From Washington, this is VOA news. I'm David Byrd reporting.
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U.S. President Donald Trump left Quebec on Saturday after attending the G-7 summit and he is on his way to Singapore for a summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un.
Trump warned on Saturday that his meeting with Kim in Singapore is a "one-time shot" for the reclusive North Korean leader as they discuss Pyongyang giving up its nuclear weapons.
"I think that very quickly I'll know whether or not something good is going to happen. I also think I'll know whether or not it will happen fast."
The Trump administration is seeking the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. In exchange, Pyongyang is believed to be seeking relief from international sanctions.
President Trump said that he has instructed his representatives not to sign the final communiqué at their G-7 summit after remarks by Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Trudeau had said earlier Saturday that all seven parties to the summit had agreed on the final communiqué, but he added the Trump administration tariffs on Canada, the EU and Mexico are insulting and that Canada would retaliate with its own tariffs if the U.S. policy did not change.
In response, President Trump took to Twitter, saying he had "instructed U.S. Representatives not to endorse the summit final Communiqué as we look at Tariffs on automobiles flooding the U.S. Market!"
He called the Canadian leader's comments "Very dishonest and & weak."
The Trump administration recently angered allies including Canada, Mexico and the EU by announcing increased tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum imports.
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The U.N. Children's Fund is warning that heavy rains and flooding in Somalia are putting hundreds of thousands of children at high risk of disease and death.
Lisa Schlein has details from Geneva.
The U.N. Children's Fund reports about half of the 230,000 people who have been displaced by floods since April are children. It says people are living in congested, unsanitary conditions that breed disease.
UNICEF spokesman Christophe Boulierac warns acutely malnourished children living under such conditions are at great risk of falling ill and dying.
UNICEF reports acute malnutrition rates among displaced children have exceeded the emergency threshold of 15 percent and have reached as high as 21 percent.
Lisa Schlein, for VOA news, Geneva.
Meanwhile, humanitarian agencies are warning that a possible attack by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen's port city of Hodeidah could put the lives of one-quarter of one million people at risk.
Jens Laerke is a spokesman for the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. He says that a military attack or siege on the Houthi-held port of Hodeidah will impact hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians.
"The U.N. and its partners estimate that as many as 600,000 civilians are currently living in and around Hodeidah. Humanitarian organizations have rushed to develop a contingency plan. In a prolonged worst case, we fear that as many as 250,000 people may lose everything, even their lives."
Saudi Arabia began bombing Houthi rebels in support of the Yemeni government in March of 2015. Since then, the U.N. estimates more than 10,000 people have been killed, mostly due to airstrikes.
The Taliban announced Saturday that it would halt offensive operations against Afghan government security forces across the country during the three days of Eid al-Fitr festivities to mark the end of Ramadan.
The cease-fire coincides with the unilateral, week-long stoppage of anti-Taliban operations by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani starting Tuesday.
A presidential spokesman said Saturday the government would welcome any Taliban steps that would lead to reduce bloodshed in the country.
This will be the first time since 2002 that the Islamist insurgency will cease hostilities in Afghanistan, where it currently controls or contests nearly half of 407 Afghan districts.
And at the Belmont Stakes horse race in Elmont, New York, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Justify became the 13th horse in history to win all three races.
