Apr 26 Kim Jong Un makes history as he crosses border to South Korea By Foster Klug, Associated Press Beyond the carefully choreographed surface, however, it's still not clear whether the leaders from North and South Korea can make any progress in closed-door talks on the nuclear issue, which has bedeviled other officials for decades. Continue reading
Apr 26 What to expect from North and South Korea’s historic summit By Larisa Epatko What will come out of the meeting of the North and South Korean leaders, and will it set the tone for the upcoming summit with President Donald Trump? Here's what we know. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Trump hopes to meet with Kim Jong Un ‘very soon’ In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump said sitting down with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be a "great thing for the world." His praise for the North Korean leader marked a major shift from his past comments. Continue watching
Apr 22 Road to North Korea’s denuclearization is littered with failure By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press A look at previous negotiations with North Korea and how the currently planned summits took shape. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 3:54 What’s behind North Korea’s decision to suspend nuclear tests? By PBS News Hour In a surprise move, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Friday announced that he would immediately suspend nuclear and long-range missile tests, though it's not the first time the isolated country has made those pronouncements. Jean Lee, director of… Continue watching
Apr 20 North Korea suspends nuclear and long-range missile tests, plans to close nuclear test site By Associated Press The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the suspension of nuclear and ICBM tests went into effect Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 20 Americans expect Russia tensions to get worse, poll finds By Matthew Pennington, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Americans largely fear the country's relationship with Russia and China will get worse in the coming year, and despite signs of diplomatic progress with Kim Jong Un on nuclear weapons, nearly half say the same about North Korea. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 5:41 News Wrap: Kim Jong Un may be willing to drop key condition In the news wrap Thursday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said that Kim Jong Un is open to ridding Korea of all nuclear weapons without insisting U.S. troops withdraw first. Also, the U.S. State Department charged it has "credible information"… Continue watching
Apr 18 Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea over Easter, White House officials confirm By Associated Press White House officials have cleared up some confusion over when CIA Director Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong Un. Continue reading
Apr 18 Trump says ‘a good relationship was formed’ with North Korea By Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday confirmed that his CIA chief Mike Pompeo secretly met with Kim Jong Un in North Korea and said "a good relationship was formed" heading into the adversaries' anticipated summit. Continue reading