U.S. President Donald J. Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (WSJ) on Sunday, briefly stepping into North Korea as the two leaders reopened nuclear negotiations that had broken down in February.
 
The meeting included a nearly hour-long discussion between the two leaders and their nuclear teams in the demilitarized zone. Trump and Kim exchanged letters (NYT) after a recent visit to Pyongyang by Chinese President Xi Jinping. At this weekend’s Group of Twenty summit in Osaka, Trump reopened stalled trade negotiations (Vox) with Xi, pledging to halt a planned 25 percent tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods and lift a ban on Huawei purchasing U.S. electronics, while China pledged to increase its purchases of U.S. agricultural products.

Demonstrators opposed to a bill that would allow for extraditions to mainland China returned to the streets (SCMP) today to mark the anniversary of Britain’s handover of Hong Kong to China. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said in a speech that she would reform her governing style, while protesters, calling for her resignation, broke through doors and fencing (WaPo) surrounding the Legislative Council.

Explosions and a gun battle reportedly wounded dozens in Kabul today (Reuters), following a weekend in which Taliban attacks and government air strikes left dozens dead (NYT) across several provinces. The attacks come as U.S.-Taliban peace talks continued through Monday.
 
India: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for grassroots water conservation efforts (Al Jazeera) in his first radio address since his re-election, anticipating that a weak monsoon season could exacerbate drought. The city of Chennai, home to nine million people, is almost completely out of water (WaPo), and three other major cities could soon face similar scarcity.

Turkey called yesterday for the immediate release (AFP) of six of its citizens who have been detained by renegade General Khalifa Haftar, whose forces said they had also shot down a Turkish drone. Haftar is seeking to capture Tripoli from Libya’s internationally backed government, which with Turkish help retook the city of Gharyan (Bloomberg) from Haftar’s forces last week.
 
CFR’s Steven A. Cook explains Haftar’s march to Tripoli.
 
Iran: Iran said on Monday that it has breached the limit (Reuters) for stockpiled low-enriched uranium set out in the 2015 nuclear agreement, prompting the International Atomic Energy Agency to dispatch inspectors to verify the claim. The European Union announced on Friday that its system for facilitating trade with Iran, with which it hopes to salvage the agreement, is now operational (DW).

Protesters calling for civilian rule filled the capital of Khartoum (WaPo) yesterday in the largest demonstration since a June 3 rally at which at least sixty people were killed. A local health official told Reuters that at least seven people were killed in demonstrations across the country.
 
Nigeria: Leaders from the Economic Community of West African States agreed on Saturday to move forward (DW) with plans to create a common currency called the eco by 2020.

Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will meet with Russia and other producers today and tomorrow in Vienna. The group is expected to extend an agreement to curb its collective oil output (FT) in order to avoid a price drop, after Russia and Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that they favor an extension.
 
This CFR Backgrounder looks at OPEC’s role in a changing world.
 
Belgium: EU leaders called a rare Sunday summit (BBC) to overcome difficulty in finalizing candidates for the body’s top jobs amid the fragmentation brought by the recent European Parliament elections. The meeting, which was suspended today (Reuters) after twenty hours without a resolution, is scheduled to resume tomorrow morning.
 
This CFR Backgrounder explains the powers and inner workings of the European Union.

The EU and the Mercosur countries of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay reached a trade deal (FT) on Friday that will reduce tariffs and other commercial barriers in a market of some 780 million people. Duties on EU exports are projected to be cut by $4.5 billion per year.
 
Venezuela: A new report by the Organization of American States projects that Venezuelans fleeing the country could number more than eight million (FT) by the end of 2020. One researcher said that while Syrian refugees have received an average of $5,000 in international aid, Venezuelans have received an average of $100 each.

Department of Justice lawyers have filed an appeal (Reuters) to a Friday court decision that blocks the Trump administration from using $2.5 billion intended for anti-drug efforts to construct a wall on the border with Mexico.