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Hours into the job, Pompeo in Brussels for show of support for NATO

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Barely 12 hours after being sworn in U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went straight to NATO headquarters on Friday in what European allies saw as strong support for an institution that U.S. President Donald Trump once called obsolete. Source: Reuters World News

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China makes defaming revolutionary heroes punishable by law

BEIJING (Reuters) - China introduced a law on Friday making it potentially criminal to defame or deny the deeds and spirit of the country's historic martyrs, state media said, the latest move to protect symbols of state. Source: Reuters World News

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North and South Korea hold historic summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in held a historic summit Friday after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries, in a gesture laden with symbolism. Kim said he was "filled with emotion" after stepping over the concrete blocks, making him the first North Korean leader [...]

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New project aims to educate school children, young adults on issue of corruption

Educating school children and young adults on the subject of corruption on the Seychelles’ three main islands is the aim of a joint project between Transparency Initiative Seychelles (TIS) and the Anti-Corruption Commission Seychelles (ACCS). To launch the European Union-funded project the two entities signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday. Teaching scholars and pupils [...]

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'A new history starts now' as North Korea's Kim meets South Korean leader

SEOUL (Reuters) - Smiling and holding hands, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between the countries on Friday, pledging to pursue peace after decades of conflict. Source: Reuters World News

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India's Modi to get museum tour, dinner with Xi as China trip begins

WUHAN, China (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will get a tour of a museum and dinner with President Xi Jinping on Friday, the first day of an ice-breaking visit to China in which the giant neighbors will seek to re-set a troubled relationship. Source: Reuters World News

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New Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Brussels to meet NATO allies

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A day after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo landed in Brussels for talks with key allies in Europe on heightened Russian aggression and ways to strengthen the NATO military alliance. Source: Reuters World News

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'A new history starts now' as leaders of two Koreas meet

SEOUL (Reuters) - Smiling and holding hands, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met at the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between the countries on Friday in the first summit for the two Koreas in over a decade. Source: Reuters World News

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Migrants in caravan at U.S. border bide time ahead of crossing

TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) - Central American migrants from a caravan through Mexico languished in shelters in the border city of Tijuana on Thursday, waiting for promised legal advice ahead of a planned crossing together to the United States to seek asylum. Source: Reuters World News

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