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Trump warns meeting with Kim Jong-un not a done deal

The US president, hosting the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, also said that if the meeting went ahead but was not working, then he would walk away.

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US CIA chief, Mike Pompeo's secret meeting with N Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed a success by Trump

Pompeo is the most senior U.S. official to have met Kim to discuss a planned summit with Donald Trump.

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CIA director visits North Korea

Mike Pompeo reportedly makes a secret visit to North Korea ahead of a historic Trump/ Kim summit

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Kim Jong-un watches K-pop performance in Pyongyang

The event on April 1 was the first time a North Korean leader had attended a South Korean performance in the capital.

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North Korea

Kim Jong-un attends K-pop performance by South Korean artists in Pyongyang

The North Korean leader's appearance came amidst thawing tensions between the neighbouring East Asian nations.

North Korea

North Korea's Kim Jong Un watches South Korean pop group in Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife were among hundreds in Pyongyang on Sunday watching South Korean singers perform in the North for the first time in more than a decade.

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North and South Korean leaders agree to meet at summit

Diplomats agree to historic meeting in April.

China

Is Kim Jong-un making a surprise visit to Beijing?

Speculation is mounting that the senior North Korean official, said to have arrived by train in Beijing, is leader Kim Jong-un. The reports are currently unconfirmed.

Korea

Kim Jong-Un has "committed" to de-nuclearization

The South Korean Foreign Minister has reported that Kim Jong-Un has "given his word" on de-nuclearization, adding that it's the first time the words have come directly from the North Korean leader.

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No more conditions imposed on North Korea for the moment

It's ahead of the first-ever meeting of the two nations' leaders in May. Remaining conditions are, not to resume nuclear testing, missile flights or publicly criticise the next U.S and South Korean military exercises.

USA

Trump tweets N.Korea deal "in the making"

A North Korea-US summit would be a major turnaround after a year in which Pyongyang has carried out a battery of missile tests Washington sees as provocative

USA

USA-North Korea relationship: 'It's complicated'

Perplexed by Trump's plan to visit Kim Jong Un, the man he threatened – just months ago – of "fire and fury like the world has never seen"? Here's some useful historical context.

South Korea

News of Trump-Kim meeting greeted with hope and caution

"I don't know what's in Trump's head, and I have doubts as to whether he's serious," says one Tokyo resident.

North Korea

N Korean leader, Kim Jong Un and Trump to meet 'as soon as possible'

South Korea's national security chief, Chung Eui-yong also told reporters at the White House that Kim has has pledged to refrain from further nuclear or missile tests.

North Korea

The talking thaw: North and South Korea

A delegation of senior South Korean officials travelled to Pyongyang for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. He expressed his "firm will to vigorously advance" inter-Korean ties and pursue reunification

North Korea

South Korea and North Korea to talk

Talks between South Korea and North Korea are expected to focus on the North's missile stocks and relations with the US.

North Korea

North Korean leaders used Brazilian passports to apply for Western vis

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his late father Kim Jong-il used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports to apply for visas to visit Western countries in the 1990s, five senior Western European security sources tell Reuters.

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Giant Putin, Trump and Berlusconi satirical floats parade in Italy

A 'Fake News' float also featured a giant figure of the Pied Piper leading humans and rats down a route of lies.

Korea

Kim Jong Un's sister meets South Korean President

Kim Yo Jong is the first member of North Korea's ruling family to visit the South since the 1950-53 Korean War.

North Korea

North Korea shows off its military might ahead of Olympic Games

Peace and diplomacy have taken a backseat as Pyongyang paraded its military