North and South Korea’s summit holds promise for peace. Unfortunately, so did the last two.

North Korean village of Gijungdong is seen during a press tour from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in Paju, South Korea, on April 24, 2018.(Photo: Lee Jin-man, AP) SEOUL — Friday’s summit … Read More

North Korea announces end to missile testing as Trump cites ‘big progress’

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced Friday that his country will be suspending missile testing and closing a nuclear test site, several reports said. “From April 21, North Korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles,” … Read More

South Korea to offer economic and political sweeteners if North Korea allows in nuclear inspectors

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Other demands to be made by Seoul at Korean leaders summit include freeze on Pyongyang’s missile programme, says South Korean government security adviser. South Korea will demand the North freezes its missile programme, disclose its nuclear capacity and allow in … Read More

REPORT: North Korea, South Korea Set To Announce Official End To 64-Year-Long War

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Chung Sung-Jun / Staff / Getty Images Hostilities on the Korean peninsula ended on July 27, 1953, but the war didn’t. On that day, the U.S., North Korea and China signed an armistice agreement designed to “insure a complete cessation … Read More

CIA Director Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend

CIA Director Mike Pompeo met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un over Easter weekend in an effort to lay the groundwork for a summit between Kim and President Trump, Fox News has confirmed. Pompeo’s trip, which was first reported … Read More

Bolton meets S Korean, Japanese national security advisers

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s new national security adviser held talks Thursday with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts, as the U.S. gears up for an unprecedented summit with North Korea. Bolton met with Chung Eui-yong, the South Korean official who … Read More

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