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Trump and Putin Meet in Helsinki

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07/16/2018

07/16/2018

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Trump and Putin Meet in Helsinki

Top News: U.S. President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin for one-on-one talks in Helsinki, Finland on Monday, just days after the FBI indicted 12 Russian intelligence officials for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

Trump, speaking to reporters briefly before the two leaders met privately, said they would “have discussions on everything from trade to military to nuclear,” but didn’t mention Russian election meddling.

“Getting along with Russia is a good thing,” Trump said. “I really think the world wants to see us get along. We are the two great nuclear powers.”

The meeting comes days after a NATO summit, where Trump criticized European allies for taking advantage of the United States and not spending enough on defense. On Sunday, Trump said in an interview he also considers the European Union a “foe.”

Haiti: The prime minister of Haiti, Jack Guy Lafontant, resigned on Saturday following widespread protests against proposed government fuel price hikes. Lafontant reversed the decision to increase fuel prices after a sharp backlash last week, but the protests continued.

AFRICA

•  Former U.S. President Barack Obama visited Kenya to attend the launch of a new sports facility built by his half sister’s foundation.

•  Congo’s President Joseph Kabila named a new chief of the army, John Numbi, who is under U.S. and EU sanctions for violent crackdowns on protests.

•  Botswana, which has the world’s largest elephant population, may lift a ban on hunting elephants for sport.

AMERICAS

•  A student in Nicaragua was killed after paramilitaries attacked a church in which protesters had taken shelter.

•  Police and protesters clashed in Chicago following the police shooting of an unarmed black man.

•  Cuba is expected to enact constitutional reforms, including presidential term limits and recognizing private property.

ASIA

•  U.S. and North Korean officials have begun discussions on returning the remains of U.S. service members killed during the Korean War.

•  Pakistan opened a criminal investigation into the political party of its jailed ex-prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, less than two weeks before general elections.

•  Seven people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul.

EUROPE

•  The Irish government plans to remove all of the country’s oil reserves from Britain following Brexit.

•  British Prime Minister Theresa May said Trump told her she should sue the European Union.

•  Pussy Riot, a famous Russian protest group, disrupted the World Cup championship match by storming the field to protest political repression.

MIDDLE EAST

•  Israel accepted a day-long ceasefire following fighting with Hamas militants in Gaza.

•  A Saudi Arabian woman was arrested for going on stage at a concert to hug a male performer.

•  The United States refused EU requests for sanctions waivers for European businesses operating in Iran.

- By Robbie Gramer

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