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Human Rights
Donald Trump's 'greed' for Nobel prize fuels fears in South Korea of risky concessions
The Telegraph - By Julian Ryall
One of South Korea’s leading newspapers has accused Donald Trump of “trying to use the North Korean nuclear crisis to feed his greed for the Nobel Peace Prize”. The hard-hitting editorial in The Korea
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Politics
White House braces for shakeup after Trump privately complains about Coats
CNN - By Jeremy Diamond, Pamela Brown and Kevin Liptak, CNN
Washington (CNN) — White House officials have begun to have preliminary discussions about replacing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats amid concerns that President Donald Trump may soon dismiss
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Korean War
North Korean envoy separated from his daughter, former ambassador claims
CNN - By Jake Kwon and Livia Borghese, CNN
(CNN) — The daughter of a missing North Korean diplomat who is believed to be seeking asylum in Europe was separated from her parents and returned to Pyongyang, a prominent defector claimed this week.
The Telegraphadded this to World News
Korean War
Daughter of North Korean diplomat 'snatched from streets of Rome' and repatriated
The Telegraph - By Nick Squires
The teenage daughter of a North Korean diplomat who defected three months ago has been snatched off the streets of Rome and repatriated, it was claimed on Wednesday. Jo Song-gil, 48, North Korea’s ambassador
South China Morning Post added this to SCMP News
Asia
North Korea lured immigrants with propaganda offering ‘paradise on Earth’. Instead, they found themselves in hell
scmp.com - Agence France-Presse
Harunori Kojima still remembers the hot tears of joy that warmed his face against the sleet as he watched two Soviet ships set sail in December 1959 …
U.S. Politics
Regime Tells North Koreans Denuclearization Is Irreversible Ahead of Trump Summit
theepochtimes.com - Petr Svab
A North Korean newspaper, the main mouthpiece of the communist regime, ran an opinion piece that, for the first time, provided the citizenry a …
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World News
The hopes and fears surrounding the second Trump-Kim summit
The Washington Post - By Adam Taylor
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Asia
Trump-Kim summit: How might Kim Jong-un travel to Vietnam?
bbc.co.uk - www.bbc.co.uk
It's not the most conventional journey, but some reports suggest that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could soon be making his way to Vietnam by train, for an upcoming summit with US leader Donald Trump.
Liberal View
Trump So Mad At Dan Coats He's Gonna Be A Chickensh*t Who's Too Scared To Fire Him
wonkette.com - www.wonkette.com
Uh oh, is somebody telling the truth and making Donald Trump cry again? Every time Trump accidentally picks a competent person, this seems to …
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Opinion
The stage may be set for progress at the Trump-Kim summit
The Washington Post - By Siegfried S. Hecker, Robert L. Carlin, Elliot Serbin
Siegfried S. Hecker was the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1986 to 1997 and is a senior fellow emeritus at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University.
NPR
What's Changed Between U.S. And North Korea Since First Summit
tpr.org - www.tpr.org
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for a second time next week. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with North Korea expert …
Donald Trump
Trump, Abe hold phone talks over upcoming U.S.-DPRK summit
globaltimes.cn - www.globaltimes.cn
File Photo: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe upon his arrival at the Kasumigaseki Country Club in …
CNN
Donald Trump
Barber offers free Trump and Kim Jong Un haircuts
CNN
A Hanoi-based barber is giving free haircuts inspired by President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, for their historic meeting in Vietnam.
Fox News
Italian officials investigate whether North Korea abducted defector's daughter
Fox News
When the North Korean diplomat went into hiding near end of his post as Italian ambassador, his daughter wasn't with him; Greg Palkot reports.
The Washington Times
Donald Trump
Trump says second summit with North Korea will be 'very successful'
The Washington Times - By Dave Boyer
President Trump said Wednesday that he expects to hold more meetings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after next week’s denuclearization summit, …
New York Post
William Barr
Trump: It’s up to William Barr to release Mueller report
New York Post - By Bob Fredericks
President Trump said Wednesday new Attorney General William Barr will decide if and when special counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russia’s election …
Sky News Australiaadded this to Top Stories
Cyber criminals hold 15,000 hospital medical records for ransom
Sky News Australia
21/02/2019|2min Cyber criminals have hacked into a Melbourne hospital network to hold close to 15,000 medical records for ransom. The perpetrators, …
Reuters UK
Korean Peninsula
As Trump and Kim prepare for summit, bars in Vietnam serve 'Peace Negroniations'
Reuters UK - by Mai Nguyen
HANOI (Reuters) - Kim Jong Ale? Rock It, Man? Or how about a glass of Peace Negroniations? A bartender makes a cocktail to commemorate a US-DPRK summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mai
AlJazeeraadded this to Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific
Hosting a Trump-Kim summit: The Singapore experience
AlJazeera - Al Jazeera
Singapore case offers key lessons for Hanoi in dealing with security issues, diplomatic protocol and huge media influx. Singapore - At first it was on, then off, and then on again - in the end, Singapore
Axiosadded this to Politics
Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen's public testimony before Congress rescheduled to Feb. 27
Axios - Zachary Basu
President Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen will testify publicly before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 27, after postponing his …
Donald Trump
Summit throws spotlight on Vietnam as strategic player
straitstimes.com - www.straitstimes.com
February 21, 2019 5:00 AM With days to go before the highly anticipated second meeting between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean …
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Sanctions
Trump to consider lifting North Korean sanctions in dismantlement talks
Sky News Australia
21/02/2019|1min US President Donald Trump will consider lifting economic sanctions on North Korea if the nation can prove it’s taking ‘meaningful’ …
Miami Heraldadded this to Business
Exports
Vietnam, site of next Trump-Kim summit, model for growth
miamiherald.com - By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer
Vietnam, the location of President Donald Trump's next meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has come a long way since the U.S. abandoned its …
News (China)
US summit with positive outcomes
china.org.cn - 蔺丽瑶
China expects the upcoming second summit between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States to be held smoothly and …
Human Rights
Why Trump Needs to Raise Human Rights with North Korea’s Kim
hrw.org - www.hrw.org
A little over a year ago, before a packed joint session of Congress for the 2018 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump took a moment to …
Hatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The World
Cold War
Real cold war: US trains winter soldiers – with China, North Korea in mind
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• Training for wintertime war against a hi-tech enemy in the ‘Far East’ reflects new priorities for the US military • The weather at a snowy US Marine …
U.S. Dept. of Defense
John Collins on Weapons of Mass Destruction
warontherocks.com - Al Mauroni
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of “Remembering the Warlord,” a series dedicated to the memory of John Collins. Read the introduction …
Donald Trump
Trump Says It's Up to AG to Release Mueller Report
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday it will be up to newly confirmed Attorney General William Barr to release special counsel Robert Muller's …
Kim Jong-un
Poll: 73% of Americans Don’t Believe North Korea Will Denuclearize
nationalinterest.org
With the second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un getting closer with every passing day, the prognosticators …
France 24
Kim Jong-un
MediaWatch - Could 'Benallagate' sink Macron?
France 24 - James CREEDON
Could 'Benallagate' sink Macron? Date created : 20/02/2019 - 22:06 Emmanuel Macron's former bodyguard is again causing embarrassment for the Presidency as the French Senate delivers a report saying Elysée