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N. Korea's top diplomat departs Pyongyang for trip to Russia, Belarus: KCNA
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui has departed Pyongyang for a trip to Russia and Belarus, state media reported Monday. On board a private jet, Choe left Pyongyang International Airport the previous day to...
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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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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 Says Willing To Extend Asia Tour For Meeting With North Korea's Kim
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Zero Hedge
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Via The Libertarian Institute As President Donald Trump headed to Malaysia on the first leg of his Asia tour, he told the media to "put out the word" that he would like to meet with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un. "They have a lot of...
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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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US says N. Korea hasn’t mastered hypersonics, notes ICBM progress
WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. defense official has said there is no evidence of North Korea having mastered hypersonic weapons capabilities as he stressed the recent deployment of a new U.S. air defense system to South Korea aims "specifically" to...
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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 Korea Has Stolen Billions in Crypto, But the Ability to 'Fight Back Is Growing': Chainalysis
In brief A report from the U.S. and other Western nations has found that North Korea is becoming more systematic and sophisticated in its crypto-hacking activities. Yet one contributor to the report, Chainalysis, indicates that Western agencies...
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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...
Relationship with North Korea is developing ‘as planned’, says Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday...
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Kim Jong-un visits hospital building site after Trump departs peninsula
No mention made regarding Trump, any offer of talks North Korean leader Kim Jong-un made his first public appearance in over a week to inspect a hospital construction site on the outskirts of Pyongyang, according to photos released by the state...
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'Everything going to plan' with N Korea: Putin
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BDNews24
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Russian President Vladimir Putin asked North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui during talks in the Kremlin on Monday to tell his country's leader Kim Jong Un that everything was "going to plan" in bilateral relations. Putin and Kim sealed a...
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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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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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North Korea’s top diplomat to visit Russia, Belarus
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia and Belarus, state media said Sunday, without specifying the date of her trip. Choe “will visit the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus at the invitation of the foreign...
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Trump says US-South Korea trade deal ‘pretty much finalised’ after hours of talks
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Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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Donald Trump said the U.S. has “pretty much finalised” the details of a fraught trade deal with South Korea as he marked the last pitstop on his whirlwind Asia tour Wednesday. The US President confirmed the highly anticipated deal and almost...
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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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Trump announces trade breakthrough with South Korea on Asia trip
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Yahoo News
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By Trevor Hunnicutt, Jihoon Lee and Ju-min Park GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) -Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalised details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South Korea on Wednesday, and the U.S. president...
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(2nd LD) Putin tells N. Korean FM ties developing according to plan: report
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with details on Choe's meeting with Putin, other details in paras 2-11) SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said relations between Russia and North Korea are "developing according to...
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