and most dangerous problem" for the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday on his return from a summit in Singapore with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The summit was the first between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader and followed a flurry of North Korean nuclear and missile tests and angry exchanges between Trump and Kim last year that fueled fears of war.

"Everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office," Trump said on Twitter.

"There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea. Meeting with Kim Jong Un was an interesting and very positive experience. North Korea has great potential for the future!"

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MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Arabia-led military coalition launches offensive on Yemen port city of Hodeida. Saudi coalition strikes kill 250 Houthi rebels in heavy fighting.

Watchdog: Sarin, chlorine likely used in Syria in March 2017.

In Syria's Kobane, a monument to lives lost and battles won.

Trump’s Mideast team to push peace plan in region.

Iraq's Sadr forms surprise alliance with pro-Iran coalition.

Israeli officials call for snipers to target Gaza's kite flyers.

Lebanese PM in Moscow to meet Putin.

ASIA

Donald Trump declares North Korea 'no longer a nuclear threat' despite no denuclearisation timeframe.

North Korean state media report Kim Jong Un's 'success' at summit.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit China after North Korea summit, Beijing confirms.

Exit poll: Ruling party overwhelmingly wins South Korea elections.

Indian soldiers killed in cross-border shelling.

Anti-China protests in Vietnam set to aggravate tensions with Beijing.

Rohingya refugees land in Myanmar as escape boat breaks up.

US hits Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen's bodyguard unit head with sanctions.

AFRICA

South Sudan rebel leader to attend talks with president in Addis Ababa.

New Madagascar govt fails to end political strife.

Somalia: displaced and desperate in IDP camps.

S.Africa lifts state of disaster over drought.

U.S. Navy rescues 40 migrants off coast of Libya.

Suspension of SA official for pro-Israel remarks 'a clear attack'.

Poll: Egypt 'safer' than UK and US.

EUROPE

Furious Scots lawmakers walk out of UK parliament in Brexit row.

Italy summons French ambassador in row over migrant rescue boat.

Migrant vessel docks in Sicily amid international row.

Georgian Prime Minister Kvirikashvili resigns.

Angela Merkel accuses US of running trade surplus if trade calculations are updated.

German interior minister pulls out of Merkel's integration summit.

New EU 'peace fund' could buy weapons.

'We're just trying to survive it': Russian cities brace for World Cup.

AMERICAS

Inspector general: 2 US dams at risk of ‘insider threats’.

U.S., Mexico and Canada chosen to host 2026 World Cup.

Mexico's Lopez Obrador widens lead in presidential poll.

Pepsi plant in Mexico closes over threats of gang violence.

Argentina lawmakers gather for key abortion vote.

Canadian hospital sues mother of million-dollar baby, amid growing concern over Chinese birth tourism.

Guatemala volcano: Thousands left homeless after eruption.

California voters to weigh splitting into three states.

TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR

Taliban denies it is in ‘secret talks’ with NATO.

France, Belgium, Spain, Morocco to form joint anti-terrorism unit.

Mozambique jihadists lay siege to once sleepy villages.

ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS

Trump, Iran spar over oil prices ahead of OPEC meeting.

US President Donald Trump could hit China with trade tariffs as early as Friday, sources say.

World's largest video games expo launched in US.

British overseas territories in talks to keep tax haven secrecy.

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