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Trump-Kim summit 2018

2018 North Korea–United States Summit DPRK–USA Singapore Summit Kim Jong-un  and  Donald Trump  shaking hands at the start of the summit Host country   Singapore Date June 12, 2018 09:00  SGT  (01:00  UTC ) Venue(s) Capella Hotel [1] Participants Kim Jong-un Donald Trump U.S. President  Donald Trump  met with  North Korean  leader  Kim Jong-un  on June 12, 2018, in  Singapore , in the first  summit meeting  between the leaders of the two countries. They signed a joint statement, agreeing to security guarantees for North Korea, new peaceful relations, reaffirmation of the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, recovery of soldiers' remains, and follow-up negotiations between high-level officials. Immediately following the summit, Trump announced that the US would discontinue "provocative" joint military exercises with South Korea and would "eventually" withdraw troops stationed there. [2] [3] Singapore, considered politically benign t

India lift Intercontinental Cup

India thrash Kenya to lift Intercontinental Cup Skipper Sunil Chhetri continued his superb form, striking a brace as India thrashed Kenya 2-0 to clinch the Intercontinental Cup at the Mumbai Football Arena here on Sunday. India have lifted the Intercontinental Cup football title. In the summit clash in Mumbai last night, they defeated Kenya 2-nil. Both the goals were netted by skipper Sunil Chhetri. He gave India the lead in the eighth minute before scoring the second goal in the 29th minute. Sunil Chhetri has became the joint second highest international goal scorer among active players along with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi with his 64th strike for the country against Kenya.

French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal wins 11th Rolland Garros title

French Open final: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem, wins 11th Rolland Garros title Spain's Rafael Nadal clinched his 11th French Open title when he beat Austria's Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Sunday. The main problem for Thiem was unforced errors, which eventually became a major problem. Thiem took a 1-0 lead for the first time in the match, but that was not enough for him to stay in the game.

Asian Junior Athletics Championships at Gifu in Japan updates

India win 3 more medals on third & penultimate day of Asian Junior Athletics Championships at Gifu in Japan India won three more medals on the third and penultimate day of Asian Junior Athletics Championships at Gifu in Japan yesterday, taking their overall tally to three gold, one silver and nine bronze medals. Middle distance runner Anu Kumar claimed a gold in the men's 800 metres while Arpandeep Kaur Bajwa grabbed a bronze in the women's discus throw. Another bronze medal came in the Men's 4 x 100 relay. The team comprising Gurvinder Singh, Prajwal Mandanna Kakera Ravi, Akash Kumar and Nitin Balakumar clocked a time of 40.75 seconds to claim the medal. Japan won the gold in the event, while Chinese Taipei bagged the silver.

SCO Summit to be held in Qingdao tomorrow

PM Narendra Modi reaches Qingdao for SCO Summit India and China today signed two bilateral agreements during a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Qingdao, China. The agreements include continuing to share Brahmaputra water data during flood season and exporting non-basmati rice to China. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit beginning tomorrow. Prime Minister Modi reached Qingdao, the Eastern Chinese coastal city this afternoon to attend the SCO summit. This will be India’s first participation as a full member of the 8 nation SCO grouping which includes India, China and Russia as its members. In another bi-lateral, the Prime Minister met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of SCO summit. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, they reviewed the full range of India-Uzbekistan friendship, especially ways to boost economic and cultural cooperation. He said, the ties between the