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White House says Trump and Kim will hold a one-on-one meeting

On Monday, the White House released a statement that said US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would participate in a one-on-one meeting after their initial greeting, accompanied only by translators, and then followed by an expanded bilateral meeting and a working lunch.

The statement also said discussions between the US and North Korea "have moved more quickly than expected," and added that Trump would participate in a media availability before flying back to the US.  

It was reported that South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Trump had talked over the phone beforehand for 40 minutes. 

The two leaders had a detailed discussion on how to make the Singapore summit a success. (Xinhua – People’s Daily app)

China hopes North Korea-US summit will see positive outcomes

China sincerely hopes the upcoming summit between North Korea and the US will yield positive results, said foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang during a daily press briefing Monday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump both arrived in Singapore on Sunday for their historic summit scheduled for Tuesday at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island.

The meeting between the two leaders has drawn high attention from the international community, Geng said, stressing that China sincerely hopes the meeting will go smoothly, yield positive results, and facilitate the process of denuclearization and political settlement of the Korean Peninsula. (Xinhua – People’s Daily app) 

US imposes sanctions on Russian firms

The US Department of the Treasury slapped new sanctions on Russian companies and businessmen Monday citing cyberattacks and assisting Russian military and intelligence agencies. 
Trump Administration officials released a statement that said three individuals and five businesses had been added to the Office of Foreign Assets Controls Specially Designated Nationals List, including one firm believed to be controlled by Russia’s Federal Security Service.
Treasury Department officials said the sanctions were in response to a series of cyber-attacks, including intrusions into the US energy grid, global network infrastructure, and last year’s “NotPetya” attack. (People’s Daily app)

After difficult G7 summit, UK's May warns against unilateral action

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday that a meeting of the Group of Seven leaders in Canada had been “difficult” and that countries had to avoid taking unilateral action in order to protect the global trading system.

A divisive summit in Canada at the weekend ended with US President Donald Trump firing off a volley of tweets, venting anger against NATO allies, the European Union and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

May said that she would not ignore the concerns of allies, but that multilateral action was the right way to address the problems caused by globalization for workers in some countries. (Reuters)

Robbie Williams, Aida Garifullina and Ronaldo to brighten up 2018 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony

On June 14, before Russia and Saudi Arabia kick off the 2018 FIFA World Cup, international stars will perform at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. 

For the opening performance, global music icon Robbie Williams is set to perform with celebrated Russian soprano Aida Garifullina.  

The football glory that all players will be hoping to achieve on Russian soil will be represented by Brazil’s two-time FIFA World Cup champion Ronaldo.

Ronaldo explained that the opening match is always a symbolic game and said, “No one knows what will happen in the four weeks of the tournament, but everyone is sure that it will be memorable.” (Fifa.com)

Dustin Johnson reclaims golf's top spot with St Jude win

Dustin Johnson has retaken the Number 1 spot in the world golf rankings with a dominant victory in the Saint Jude Classic in Memphis, Tennessee.

Johnson shot a 4-under 66 on Sunday to claim his second PGA Tour victory this year and 18th of his career and take back the top spot he held for 64 straight weeks before falling to Number 2, behind Justin Thomas a month ago. 

"It means a lot," Johnson said of reclaiming the top ranking. "It was a long way to get there, and I held it for a long time and obviously JT took it from me for a little while. It was nice to finish like that and get it back," he said. (CGTN – AP)

Gene editing tool may raise cancer risk in cells, scientists warn

A gene-editing technology that is being explored by scientists worldwide as a way of removing and replacing gene defects might inadvertently increase cancer risk in cells, scientists warned on Monday.

Researchers from the Britain’s Cambridge University and Sweden’s Karolinska Institute said more research needs to be done to assess whether using CRISPR-Cas9 – a type of molecular “scissors” that make gene editing a possibility – might lead to the development of treatments that have added cancer risk.

A second team at the Novartis Research Institute in Boston, Massachusetts found similar results, which were also published on Monday in the same journal. (Reuters)

Broadway musical ‘The Band’s Visit’ sweeps Tony Awards

Broadway musical "The Band's Visit," a story about an Egyptian police orchestra stranded for one night in Israel, swept the Tony Awards on Sunday.

Adapted from a 2007 Israeli film, the musical took home 10 out of the 11 awards it was nominated for including key prizes for its stars Katrina Lenk, who plays a sultry Israeli cafe owner, and Tony Shalhoub, the conductor of the police orchestra.

It was also a big night for the magically theatrical two-part drama "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," who won six awards including the best play.

The Tony Awards are the theater equivalent of the Academy Awards for film, the Emmy Awards for television, and the Grammy Awards for music. (Xinhua - People’s Daily app)

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