ASEAN meeting, NZ PM returns to Wellington, and other news in pictures

From left; Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano, South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan pose for a photo during the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018.

From left; Philippines' Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano, South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan pose for a photo during the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers Meeting on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018.   | Photo Credit: AP

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ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting

At the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Singapore, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called for pressure to be maintained on North Korea as a UN report warned Pyongyang is circumventing tough sanctions imposed over its nuclear weapons programme.

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Jacinda Ardern returns to work

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at Wellington Airport with her partner Clarke Gayford and their daughter Neve Gayford on August 4, 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at Wellington Airport with her partner Clarke Gayford and their daughter Neve Gayford on August 4, 2018 in Wellington, New Zealand.   | Photo Credit: Getty Images

 

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrived in Wellington after six weeks on maternity leave. Ardern touched down in with partner Clarke Gayford and baby Neve. Ms. Ardern became the second Prime Minister in the world to give birth while in office. She formally took back her role as PM on Wednesday.

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Johanna Konta loses in Silicon Valley Classic

Johanna Konta, left, of Britain, shakes hands with Elise Mertens, of Belgium, after their match at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic tennis tournament in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Mertens won 7-6 (4), 6-3.

Johanna Konta, left, of Britain, shakes hands with Elise Mertens, of Belgium, after their match at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic tennis tournament in San Jose, Calif., Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. Mertens won 7-6 (4), 6-3.   | Photo Credit: AP

 

At the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, Britain's Johanna Konta, who thrashed Serena Williams earlier, was sent packing in the quarter-finals when she suffered a 7-6(4) 6-3 to fourth seed Elise Mertens. Mertens, bidding for her fourth title of the year, moves into a semi-final against fifth seeded Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu.