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On the eve of President Trump's historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, world leaders are uneasy about what may transpire in Singapore, and U.S. foreign policy experts are openly divided.But what about the people who have the most to ga

SINGAPORE-- Reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un went on an evening tour of Singapore on Monday

Trump has come face to face with an autocrat who has perhaps the world's most egregious human rights record

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said it himself to Congress and the American people: "No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea."But when it comes to human rights, don

North Korea's Kim Jong Un says at summit with President Donald Trump "we came here after overcoming" all the obstacles.

'He brushed me off'

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WASHINGTON-- The Trump administration on Monday slapped sanctions on several Russian companies and businessmen for engaging in cyberattacks and assisting Russia's military and intelligence services with other malicious activities.

A U.S. government-affiliated broadcaster is losing its local partner in Myanmar after refusing demands that it stop using the term "Rohingya" to describe an embattled Muslim minority.

Heavy fighting in Yemen between pro-government forces and Shia rebels has killed more than 600 people on both sides in recent days, security officials say.

RFE/RL Turkmen Service correspondent Soltan Achilova says she was accosted by two men over the weekend and punched in the chest, the latest in a long string of attacks on the 69-year-old journalist.

The United States has extradited former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to face political espionage and embezzlement charges in his home country.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un won a cheer from the crowd as he arrived at Singapore's most famous bar for a drink.

Tanzania ordered all unregistered bloggers and online forums on Monday to suspend their websites immediately or face criminal prosecution, as critics accuse the government of tightening control of internet content.

The two leaders will meet for up to two hours, with translators, before an expanded meeting including their advisers

President Trump would like to see McDonald's come to North Korea.

Using the hashtag "We are shutting the ports", new Italian government refuses entry to rescue vessel.

Cuba said Sunday it remained baffled by health issues affecting U.S. diplomats, after the U.S. State Department reported two Cuba-based functionaries had symptoms similar to previous cases that began in late 2016.

Cuba's Foreign Ministry confirmed Sunday that a female U.S. diplomat fell ill last month after hearing undefined sounds in her Havana residence.

SINGAPORE A successful summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un could reportedly lead the U.S. to establish official diplomatic ties with North Korea that would include the opening of an American embassy in Pyongyang.