US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, addresses the media after his meeting with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, at a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday, March 8, 2018. The top U.S. diplomat and a top African official tried Thursday to move past President Donald Trump's slur about Africa, deeming it a closed matter that need not be revisited.
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US President Donald Trump's decision to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "was not a surprise in any way," US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday, less than a day after the top US diplomat said conditions were not yet ripe for negotiations with North Korea.
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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, addresses the media after his meeting with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, at a joint press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Thursday, March 8, 2018. The top U.S. diplomat and a top African official tried Thursday to move past President Donald Trump's slur about Africa, deeming it a closed matter that need not be revisited.
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