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As Coronavirus Recedes in Europe, Citizens Demand Answers Korean Peace Talks

As Coronavirus Recedes in Europe, Citizens Demand Answers

DON'T LOSE ACCESS:Your IP access to ForeignPolicy.com will expire on June 15. To ensure uninterrupted reading, please contact Rachel Mines, sales director, at rachel.mines@foreignpolicy.com. Morning Brief As the virus wanes in some countries, grieving families want to know how it all went so wrong. Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte waits…
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June 11, 2020
U.N. chief regrets North Korea decision to cut hotlines with South Korean Peace Talks

U.N. chief regrets North Korea decision to cut hotlines with South

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regrets that North Korea has severed hotlines with South Korea, warning that such channels "are necessary to avoid misunderstandings or miscalculations," a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday.Pyongyang's decision, announced by the KCNA state news agency on Tuesday, marks a new setback to…
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June 10, 2020
DoD lifts some COVID travel limits; New Afghanistan peace talks?; Army rethinks Confederate base names; IBM ends face-recognition work; And a bit more. Korean Peace Talks

DoD lifts some COVID travel limits; New Afghanistan peace talks?; Army rethinks Confederate base names; IBM ends face-recognition work; And a bit more.

The U.S. military has begun lifting COVID-related travel restrictions. On Monday, defense officials announced that 39 states and Bahrain, Belgium, Germany, Japan, and the UK had met conditions that allow Defense Secretary Mark Esper to lift some coronavirus-related travel restrictions. The conditions were laid out in a May 22 memo.…
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June 9, 2020
North Korea cuts all cross-border communication with South Korea Korean Peace Talks

North Korea cuts all cross-border communication with South Korea

When South Korean officials tried to contact their North Korean counterparts via several channels after the North's announcement Tuesday, the North Koreans didn't answer, according to the South Korean government Associated Press        Last Updated: June 9, 2020  | 17:17 IST The North's Korean Central News Agency said all cross-border communication lines would be…
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June 9, 2020