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The government of Uganda has deported the CEO of one of the country's biggest telecommunication firms. Wim Vanhelleputte, who was head of MTN Uganda, was forced out of the country on Thursday night allegedly for security reasons. Leon Ssenyange reports from Kampala.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has suggested the president and North Korea's leader will discuss a formal end to the Korean War when they meet later this month.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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Secretary Pompeo said he expects President Trump and leader Kim to discuss denuclearization, security and peace.
In an interview with Fox News, Pompeo was asked about a formal ending to the Korean War.
The secretary, who's visiting Warsaw, said it's something the U.S. has discussed a lot.
North Korea has demanded an end-of-war declaration in return for giving up its nuclear weapons.
In recent weeks, Trump's government has indicated it may be willing to offer some kind of concession even if North Korea doesn't give up all its weapons up front.
Trump and Kim will meet for two days from February 27th in Vietnam.
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Brussels to have breakfast with the EU's top diplomat.
The meeting comes as the already strained US-EU relation ship appears to be cracking even more.
Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.
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US and Chinese trade negotiators have begun talks in Beijing to try to resolve the trade war, before a 90-day truce ends next month when the US will raise duties on $200 billions dollars of Chinese products.
US President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing a 60-day extension of the deadline to give negotiations more time.
Our US correspondent Liling Tan has the details.
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UK Prime Minster Theresa May is seeing a re-endorsement of her Brexit plan to seek changes to the Irish backstop issue, through amendments being voted on in the British Parliament later (1900GMT)
However, rebel MPs are being warned that if they don't back the Prime Minister's 'next steps' plan, it would seriously damage the government's attempts to get a revised Brexit deal from the European Union.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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The U.S. ambassador to South Korea, Harry Harris, says sanctions will remain in place against North Korea until it gives up its nuclear weapons.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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Ambassador Harris said the U.S. and North Korea share the same goal.
That is, a final, fully verified removal of nuclear weapons from the Korean Peninsula.
Speaking at a security forum in Seoul, Harris also suggested North Korea has a brighter future if it gives up its nuclear weapons.
Harris also said the U.S. and Seoul completely agree sanctions stay in place until denuclearization.
At their first meeting last year, President Trump and leader Kim agreed Kim would give up his weapons.
But as they prepare for a second summit, little progress has been made toward that end.
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