PRESS DIGEST- Financial Times - May 25

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May 25 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Headlines

Trump calls off summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un https://on.ft.com/2sctM9V

Property company Capco considers splitting in two https://on.ft.com/2s6vrOd

Samsung ordered to pay Apple nearly $540 mln in patent case https://on.ft.com/2s6wjlS

Overview

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called off a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un scheduled for next month, citing Pyongyang's "open hostility," and warned that the U.S. military was ready in the event of any reckless acts by North Korea.

British property group Capital & Counties Properties Plc is considering a break-up by splitting its prime London estates of Covent Garden and Earls Court into two separately listed companies.

After nearly five days of deliberations, a U.S. jury on Thursday said Samsung Electronics Co Ltd should pay $539 million to Apple Inc for copying patented smartphone features, according to court documents, bringing a years-long feud between the technology companies to its final stages. (Compiled by Bengaluru newsroom; Editing by Sandra Maler)