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The ‘Failed’ Summit Isn’t So Funny in Seoul
The foreign policy establishment was relieved at the sudden end to the North Korean summit. But Koreans hoping for peace were crushed.
Saudi Arabia Is Said to Have Tortured an American Citizen
Walid Fitaihi, a dual citizen, has been imprisoned without charges. His case may add to the backlash over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
US and South Korea scrap big military exercises to ease tensions with North
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Operations involving thousands of troops have always infuriated Pyongyang
The US and South Korea have said they will end their annual large-scale joint military exercises as Washington pursues efforts to improve ties with North Korea.
The decision comes days after the conclusion of Donald Trump’s second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, which ended without a formal agreement but with both sides suggesting they would keep talking.
Looking back on 100 years, Holocaust survivor sees a life of ‘miracles’
Olga Perlmutter was in her mid-20s when the Nazis captured her family, killed her siblings and forced her into slave labour at Auschwitz, but, looking back over the past century, she sees a life full of miracles.
‘It’s almost biblical’: First Nation leaders in Calgary to organize international Dene reunification event

Organizers want to bring Indigenous people with Dene Athabaskan heritage from around the world together in one place.
Trump is a national security risk – and still Republicans back him | Walter Shapiro

The Great Jared Kushner Clearance Caper is just the latest affair to prove this presidency is a danger to America
Dating back to the cold war, voters have stubbornly clung to the image of Republicans as unflinching patriots and Democrats as feckless security risks. That was the political subtext of the angry chants of “Lock her up” at Donald Trump campaign rallies, which were often led by future felon and defrocked national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Revealed: Facebook’s global lobbying against data privacy laws

Social network targeted legislators around the world, promising or threatening to withhold investment
Facebook has targeted politicians around the world – including the former chancellor, George Osborne – promising investments and incentives while seeking to pressure them into lobbying on Facebook’s behalf against data privacy legislation, an explosive new leak of internal Facebook documents has revealed.
The documents, which have been seen by the Observer and Computer Weekly, reveal a secretive global lobbying operation that has targeted hundreds of legislators and regulators in an attempt to procure influence across the world, including in the UK, US, Canada, India, Vietnam, Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia and all 28 states of the EU. The documents include details of how Facebook:
Democratic oversight is ‘bullshit’: Trump goes off-script at CPAC

- President slams Russia investigation and Green New Deal
- Trump is a national security risk – still Republicans back him
Donald Trump sought to regain his footing after a torrid week with a fiery speech using two of his favourite tactics: going off script and hurling insults at opponents.
Related: Democrats: Cohen’s testimony will be a map to key witnesses and investigations
Mountain lion strangled by Colorado man was orphaned cougar cub
The mountain lion strangled by a Colorado man after it attacked him on a jogging trail last month was a young cub, weighing no more than 40 pounds (18 kg) and likely orphaned but not starving, state wildlife officials said on Friday. The mountain lion strangled by a Colorado man after it attacked him on a jogging trail last month was a young cub, weighing no more than 40 pounds (18 kg) and likely orphaned but not starving, state wildlife officials said on Friday.
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