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The WorldMay 27, 2019

Trump and Abe — US President Donald Trump meets with family members of Japanese abductees by North Korea, with first lady Melania Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife, Akie Abe, at Akasaka State Guesthouse in Tokyo, Japan, May 27, 2019.
Kimimasa Mayama/Pool via Reuters

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