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North Korea: Trump tries to undermine peace with sanctions
United Nations, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Three days after the U.S. and North Korean leaders held a historic third meeting, North Korea's U.N. Mission accused the Trump administration Wednesday of talking about dialogue but being "more and more hell bent" on hostile acts.
New US citizens sworn in at 9/11 Memorial ceremony
New York, Jul 3 (AP/UNB) — Fifty-two people became U.S. citizens on Tuesday during a naturalization ceremony held at New York's 9/11 Memorial & Museum.
Trump becomes 1st sitting US leader to enter North Korea
Panmunjom, Jun 30 (AP/UNB) — With grins and handshakes, President Donald Trump welcomed North Korea's Kim Jong Un at the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone Sunday, seeking to revive talks on the pariah nation's nuclear program in a bid for a legacy-defining accord. Trump then became the first sitting American leader to step into North Korea.
Cease-fire in US-China trade war doesn't bridge differences
Washington, Jun 30 (AP/UNB) — Once again, Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have hit the reset button in trade talks between the world's two biggest economies, at least delaying an escalation in tension between the U.S. and China that had financial markets on edge and cast a cloud over the global economy.
Trump, Kim shake hands in historic DMZ meeting
Seoul, Jun 30 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un shook hands across the border at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, in an historic photo-op as Trump seeks to make a legacy-defining nuclear deal with the North.
Truce in US-China trade war as 2 rivals seek breakthrough
Osaka, Jun 29 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed to a cease-fire Saturday in their nations' yearlong trade war, averting for now an escalation feared by financial markets, businesses and farmers.
Trump jokes to Putin: 'Don't meddle in the election'
Japan, June 28 (AP/UNB) — With a smirk and a finger point, President Donald Trump dryly told Russia's Vladimir Putin "Don't meddle in the election" in their first meeting since the special counsel concluded that Moscow extensively interfered with the 2016 campaign.
Sanders, centrist Dems dispute party's future; all hit Trump
Miami, Jun 28 (AP/UNB) — Fiery liberal Bernie Sanders slapped back at his party's centrist candidates Thursday night in a raucous presidential debate that underscored deep ideological divisions that are starting to shape the party's winding search for a nominee to take on President Donald Trump.
Asian shares rise on optimism around Trump-Xi meeting
Singapore, June 27 (AP/UNB) — Asian stocks advanced Thursday ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan this week.
Gunman kills 2 at California car dealer, kills himself
Morgan Hill, Jun 26 (AP/UNB) — A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford dealership shot and killed two employees and then killed himself, police and witnesses said.