A Year of Quiet Contemplation Led to the Rebirth of Alec Soth’s Photography

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Learning With: ‘Michael Cohen Accuses Trump of Expansive Pattern of Lies and Criminality’

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Michael Jackson Cast a Spell. ‘Leaving Neverland’ Breaks It.

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Trump says he walked from deal with Kim over North Korean sanction demands

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had walked away from a nuclear deal at a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because of unacceptable North Korean demands to lift punishing U.S.-led sanctions.

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Senegal: The life of a 17-year-old in Dakar

We spend a day with Abdoulaye as he shows us what it's like being 17 in Dakar.

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Is Corbyn fit to be British PM? Deputy leader says he could be PM

When asked if Labour's Jeremy Corbyn was fit to be British prime minister, the opposition party's deputy leader said Corbyn could lead the country but needed to clamp down on anti-Semitism.

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Trump says Kim promised not to test nuclear weapons, missiles

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday had still wanted to keep his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who had promised not to test nuclear weapons or rockets.

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Trump says wants to do a deal with North Korea right

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday another meeting with Kim Jon Un could be soon or not for a long time, but he wanted to do a deal right with the North Korean leader.

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North Korean foreign ministry delegation left for China on Thurs: KCNA

A North Korean delegation led by Vice Minister Ri Kil-Song has left for China, the Korean Central News Agency said on Thursday after a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended without an agreement in Vietnam.

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Trump says China has been 'a big help' with North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had spoken a lot about China during their summit in Vietnam but North Korean was not taking orders from anyone.

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Trump hints at de-escalation between India and Pakistan as U.S. mediates

United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday there would be some "reasonably decent news" on the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, a day after the two nuclear powers both downed enemy jets and Pakistan captured an Indian pilot.

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Trump says deal with Kim thwarted by North Korean sanction demands

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had failed to reach agreement due to North Korean demands to lift punishing U.S.-led sanctions.

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Trump says he and North Korea's Kim discussed dismantling of Yongbyon nuclear plant

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he and North Korean leader Kim Jon Un had discussed the dismantling of North Korea's main nuclear facility at Yongbyon during talks at their second summit in Vietnam.

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Taliban says held 'extensive talks' with U.S. officials, reconvening Saturday

Taliban and American officials holding talks in Qatar on ways to end the war in Afghanistan have held “extensive” discussions on how foreign troops could be withdrawn and on how to guarantee the country would not be used again by outside forces to attack other countries, the Taliban said in a statement on Thursday.

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China says hopes U.S., North Korea dialogue can continue

China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that it hopes dialogue and communication between the United States and North Korea can continue.

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No gas? No votes. Subsidy cuts imperil Ukraine leader's reelection bid

Ukrainian pensioner Nadiya Ignatiy says she has had the plum and cherry trees in her garden cut down for firewood since the government raised gas prices late last year.

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