Trump now says no 'time limit' to denuclearize North Korea, notes Putin’s involvement

President Donald Trump said today there is no hurry to denuclearise North Korea under his accord with Kim Jong Un -- a shift in tone from when the US leader said the process would start very soon.

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• Thailand: All 12 boys and football coach successfully saved from cave

  

  11/07/2018 - 06:04

  All 12 boys and their football coach who were trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand’s Chiang Rai province have been rescued.

• First four of trapped Thai football team rescued

  

  09/07/2018 - 10:16

  The first four of the 12 young footballers who together with their coach were trapped in the flooded Tham Luang cave of Thailand were rescued on late July 8.

• Ex-Malaysian PM Najib charged with corruption

  

  05/07/2018 - 07:45

  Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was charged with corruption on Wednesday for allegedly accepting millions of dollars in bribe money.

• Junior soccer team found alive in Thai cave after nine days

  

  04/07/2018 - 07:54

  12 boys and their assistant soccer coach have been found alive by rescuers inside a Thai cave complex nine days after they went missing.

• Trump deepens G7 divide with call to readmit Russia

  

  09/06/2018 - 15:55

  US President Donald Trump drove the wedge splitting Washington from its Western allies even deeper on Friday with a spontaneous call for Russia to be readmitted to the G7 club.

• Trump says ‘all ready’ for Kim summit, as he hosts Japan PM

  

  08/06/2018 - 13:50

  Five days before meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump said Thursday the unprecedented summit was “all ready to go,” as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House.

• Opposition alliance wins Malaysian election

  

  10/05/2018 - 16:28

  The opposition alliance led by former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has won the general election held on May 9.

• Singapore likely to host Trump-Kim summit in June: report

  

  07/05/2018 - 15:23

  US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un are likely to meet in Singapore next month, reports said Monday, as anticipation builds for unprecedented talks between the mercurial leaders.

• Sarkozy charged with corruption over suspected Kadhafi financing

  

  22/03/2018 - 16:28

  Sarkozy denies the charges, which are the most serious out of the myriad investigations that have dogged him since he left office in 2012.

• Trump seeking tariffs on up to US$60b Chinese goods

  

  15/03/2018 - 11:16

  US President Donald Trump is seeking to impose tariffs on up to US$60 billion of Chinese imports.

• CPTPP – driving force connecting Asia-Pacific

  

  08/03/2018 - 14:30

  The birth of an inclusive free trade agreement like CPTPP reflects that the Asia-Pacific region continues leading the world in economic integration and connectivity.

• Indonesia landslide leaves at least 5 dead, 15 missing

  

  23/02/2018 - 14:58

  At least five people have been killed and 15 are still missing after a landslide struck a village on Indonesia’s Java island on February 22.

• Maldives crisis may get worse, UN official warns

  

  09/02/2018 - 11:00

  A senior UN official warned the Security Council on Thursday that the situation in the Maldives where the president has declared a state of emergency may deteriorate even further.

• 18 hurt as burning van slams into Shanghai pedestrians

  

  05/02/2018 - 14:29

  A van packed with pressurised gas tanks and bottles full of petrol caught fire and ploughed into pedestrians in front of a Starbucks in Shanghai late last week, leaving at least 18 people injured.

• North Korea cancels joint performance with South, blames biased media

  

  31/01/2018 - 14:37

  North Korea says South Korea media has encouraged negative public sentiment.