News Headlines - 26 May 2018

▽North and South Korean leaders hold surprise meeting - CNNPolitics

The leaders of North and South Korea held a surprise meeting Saturday, their second in a month, two days after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un... The two "exchanged their opinions" on among other things successfully carrying out a future US-North Korea summit, according to the statement.

▽Putin To Hold Talks With Japan's Abe On North Korea, Disputed Islands

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are due to meet in Moscow on May 26 to hold talks that are expected to focus on North Korea, the disputed Kurile Islands, and economic cooperation... Abe and Putin are also expected to decide on accelerating preparations for joint economic projects on the Russian-administered Kurile Islands, an archipelago also claimed by Japan, which calls them the Northern Territories.

▽Netflix Surpassed Disney in Market Cap—For a Few Hours | Fortune

Netflix passed Disney in market value Thursday, just one day after its stock surge pushed it higher than Comcast’s valuation. But the victory was a short one, with Disney’s $152.03 billion value barely edging out Netflix’s $151.85 billion worth, when the markets closed.
Finishing with a record high stock price for a second straight day, Netflix closed up 1.34 % at $349.33 per share. That coincided with an 0.87% dip in Disney stock leaving it at $102 a share.

▽Assange's refuge in Ecuadorian embassy 'in jeopardy' - CNNPolitics

Julian Assange's nearly six-year refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London is in danger, opening the WikiLeaks founder to arrest by British authorities and potential extradition to the US, multiple sources with knowledge tell CNN.

▽Trump lawyer 'paid by Ukraine' to arrange White House talks - BBC News

Donald Trump's personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, received a secret payment of at least $400,000 (￡300,000) to fix talks between the Ukrainian president and President Trump, according to sources in Kiev close to those involved... Mr Cohen denies the allegation.