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How Trump would have viewed an Obama-Kim summit, Trump-Kim summit sparks hope of a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, Trump’s G7 affront to common values, Australia to combat Russian election interference, Beauty pageants are rapidly losing their appeal

The Guardian / LondonHow Trump would have viewed a similar Obama-Kim summit

“[Donald] Trump ... would have poured buckets of derision on [President Barack] Obama for the piece of paper he signed with Kim, for the fawning praise he lavished on a brutal tyrant, and for the paltry non-concessions he got in return...,” writes Jonathan Freedland. “Kim leaves Singapore having gained much of the international legitimacy the dynastic dictatorship

The National / Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesTrump-Kim summit sparks hope of a nuclear-free Korean PeninsulaThe Jordan Times / Amman, JordanTrump’s headbutting with G7 leaders was an affront to common valuesThe Sydney Morning Herald / Sydney, AustraliaAustralia has learned from Russian interference in the US electionSouth China Morning Post / Hong KongWorldwide, beauty pageants are rapidly losing their appeal

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