Kim Jong Un returns to North Korea from summit with Trump: KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting an honour guard after arriving in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 13, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

SEOUL (REUTERS) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un landed back in Pyongyang early on Wednesday (June 13), the North's official news agency said on Thursday, after departing Singapore on Tuesday night following the close of a historic summit with US President Donald Trump.

There had been speculation Kim would stop by Beijing to brief Chinese President Xi Jinping on the outcome of the US-North Korea summit and the airplanes the North Korean delegation had left on were closely tracked by international media.

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