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Young man in blue shirt lifts a piece of concrete as other men sift through rubble after an airstrike

Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas

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Top of the World: Officials close to the negotiations between Israel and Hamas say a ceasefire could be announced in the next 24 hours as hostilities continue. And South Korean President Moon Jae-in is on a four-day visit to Washington, hoping to revive stalled talks with North Korea. Also, Russia assumes the chairmanship of the eight-nation Arctic Council bloc, as the US tries to oppose Moscow’s plans to set maritime rules.

A North Korean soldier keeps watch toward the south through a binocular telescope

South Korea just repatriated two North Korean fishermen. Why?

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South Korea's Moon Jae-in holds an umbrella over his head

Moon bets his legacy on meeting with Trump

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A group of protesters wear yellow scarves and hold blue signs.

Some South Koreans say Trump-Kim summit is ‘all political theater’

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A hand holds a smart phone.

Trump’s trade war with China drives silent wedge between US and South Korea

a poster in North Korea calling for the US to withdraw its military from the south

Inter-Korean summit produces ‘totally unprecedented’ results

Global Politics

After three days of talks between the leaders of North and South Korea, spirits are high and promises are many. And South Korean leader Kim Jong-un wants another direct meeting with President Donald Trump.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with both carrying folders.

North Korea’s Kim agrees to inspections in bid to salvage nuclear talks

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North Korea said on Wednesday it would permanently abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, the latest gesture by leader Kim Jong-un to revive faltering talks with Washington over his country’s nuclear program.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in bids farewell to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

Korean leaders hold surprise summit in DMZ truce village

It was the clearest sign yet that the on-again off-again summit between Trump and Kim is likely to be held as initially agreed.

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Why some South Koreans feel more positive about Kim Jong-un

Global Politics

“My parents told me that he killed his brother, so I was scared of him,” says 11-year-old Chung Ye-in. “I thought he was a bad person, but after seeing him, I think he looks friendly.”

Park Sang-hak, a North Korean defector and leader of an anti-North Korea civic group, prepares to release balloons containing leaflets

South Korea faces a decision over leaflets as ties warm with the North

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On Saturday, police prevented a planned release of balloons by a defector group after a confrontation with anti-leaflet protesters.