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Castro rule in Cuba nears end as Miguel Diaz-Canel named sole candidate for leadership changeWashington Post Cuba nominates Castro replacement Miguel Díaz-CanelBBC News As Castro goes, US and Cuba remain good frenemiesChicago Tribune We Shouldn’t Ignore CubaNew York Times Full coverage

Secret Pompeo Mission to North Korea Shows Trump’s Trust in Spies Over DiplomatsNew York Times Pompeo’s critics offer grudging praise for North Korea meetingWashington Post CIA Director Pompeo Met With Kim Jong Un: ‘Good Relationship’ Formed, Trump SaysNPR Pompeo’s Secret Visit Shows Trump Wants to Go Big on North KoreaThe Atlantic Why Pompeo meeting with […]

She Instagrammed her exotic drug-smuggling vacation. Now ‘Cocaine Babe’ is going to prison.Washington Post Instagram Influencer Known as ‘Cocaine Babe’ Weeps as She’s Sent to Prison for Drug SmugglingPEOPLE.com Cocaine smuggler gets 8 years in $21M case, chastised by judge for social media lifestyleFox News Canadian woman Melina Roberge jailed for role in smuggling 24kg […]

South Korea says it will lay the groundwork for Trump to talk to Kim about nuclear weaponsWashington Post Trump hails CIA chief Mike Pompeo’s secret trip to N KoreaBBC News CIA Director Pompeo Met With Kim Jong Un: ‘Good Relationship’ Formed, Trump SaysNPR If Trump strikes a deal with North Korea, I’ll be delighted. But […]

Pompeo sets an irreversible course to meet Kim that Trump may not wantCNN AP News in Brief at 6:04 am EDTWashington Post Seoul Sees Path for Peace Deal to Formally End Korean WarWall Street Journal North Korea: can Trump succeed where so many others have failed?The Guardian Full coverage