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The Hanoi summit comes to a contested early end; Israel's prime minister faces potential indictment.   Tonight's Sentences was written by Nicole Fallert. TOP NEWS Trump-Kim summit ends abruptly President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during their second summit meeting on February 28, 2019, in Hanoi, Vietnam. | Vietnam News Agency/Handout/Getty Images The summit between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un Kim came to an early end Thursday; both leaders returned home empty-handed from Hanoi, and without success to show, they may not be as optimistic about future negotiations. [ Vox / Jen Kirby ] Economic sanctions divided Trump and Kim. According to Trump, Kim refused to shut down a nuclear f...

Thursday, February 28, 2019 - The Day's Most Fascinating News from Dave Pell Thursday, February 28, 2019 1 PEACE, LOVE, AND KIM JONG UN-DERSTANDING The Beatles proclaimed that, All You Need Is Love . Turns out that they were wrong, at least when it comes to international denuclearization deals. "There was a palpable sense that history was about to be made. Instead, the second meeting between [Trump and Kim] ended in failure on Thursday, with a table set for a leaders' lunch abandoned, a signing ceremony scrapped, and a terse statement from the White House press secretary: 'No agreement was reached at this time.'" The much-anticipated, and much-hyped, summit sequel in Hanoi ended early and without any progress , despite Trump's continued praise for Kim and their friendship. During a post-summit press conference, Trump sai...