Reuters: U.S., South Korean top diplomats commit to keep working on North: U.S. spokeswoman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As President Donald Trump scrapped plans for a summit with North Korea, the top diplomats for the United States and South Korea spoke on the phone about continuing to work closely on having talks with Pyongyang and thwarting its nuclear ambitions, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Friday.
“They committed to remaining closely coordinated in all of their efforts to create conditions for dialogue with North Korea and agreed that must continue until North Korea embraces denuclearization,” spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.
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MIDDLE EAST
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Iran nuclear deal 'in intensive care' as signatories meet in Vienna.
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ASIA
Pakistan dismantles troubled tribal regions.
Trump: North Korea summit could still happen on 12 June.
North Korea nuclear test tunnels at Punggye-ri 'destroyed'.
Taiwan scrambles fighter jets to monitor Chinese bombers.
U.S. effort to stabilize Afghanistan is $5 billion failure, watchdog says.
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Police find $28m cash in raids linked to Malaysia ex-PM Najib.
Mike Pompeo: US diplomats 'treated badly' in Pakistan.
'Unprecedented' foreign interference in Australia: spy chief.
AFRICA
East African migrants escape from captors in Libyan smuggling hub.
Five Congolese soldiers killed fighting rebel militia.
Libya: Deadly car bomb explosion rocks Benghazi.
South Africa's Ramaphosa authorizes graft probe into government departments.
NGOs demand the release of 26 activists in Niger.
South Sudan: Aid agencies struggle to reach those in need.
DR Congo boat sinking: River disaster kills 50 people.
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EUROPE
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Iran pressures Europe to speed up plans to save nuclear deal.
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Putin, Macron bond over shared unease at Trump's actions.
GDPR: US news sites unavailable to EU users over data protection rules.
Presidents Macron and Putin meet as support for sanctions wanes.
Exit poll: Ireland projected to overturn abortion ban in landslide vote.
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Spanish premier Mariano Rajoy faces no-confidence vote over illegal party funds.
MH17: Netherlands, Australia hold Russia responsible for downing plane.
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AMERICAS
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