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Summary: The UK’s former ambassador to North Korea reflects on reports that Mike Pompeo has already visited Pyongyang to discuss plans for a summit with the US. Plus: Germany’s bid for Euro-reforms, the view from the Commonwealth People’s Forum and why an expensive armoured vehicle is driving controversy in Finland’s political circles.