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The US sets a date it wants to see “major” disarmament from North Korea but details remain thin.
BBC News – US & Canada

The survey asked if people felt safe walking at night and whether they had been victims of crime.
BBC News – Africa

Major League Baseball announced the first American League update of the Camping World All-Star Ballot on Tuesday, and there are close races at catcher, first base and shortstop.
OAK Homepage News

Wage growth has slipped to 2.8%, official figures show, as unemployment falls.
BBC News – Business

Activists say Russian jets bombed the rebel-held town of Zardana on Thursday, killing 47 civilians.
BBC News – Middle East

The US attorney general says victims of domestic and gang violence no longer generally qualify.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A plan is agreed to end an international row over 629 migrants on a rescue vessel off Malta.
BBC News – Europe

A minister quits in protest over Brexit strategy ahead of the votes on the EU Withdrawal Bill.
BBC News – UK

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have shaken hands in a historic meeting.
BBC News – US & Canada

Both the security forces and separatists are accused of attacking people in the Anglophone regions.
BBC News – Africa