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by Sunghee Hwang © Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — From threats of war to brotherly hugs, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has emerged as a skilled diplomat with the unexpected assistance of a new player in the game: US President Donald Trump. Kim’s sudden turn to statecraft at the height of tensions is straight out of a North Korean playbook that goes back decades, analysts say, but Trump’s spontaneity has allowed it […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore will strike commemorative medallions to mark the historic meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in the city-state next week. The medallions will depict an “affirmative handshake” between the two leaders, the scheduled date of the summit, and the flags of both countries, the Singapore Mint said in a statement Tuesday. At the back are the national flowers of both countries — roses for […]
by Sebastien Berger © Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — When Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un sit down in Singapore next week it will be among the most improbable diplomatic summits in history, with principals who could not be more different — but who also share some surprising similarities. Trump was the oldest US president ever to take office when he was sworn in last year, and will turn 72 two days after […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A top North Korean general is headed for the United States in what would be the highest-profile visit in years, reports said Tuesday as the two countries prepare for a momentous summit. General Kim Yong Chol landed at Beijing airport on Tuesday and will journey on to New York the following day after talks with Chinese officials, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency, which cited diplomatic sources. The trip […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House said Thursday that a North Korean failure to keep its word had led US President Donald Trump to call off his summit with Kim Jong Un next month. “There has been a trail of broken promises that gave the United States pause,” said a senior White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity. “President Trump is willing to pursue diplomacy as far as it can be possibly […]
by Annabel Symington Agence France Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Mount Everest’s Hillary Step — a rocky outcrop just below the summit — is now a slope, say climbers who recently returned from the mountain. The condition of the rock face named after Everest’s first summiteer Edmund Hillary has been the subject of intense speculation since climbers last year declared it had gone. Others disagreed saying fresh snowfall had caused the confusion. Mountaineers returning from […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump warned Tuesday his landmark summit with Kim Jong Un may be delayed but insisted the North Korean leader is “serious” about denuclearization. Hosting South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House, Trump did little to quell speculation about the wavering prospects of a historic first summit between US and North Korean leaders. “It may not work out for June […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A commemorative coin featuring US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has been struck by the White House Communications Agency ahead of their planned summit next month. The coin depicts Trump and Kim, described as North Korea’s “Supreme Leader,” in profile facing each other in front of a background of US and North Korean flags. The words “Peace Talks” are emblazoned at the top of the front […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump tried to put his summit with Kim Jong Un back on track Thursday, offering the North Korean leader guarantees of staying in power if he abandons nuclear weapons. As prospects for a historic summit next month between the two leaders dimmed, Trump told reporters that if the meeting were to go ahead successfully, Kim “will get protections that will be […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — With one foot in the East and one in the West, ultra-modern and secure — to the point of sometimes being mocked as dull — Singapore was a natural choice for the historic first meeting between the unpredictable leaders of the US and North Korea. The stable and squeaky-clean city-state’s tropical setting will be the backdrop for the June 12 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un — the first […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Friday that a date and venue for his landmark summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would be unveiled soon, as anticipation builds for the unprecedented talks between the mercurial leaders. And while Trump said he was not envisaging a drawdown of troops in South Korea for now — something the regime in Pyongyang has long wanted — he […]
by W.G. Dunlop Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he was confident his landmark summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will go ahead, as he talked up the idea of holding it in the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas. Trump revealed last week that two or three locations were under consideration for the historic meeting — which would be the first between a […]
