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Trump says North Korea talks could fail or bring 'greatest deal'

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday his planned meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could fizzle without an agreement or it could result in "the greatest deal for the world" to ease nuclear tensions between the two countries. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FAzM0s

Syrian army gains ground in intensified Ghouta assault

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian army intensified its onslaught in eastern Ghouta on Saturday with advances that a war monitor and state media said had splintered the enclave, though a rebel official denied this. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2FIjtlJ

Cuba holds one-party vote as post-Castro era looms

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans go to the polls on Sunday in a one-party vote that marks the penultimate step in a political process that will culminate next month with the selection of the Communist-ruled island's first non-Castro leader since the 1959 revolution. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2DjjJ5g

UK police identify over 200 witnesses in nerve agent attack: minister

SALISBURY, England (Reuters) - British police have identified more than 200 witnesses and are looking at more than 240 pieces of evidence in their investigation into a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter, interior minister Amber Rudd said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2IebviG

Turkish forces reach outskirts of Afrin town: monitor

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Turkish forces have reached the outskirts of the town of Afrin after a weeks-long campaign against a Kurdish militia in northwest Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights war monitoring group said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2HmZUNb

Japan PM, finance minister face mounting pressure over suspected cronyism scandal

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso, face mounting pressure over a suspected cronyism scandal as the finance ministry prepares to report on Monday that documents in the case were doctored. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2twqe5j

Hong Kong democrats seek to recapture lost ground in key by-elections

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Polling kicked off across Hong Kong in crucial by-elections on Sunday, with opposition democrats urging the city's 2.1 million eligible voters to cast "protest" ballots against perceived meddling from China's Communist Party rulers. from Reuters: World News http://ift.tt/2DfM6Bz