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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denounces erstwhile ally Donald Trump after the president's supporters stormed Congress in response to his incendiary rejection of the US election result. SOUNDBITE
The leader of Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, says early election results and exit polls, which indicate a big win for the ruling Conservative party, will bring "dread and dismay". Swinson, who campaigned on a pledge to revoke Brexit if elected, was beaten into second place by the Scottish National Party (SNP) in her East Dunbartonshire seat in western Scotland. SOUNDBITE
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said the British people had given his Conservative government a "powerful new mandate" to deliver Brexit and unite the country. Exit polls and early results suggest the Tories are on course for a historic victory in Thursday's election, in which Johnson won his own seat in Uxbridge, west of London, with an increased majority. SOUNDBITE
"He's going to be a fantastic prime minster," Trump said in his first face-to-face meeting with UK Prime minister Boris Johnson since he took office last month. The two leaders held a warm first meeting at a G7 summit marked by tensions over trade and worries about the Amazon. IMAGES
US President Donald Trump said he was looking forward to his meeting Sunday with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Korean peninsula. SOUNDBITE
South Koreans hold a rally in Seoul in favour of ending the Korean war at the upcoming summit in Hanoi between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. IMAGES