WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet for the second time with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The DPRK will embrace great economic development under Kim's leadership, Trump said. (U.S.-DPRK-Meeting)

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PYONGYANG -- To celebrate the 71st founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA), Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), attended a performance given by the State Merited Chorus here Friday.

According to reports by DPRK's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Saturday, Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju warmly congratulated all KPA service personnel who mark the Army Founding Day, which falls on Feb. 8. (DPRK-Kim Jong Un-Army Founding Day)

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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Fourteen people died in a shooting in a Rio slum on Friday, local authorities said.

The shooting occurred in the Fallet-Fogueteiro slum, located in the Santa Teresa neighborhood, which is close to Rio's historical center and has some tourist spots, in Rio's downtown region. (Brazil-Shooting-Drug)

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TALUQAN, Afghanistan -- Clashes have left 14 dead including six police in Khawja Ghar district of the northern Takhar province on Saturday, district governor Mohammad Omar said.

"A group of Taliban rebels attacked security checkpoints in Khawja Ghar district early this morning, triggering a gun battle which ended at around 7:00 a.m. (local time), during which eight rebels and six police had been killed," Omar told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Fighting) Enditem

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