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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Missing government data unlikely to sway Federal Reserve from rate-cut path WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its short-term rate Wednesday for the second time this year despite an increasingly cloudy view of the economy it...
With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea have fresh hope
(CNN) — For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress. Not only does Japan have a new prime minister, but US President Donald...
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Trump Claims Trade Breakthrough With South Korea During Asia Tour
Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalised key details of their long-disputed trade pact during a summit in Seoul on Wednesday, while the U.S. president also voiced optimism about his upcoming meeting with China’s Xi Jinping....
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With a new leader – and Trump in town – Japanese families whose loved ones were abducted by North Korea see fresh hope
For the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week is perhaps the best shot they’ve had in years of substantive progress. Not only does Japan have a new prime minister, but US President Donald Trump is in...
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South Korea, US advance talks of $350B trade deal
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Yahoo News
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(NewsNation) — South Korea and the U.S. are advancing talks of a $350 billion trade deal, one of the Asian nation’s top officials told reporters after a meeting between the countries’ leaders on Wednesday. President Donald Trump said a deal with...
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In South Korea, Trump secures a trade deal — and a glittering crown
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Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, second left, gestures as he poses for a photo with state leaders including President Donald Trump, from left, Vietnamese President Luong Cuong, New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Canadian Prime...
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Economic development is just another burden for the people
A propaganda poster reads “Local Development 20×20 — Let the People’s Army take the lead and become the main force in the struggle for the development of local industry!” (Source: KCNA) The North Korean regime is currently pushing economic...
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Trump tells families of Japanese abducted by North Korea that US is ‘with them’
U.S. President Donald Trump met family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea on Tuesday, pledging that Washington will “do everything” it can to resolve the abduction issue. The meeting took place during a state visit to Japan and...
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Trump and South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung Agree on Major Trade and Investment Deal
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, met with the President of South Korea, Lee Jae-man, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on October 29, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn...
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Trump and South Korea finalize trade deal as tariffs on auto exports are set to decrease
WASHINGTON (TNND) — President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung are finalizing the details of their trade deal on Wednesday. “We made our deal, pretty much finalized it,” Trump said at a dinner with Lee. Trump and South Korea...
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Trump says trade agreement with South Korea ‘pretty much finalized’
Open this photo in gallery:U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and receives a gifted gold crown in Gyeongju, South Korea. The two leaders hammered out details of a trade deal this week.Mark...
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Trump Pushes Trade Wins in South Korea
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Sri Lanka Guardian
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U.S. President Donald Trump began the final leg of his Asia trip in South Korea on Wednesday, expressing optimism about advancing an unresolved tariff deal with President Lee Jae Myung and reaching a trade truce with China’s Xi Jinping. Trump...
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North Korean foreign minister tells Lavrov ties reached 'new height' with Kim-Putin meeting in Beijing: Report
Published: 27 Oct. 2025, 21:20 Choe Son-hui, foreign minister of North Korea, attends a meeting with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at the Reception House of the Foreign Ministry, on Oct. 27. [TASS/YONHAP] North Korean Foreign Minister Choe...
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AP Business SummaryBrief at 9:06 a.m. EDT
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Missing government data unlikely to sway Federal Reserve from rate-cut path WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its short-term rate Wednesday for the second time this year despite an increasingly cloudy view of the economy it...
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe to attend security conference in Belarus this week: Report
Published: 27 Oct. 2025, 21:38 Choe Son-hui, foreign minister of North Korea, attends a meeting with her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov at the Reception House of the Foreign Ministry on Oct. 27. [TASS/YONHAP] North Korean Foreign Minister Choe...
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Trump renews call for Kim meeting, but North Korea remains silent
U.S. President Donald Trump said he is willing to extend his stay in South Korea in order to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, but Pyongyang has offered no response, maintaining its customary silence ahead of this week’s Asia-Pacific...
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S Korea announces lowering of tariffs as part of new US trade deal
Koh Ewe,Singapore and Kathryn Armstrong,London ShareSave The meeting comes as both countries are still trying to reach a trade deal The US and South Korea have reached a broad trade deal, both countries have said following talks between their...
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N. Korean FM tells Lavrov ties reached 'new height' with Kim-Putin meeting in Beijing: report
North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui highlighted last month's meeting between the North's leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing as an event that raised the bilateral ties to a "new height," Russian media reported...
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Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip; to meet with Xi on Oct 30
The deal lets Seoul split US$350 billion pledge, pay US$200 billion cash in instalments [GYEONGJU, South Korea] Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung finalised details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South Korea on...
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Trump and China’s Xi meet face-to-face to try to solve months of trade tensions. Follow live updates.
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The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Xi says US and China should be ‘partners and friends’ despite ‘frictions’ — 10:25 p.m. By the Associated Press The Chinese leader spoke for longer than Trump in his opening remarks, saying “it feels very warm seeing you again because it’s been...
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