SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in held a surprise meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ensure a summit between Kim and U.S. President Donald Trump goes off successfully, South Korean officials said.
The family of a 19-year-old Guatemalan woman killed by a U.S. border patrol officer called on Friday for the United States to dial-back its rhetoric on migrants, after President Donald Trump described gang members entering the country as "animals."
The United States warned Syria on Friday it would take "firm and appropriate measures" in response to ceasefire violations, saying it was concerned about reports of an impending military operation in a de-escalation zone in the country's southwest.
The president of University of Southern California is resigning after criticism over the school's handling of complaints that a campus health clinic gynecologist sexually abused his patients during pelvic exams, the school said on Friday.
An ex-member of an informal police force running for Mexico's Senate is battling attacks labeling her a "kidnapper," drawing attention to radical proposals by her ally, presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, to end the drug war.
A tide of molten rock turned a Hawaii street into a volcanic wasteland on Friday as the number of homes destroyed by the erupting Kilauea volcano soared and authorities told residents to flee a surge of lava heading towards them.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Friday found a common cause in their shared unease at U.S. President Donald Trump's actions on Iran, climate change and international trade.
| STOCKS | BONDS | CURRENCIES | COMMODITIES |
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| Name | Yield | Change |
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| US 10YR |
+2.931
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+0.000 |
| DE 10YR |
+0.403
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-0.006 |
| JP 10YR |
+0.049
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+0.007 |
| Name | USD | EUR | JPY |
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| USD | 1 | 1.1700 | 0.0091 |
| EUR | 0.8543 | 1 | 0.0078 |
| JPY | 109.9500 | 128.6300 | 1 |
| Index | Last | Chg |
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| Gold |
1,291.70
USD
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+0.00
Exp: May 18
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| Copper |
3.06
USD
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-0.06
Exp: May 18
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| Crude Oil |
67.50
USD
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-3.21
Exp: Jun 18
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Chinese fighter pilots have carried out night landings on the country's first aircraft carrier, the official China Daily reported on Saturday, the latest demonstration of military muscle as Beijing's pushes to modernize its armed forces.
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