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Trump: Kim Jong-un a 'Smart Cookie'

US President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "pretty smart cookie"

US President Donald Trump has described North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as a "pretty smart cookie". Speaking to CBS, he noted Mr Kim had assumed power at a young age, despite dealing with "some very tough people". Amid escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme, he said he had "no idea" whether Mr Kim was sane.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, more than a million civilians were forced to leave their homes due to the political crisis last year. Many of those who fled are in desperate need of help and the UN refugee agency has arrived in neighbouring Angola to create a make shift camp.

Mark Zuckerberg - CEO of Facebook – had told staff he wanted to meet traditional Democrats who had voted for Donald Trump as president. The Silicon Valley team got to work, and found Daniel Moore - who voted for Barack Obama twice, but campaigned heavily for Mr Trump. He tells Newsday what he thought when Mr Zuckerberg turned up for dinner unexpectedly.

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Mon 1 May 201702:06GMT

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  • Mon 1 May 201702:06GMT