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Korea Leaders in Surprise Meeting

27/05/2018 GMT

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Leaders of North and South Korea meet for further talks

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean president Moon Jae-in make a surprise meeting. Both leaders restated their wish for next month’s nuclear summit with the United States to go ahead.

Also in the programme: The children of today learning about the First World War though art.

(Image: South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L) shake hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (R) before their meeting on 26th May 2018 in Panmunjom, North Korea. Credit: South Korean Presidential Blue House via Getty Images)

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