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China and N Korea confirm Kim Jong-un visit
After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has visited China.
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'Strong possibility' North Korea's Kim Jong Un made surprise Beijing visit
A CNN team saw a motorcade arriving at Beijing Station on Tuesday afternoon and Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that the distinctive green, armored train had left the Chinese capital, presumably bound for Pyongyang.
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is ’taking stock’ of meeting with US President Donald Trump
FOLLOWING US President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to meet with North Korea, Kim Jong-un tells South Korean Foreign Minister he’s ‘taking stock.’
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China's parliament abolishes presidential term limits
China's rubber-stamp lawmakers on Sunday passed a historic constitutional amendment abolishing presidential term limits that will enable President Xi Jinping to rule indefinitely.
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Trump-Kim talks show US strategy is working - VP Pence
North Korea agreeing to discuss denuclearisation "is evidence that President [Donald] Trump's strategy to isolate the Kim regime is working," US Vice-President Mike Pence has said.
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North Korea-U.S. talks: Why make the offer now, what does North Korea want in return?
South Korea's National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong said President Donald Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un will meet by May this year. (March 8) AP
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Donald Trump: Kim Jong-un initiates meeting with POTUS
BREAKING: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made a bold move by inviting Donald Trump to his country.
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Kim Jong Un promises not to use nuclear weapons against Seoul after high-level talks
JUST when the world thought they had him pegged, Kim Jong Un has stunned with a surprising about face on nuclear weapons.
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Kim Jong Un Holds First Known Meeting With Seoul
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a high-level political delegation from the South for dinner Monday in Pyongyang and accelerated preparations for an inter-Korean summit.
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North Korea Says It Could Be Willing To Start Talks With The US
The offer of mediation was made at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and comes after an escalating war of words between America and North Korea.
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North Korea Is Sending Military Hardliner Kim Yong Chol to the Olympic Closing Ceremony. Here's What to Know
The opening ceremony more than two weeks ago was attended by Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, where she invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in to Pyongyang for talks.
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US to impose 'largest ever' N Korea sanctions
The United States is imposing a fresh set of sanctions on North Korea - the "largest ever", President Trump says.
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Free boob jobs offered to the poor in India
HEALTH bosses in India have been slammed for handing out free cosmetic surgery to boost confidence among impoverished women
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Awkward silence hangs between Trump and Turnbull in Oval Office
IT WAS all smiles between Trump and Turnbull, but there was one small sign that their relationship may not be as easy as they say.
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Trump announces ‘largest-ever’ sanctions on North Korea
The Trump administration has launched new sanctions against 50 vessels, shipping companies and trade businesses in a bid to ratchet up pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program – the largest round of sanctions yet.
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Kim Jong Un praises South Korea's 'impressive and sincere' Olympic welcome
North Korea's Kim Jong Un said it is important to boost the "warm climate of reconciliation" after meeting with the delegation that returned to the North after visiting the South for the Winter Olympics, the North's state media said on Tuesday.
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North Korea has held a military parade attended by leader Kim Jong-un, a day before the opening of the Winter Olympics in the South.
Mr Kim said the North had become a "world-class military power".
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Jacob Zuma: Pressure grows on South Africa president to stand down
South African President Jacob Zuma is under growing pressure to step down following talks with senior members of his ANC party on Sunday.
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About 90 feared dead as smugglers boat sinks
UN migration agency says boat capsized in Mediterranean carrying mostly Pakistani migrants from Libya
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