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North Korean silence signals Trump-Kim summit unlikely: US, South Korean officials
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PUBLISHEDOct 23, 2026, 5:30 AM
What the source reports
US and South Korean officials see the chances fading of a meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year, according to five people with knowledge of the situation.
Trump, the only US president to have met a North Korean leader, has been eager to jump-start talks with North Korea, but Pyongyang has shown little interest in diplomacy aimed at containing its nuclear programme. The…
Main source: SCMP
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