The Guardian: Trump and Kim Jong-un to meet again at second nuclear summit
* Location of summit between leaders to be announced later
* Decision comes in wake of talks between Trump and envoy
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un will hold a second summit near the end of next month, the White House has announced, after the president held an Oval Office meeting with a North Korean emissary.
Kim Yong-chol, North Korea’s top negotiator and a veteran spy chief, met the US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, for about an hour in a Washington hotel, and then spent a bit more than an hour and a half with Trump in the Oval Office, before leaving for a lunch with Pompeo, to discuss more details.
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AFRICA
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Sudan police fire live rounds outside home of slain protester.
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EUROPE
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Germany urges Russia to destroy missile to save nuclear treaty.
Russia warns US missile defense plans will fuel arms race.
Germany urges Russia, Ukraine to de-escalate conflict.
Deadlocked Swedish Parliament affirms Lofven as PM 4 months after election.
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Germany 'considers ban on Huawei' amid global backlash.
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