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At Kiev’s Independence Square

Democracy is worth defending in the face of multiple attacks from Russia and Iran to North Korea and the US

Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms

The Olympics are an international gathering – politics and protest can’t be divided from that

Banning protests at the Olympics ignores the games’ history

It is the year of the Tokyo Olympics, and the International Olympic Committee was quickly out of the blocks with new guidelines regarding athlete protests. The IOC is worried the…

US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to “resume and push forward productive dialogues for making a new breakthrough in the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

North Korea hails ‘historic’ Kim-Trump summit

Kim and Trump shook hands over the concrete slabs dividing North and South before Trump walked a few paces into Pyongyang’s territory

US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to “resume and push forward productive dialogues for making a new breakthrough in the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Nuclear stalemate one year after Trump-Kim summit — analysts

In Singapore, Kim signed a vaguely-worded deal on denuclearisation, touted by Trump as a historic breakthrough

North Korea slammed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Monday, calling him a “war maniac” who should be banished, (Eric Thayer/Reuters)

North Korea slams ‘war maniac’ Bolton

North Korea has sought to raise the pressure and carried out two short-range missile tests earlier this month

President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands during their talks at Far East Federal University on Russky Island in Vladivostok, Russia. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool via Reuters)

Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks

The two leaders shook hands and shared smiles as they met and gave brief statements before heading in for the talks

The leaders walked away with no set plans for a third meeting, though Trump said he hopes to see Kim again soon. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal

The much-anticipated second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore

Benjamin Netanyahu.

Trump says Israel’s embattled Netanyahu ‘smart,’ ‘strong’

Trump depicted himself as dealmaker as he discussed prospects for peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and US president Donald Trump. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump promises North Korea ‘awesome’ future ahead of nuclear talks

Trump’s enthusiastic tweet came hours before a second summit in Hanoi to build on the historic first meeting in Singapore in June

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the Dong Dang railway station, Vietnam, at the border with China. (Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Kim arrives in Hanoi for nuclear summit with Trump

The normally sleepy Vietnamese border station of Dong Dang spruced itself up for Kim’s arrival after the leader’s 4 000km odyssey through China

US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to “resume and push forward productive dialogues for making a new breakthrough in the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Why Vietnam for the second Trump-Kim summit?

Hanoi enjoys friendly ties with both countries and is considered ‘neutral’ territory

Bottom line: Stockbrokers in South Africa, unlike their counterparts in the United States, are not undercutting each others fees in a bid to attract more customers. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters)

US-China trade talks spill into third day

An American delegation has been in Beijing since Monday

The North has been less hesitant in highlighting shortcomings and policy failures through its state media since leader Kim Jong Un succeeded his late father Kim Jong Il in 2011. (Gallo)

North Korea admits farming failures amid food shortages

North Korea was one of 40 countries identified by the FAO as in need of external assistance for food

US President Donald Trump (left) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed to “resume and push forward productive dialogues for making a new breakthrough in the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula”. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Pompeo heads to Pyongyang, seeking progress on Trump-Kim summit

Mike Pompeo departed from Tokyo, where he spent the first leg of a tour that will include stops in Pyongyang, South Korea and China

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and US president Donald Trump. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

China slams Trump’s ‘irresponsible and absurd logic’ on North Korea

Trump doubled down on his suggestion that China was not helping to rein in its Cold War-era ally

Trump has made Iran a favourite target since his rapprochement with nuclear-armed North Korea. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

Trump hits back at Iran ‘war’ talk

The high-stakes verbal sparring is reminiscent of the exchanges Trump had last year with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong-un undoubtedly wants to make his country better off.

Investing in North Korea: Money pit or golden opportunity?

Optimists say that with mineral wealth, cheap labour, and a helpful geographical location, the North has huge potential

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and US president Donald Trump. (Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump, Kim smile and sign their names into history

President Trump and Kim Jong-un have signed an agreement as a commitment that their countries will work together

(Images: Singapore’s Ministry of Communications and Information/Reuters and Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)

Kim Jong-un, Trump arrive in Singapore ahead of landmark summit

The North Korean leader and US president have arrived in Singapore for highly-anticipated talks aimed at averting nuclear crisis

(Reuters/Joshua Roberts)

Trump and Kim raise summit hopes after days of brinkmanship

Trump rattled the region on Thursday by cancelling a planned June 12 meeting with Kim in Singapore, citing "open hostility" from Pyongyang