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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were in high spirits, smirking and jovial, when they appeared in front of the press corps at the annual G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, in 2019. Read more: cnn.com

President Donald Trump gave a joint press conference Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron before his deviation from the G7 summit in France. He then protruded around to take additional questions by himself. Read more: cnn.com

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Administration supporters who are also religious freedom advocates spoke in glowing terms about the significance of the gathering. But outside observers are less impressed. The post State Department religious freedom summit ends with commitments, critiques appeared first on Religion News Service. Read more: religionnews.com

Screenshot/CNN CNN anchor Anderson Cooper called President Donald Trump’s joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin “perhaps one of the most disgraceful performances by an American president” at a summit with a Russian leader.  During the rare Monday press conference in Helsinki, Trump blamed both the US and Russia for …

American leaders regularly meet with authoritarian leaders as equals, whether as partners, allies, or rivals.  The key is how those meetings affect status — and in this case, Kim Jong Un came out ahead after the summit in Singapore.  Discussing whether the US legitimized a dictator is a difficult accusation …

Business Insider North Korean defector Kim Young-il is the 39-year-old founder of People for Successful Corean Reunification (PSCORE). He escaped North Korea at 19 years old. Kim said that President Donald Trump’s handling of the upcoming summit with North Korea in Singapore on June 12 shows that he understands dictator Kim Jong …