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Asia Pacific · 8:55 AM UTCEXCLUSIVE North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office

North and South Korea are in talks to reopen a joint liaison office that Pyongyang demolished last year and hold a summit as part of efforts to restore relations, three South Korean government sources with knowledge of the matter said.

ChinaU.S. concern over China nukes buildup after new silos report
IndiaRisking China's anger, Blinken meets representative of Dalai Lama in India
Asia PacificMyanmar junta seeks international cooperation over COVID-19 crisis
Asia PacificSydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow
ChinaTaliban delegation visits China to discuss security - Taliban spokesperson
Middle EastU.S. envoy back in Gulf to push Yemen truce as battles spread
WorldBiden: If U.S. has 'real shooting war' it could be result of cyber attacks
Asia PacificEx Rio Tinto chief Walsh joins Aboriginal group's board

Sam Walsh, a former chief executive of Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO.AX), has joined the board of an Aboriginal group on whose traditional lands in Western Australia Rio Tinto and BHP Group (BHP.AX) have operations.

Retail & ConsumerUK's Johnson wants U.S. travellers back as restrictions set to ease
Asia PacificCeasefire called after three Armenian soldiers killed in clashes with Azerbaijan

Armenia said on Wednesday that three of its soldiers had been killed in an exchange of gunfire with Azerbaijan and Interfax reported that both sides had later accepted a Russian ceasefire proposal to try to calm tensions.

AmericasCanada border guards vote to strike days ahead of reopening to U.S. tourists
AmericasTop security official for slain Haitian president arrested by police
WorldWorld faces shortage of merchant sailors to crew ships -study
United KingdomRussian billionaires vs British writer: court battle begins over Putin book
AmericasU.S. pauses some cooperation with Guatemala over ouster of anti-graft fighter
Asia PacificS.Korea reports record daily COVID-19 cases as Moderna pledges vaccines
United StatesBiden to tap ex-ambassador Gitenstein as EU envoy
AfricaTunisian Islamists move to ease tensions, unions demand roadmap
EuropeBlast in German industrial park kills two, several missing