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The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed talk of potential U.S. sanctions targeting President Vladimir Putin's wealth and called draft sanctions legislation an example of anti-Russian sentiment that should not be taken seriously. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ElpSQZ

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had walked away from a nuclear deal at his summit with Kim Jong Un because of unacceptable demands from the North Korean leader to lift punishing U.S.-led sanctions. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2UcoO90

The United Nations on Thursday launched an international appeal for aid for Zimbabwe following a drought that it expects to affect around a third of the population as crop yields plummet. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Sv5uCg

British Prime Minister Theresa May has a serious chance of getting a Brexit deal approved by parliament in the next few weeks, Conservative Party lawmaker Oliver Letwin said on Thursday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2XnWFxL

South Korea said it regretted that no deal was reached at a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday but the two sides had made meaningful progress. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Sx1Rvx

The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia battling Islamic State in Syria said on Thursday it had freed 24 of its fighters held in the eastern town of Bahgouz, where the militants are making a final stand near the Iraqi border. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2NxeUMw