US and South Korean presidents meet in Washington

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US President Joe Biden is meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday at the White House in a display of strengthening US-Korean solidarity. But recent Pentagon leaks indicating the US eavesdropped on Yoon’s presidential office has rattled his cabinet, and could complicate the meeting. And, the World Food Program’s regional director for the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa says these countries are facing food shortages brought on by military conflicts, and by natural and manmade disasters. Also, people continue to flee Sudan as more fighting continues on Wednesday on the outskirts of the capital, Khartoum. Residents from the capital region are also having to make tough decisions about leaving. Plus, a look at legendary Harry Belafonte’s role in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.

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South Korean president pressured to confront White House over leaks
This Korean hot pepper paste is all the rage
Taliban claim to have killed mastermind of 2021 Kabul airport attack
World Food Program faces funding shortfalls
Japanese company tries — and fails — to send a spacecraft to the moon
people near wreckage
‘You don’t know if you’re ever coming back’: Stories from a bus ride out of Khartoum
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Xi reaches out to Zelenskiy in a ‘long and meaningful’ phone call
Azerbaijani troops attend the parade in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020.
Azerbaijan establishes checkpoint at Lachin Corridor, spiking tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh
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Chile announces new lithium strategy
Harry Belafonte’s role in the anti-apartheid movement