For Kim Jong Un, meeting Trump is about cementing power
Kim Jong Un has chalked up a lot of firsts since taking power at the end of 2011.
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US President says he doesn't have to prepare much for summit with North Korea.
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Three top military officials have been replaced, a South Korean news agency reported.
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Trump says summit with Kim Jong Un is back on
The on-again, off-again nuclear summit in Singapore is back on.
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Kim complains about American 'hegemonism'
North Korean lieutenants in New York to pave way for summit with President Donald Trump.
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Korean diplomacy heats up
Diplomacy has accelerated ahead of a potential summit between Trump and Kim.
What North Korea really wants from US summit
North Korea is more interested in trade with China than US-style prosperity.
Kim meets with South's Moon for second time
Two leaders met to discuss carrying out peace commitments they reached in first summit.
Trump suggests summit could still take place
Trump says meeting is still very much a possibility after cancelling the summit yesterday.
The failings of Trump's me-first diplomacy
Trump's brash approach to negotiations led to the cancellation of next month's summit.
North Korea still keen to talk
North Korea said yesterday that it's still willing to sit down for talks with the US.
The inside story of how Trump's Korea summit fell apart
The meeting between Trump and Kim Jong Un crumbled nearly as quickly as it came together.
North Korea demolishes nuclear test site
Foreign journalists watched as the regime set off explosions at alleged nuclear test site.
Trump cancels summit, citing 'open hostility' by North Korea
Trump hasn't ruled out meeting the North Korean leader at a later date.
North Korea warns of 'nuclear showdown'
Pyongyang has objected to comments made by US Vice-President Mike Pence.
Trump gagged: Two words he definitely can't say
When Trump sits down for this historic moment, there are two words he needs to avoid.
Trump assures Kim US not pushing 'Libya model'
Experts say President Donald Trump runs the risk of sowing more seeds of confusion.
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His regime in more trouble than we realise unless he pulls off the seemingly impossible.
Made-for-TV moments could undermine North's negotiations
Trump's strategy on North Korea has played out in full public view.
Trump on North Korea summit: 'We'll see'
US President conceded he did not know if his meeting with Kim Jong-un would go ahead.
North Korea expands threat to cancel US summit
Pyongyang canceled talks with South Korean officials that were scheduled for Wednesday.