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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talks to reporters about North Korea during the daily press briefing in the Brady press briefing room at the White House, in Washington, June 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
June 11, 2018, 2:59 pm
Pompeo says North Korea will get ‘unique’ security guarantees
US secretary of state says preparatory talks going faster than expected, shares Trump’s optimism about Singapore summit
By Agencies and TOI staff
US President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during his visit to The Istana, the official residence of the prime minister, in Singapore on June 11, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP)
June 11, 2018, 9:28 am
Trump tells Singapore leader he can ‘work things out nicely’ with Kim
US president holds working lunch with PM Lee Hsien Loong, who’s hosting Tuesday’s summit with North Korean ruler
By AP and TOI staff
The North Korean motorcade, believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, travels along Singapore's Orchard Road, June 10, 2018, ahead of the summit with US leader Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)
June 10, 2018, 12:05 pm
Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore for historic Trump summit
US president calls conference a ‘one-time shot’ for North Korea; some observers claim meeting will be about style more than substance
By Jung Hawon
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, right, and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha leave a joint news conference in Bangkok, Thailand, March 21, 2017. (AP/Sakchai Lalit/file)
May 2, 2017, 2:33 am
Setting aside human rights, Trump courts Asian leaders
White House extends invites to Filipino president who’s leading a deadly war on drugs and Thai president who took over in a coup
By Matthew Pennington
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara land in Australia on an official visit. February 21, 2017 (Haim Tzach / GPO)
February 21, 2017, 11:31 pm
Netanyahu lands in Australia in first visit by Israeli premier
PM scheduled to meet with top government officials and Australian Jewish leaders before returning to Israel Sunday
By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, sits with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a meeting at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair)
February 20, 2017, 7:03 pm
Singapore PM, hosting Netanyahu, endorses ‘two-state’ plan
Lee Hsien Loong says direct negotiations between Israel and Palestinians only way to ‘bring peace and security to both peoples’
By ANNABELLE LIANG
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speak at a press conference in Singapore, February 20, 2017. (Haim Zach GPO)
February 20, 2017, 2:29 pm
Netanyahu: Israel and Singapore are ‘kindred spirits’
In joint press conference with counterpart Lee Hsien Loong, PM praises two small nations that have become ‘global powers’
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, set off for a week-long state visit to Singapore and Australia, February 19, 2017. (GPO/Haim Zach)
February 20, 2017, 3:58 am
Netanyahu to face protests on Australia state visit
PM arrives in Singapore on first leg of trip aimed at strengthening economic and security ties with both countries
By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong seen during the welcome ceremony at the Prime Minister office in Jerusalem on April 19, 2016. (Haim Zach / GPO)
February 19, 2017, 3:00 pm
Netanyahu embarks on first trip to Singapore and Australia
During trip aimed at strengthening economic and security ties, PM to meet with political leaders and local Jewish communities
By Raphael Ahren
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