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U.S.-North Korean Officials Proceed On A Path To Make Summit Happen

7:15am June 01, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

A senior North Korean official is expected in Washington, D.C., Friday, carrying a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to President Trump. It's part of the talks over whether Kim and Trump will meet.

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Morning News Brief

5:43am June 01, 2018

As the U.S. and North Korea try to make a way toward a June 12 summit, the two rival Koreas again met at their shared border. And, a top North Korean official leads a delegation to Washington Friday.

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What Would The Denuclearization Of North Korea Look Like?

12:50am June 01, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Melissa Hanham of the Middlebury Institute's James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies on the what the potential denuclearization of North Korea would look like.

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Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of Kim Jong Un's closest aides (second from right) and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sit across from one another before the start of a meeting on Thursday in New York

Pompeo Meets With Top North Korean Official In Hopes Of Reviving Singapore Summit

10:57am May 31, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The secretary of state and Kim Yong Chol met for the second day on Thursday, seeking to salvage a June 12 summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang during their meeting on Thursday.

Russia's Lavrov Meets With Kim Jong Un, As Pompeo Tries To Salvage Summit

10:32am May 31, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"I highly value the fact that Putin's administration strictly opposes the U.S.' dominance," Kim said, according to Russia's state-run Tass agency.

The USS Carl Vinson transits the Philippine Sea while conducting a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force last April in the Philippine Sea.

In Military Name Change, U.S. Pacific Command Becomes U.S. Indo-Pacific Command

8:45am May 31, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, speaking in Hawaii, said the largely symbolic change comes "[in] recognition of the increasing connectivity between the Indian and Pacific Oceans."

North Korean Official Meets Secretary Of State Pompeo In New York

7:35am May 31, 2018

Rachel Martin talks to Robert Gallucci, who was the chief negotiator during the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis, about efforts that indicate plans for a proposed summit are back in high gear.

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News Brief: North Korea Summit Plans Continue, Europe And Iran, NBA Playoffs

5:08am May 31, 2018

A top North Korean official is meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to plan a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. Also, an update on Europe and the Iran nuclear deal.

U.S. and South Korean soldiers sit inside an amphibious vehicle during an annual joint military landing exercise in Pohang, on South Korea's southeast coast, in March 2016.

Would The U.S. Withdraw Troops From South Korea?

5:08am May 31, 2018

by Tom Bowman

President Trump has said U.S. forces are not on the table for potential negotiations with North Korea, but he has also complained about the cost of keeping them there.

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President Trump talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before dinner at Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club, in April in Palm Beach, Fla.

Abe: Japan 'Cannot Accept' New Tariffs On U.S. Auto Imports

5:02am May 31, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In remarks to the legislature, the prime minister said the possibility that the U.S. would raise the duty on auto imports from his country as high as 25 percent is "hard for Japan to understand."