Trump-Kim summit

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Kyiv and Seoul share concerns over Pyongyang’s role in the Ukraine war. So why the diplomatic rift?

President Lee Jae Myung called his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky’s disclosure about the prisoners of war “deeply regrettable”.

Seoul risks being sidelined in Trump-Kim talks as US-South Korea alliance frays

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (left) and US President Donald Trump at their June 2019 meeting in the Demilitarised Zone between North and South Korea.

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Wang Yi’s Seoul visit comes amid potential opening for Korean peace talks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug 20.

US tightens sanctions on North Korea after Trump-Kim summit snub

A 2019 photo shows US President Donald Trump (right) shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone in South Korea.

South Korea says ‘considerable’ chance Kim Jong Un, Trump will meet next week

US President Donald Trump has said he hopes to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again – possibly in 2025

News analysis

Denuclearisation off the table for North Korea, but freeze is achievable, say analysts

This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 30, 2025 shows North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui (L) shaking hands with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) / South Korea OUT / ---EDITORS NOTE--- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Commentary

Trump dented Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Should Kim Jong Un be worried?

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News analysis

As the two Koreas ease tensions, what ‘big, beautiful’ deal could spark a new Trump-Kim summit?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump at their historic summit in Singapore in 2018.

Of princes and pawns: As Trump meets Putin, the two Koreas are on edge

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) inspecting a nuclear material production base on Jan 29.

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N. Korea’s Kim at crossroads after suffering casualties in Ukraine war – will his gambit pay off?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kangdong County Hospital and General Service Center in Kangdong County, North Korea, February 6, 2025, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

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