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North Korea fires two short-range missiles in second test in a week

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North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range missiles on Thursday less than a week after its leader, Kim Jong-un, oversaw the test-firing of multiple rockets and a missile.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un are shown standing next to each other on a stairwell.

Putin says US guarantees unlikely to prompt North Korea to de-nuclearize

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Intercontinental ballistic missiles are shown atop eight-wheeled camoflaged trucks being driven down a street.

North Korea rebuilds part of missile site as Bolton warns of more sanctions

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US President Donald Trump is shown wearing a suit and red tie, walking with North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, wearing an all black outfit surrounded by greenery.

Trump says to meet North Korea’s Kim in Vietnam in late February

North Korean officials are shown walking from a white van with luggage at the international airport in Beijing, China.

US, North Korea to hold talks on second Trump-Kim summit

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is shown in this file photo wearing a dark suit and sitting in a leather armchair.

North Korea warns of ‘new path,’ but options limited

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In his New Year address on Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned he might take a “new path” if Washington maintains sanctions amid his country’s push for economic development, but experts say it may be too late to change the trajectory of negotiations.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un with both carrying folders.

North Korea’s Kim agrees to inspections in bid to salvage nuclear talks

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North Korea said on Wednesday it would permanently abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, the latest gesture by leader Kim Jong-un to revive faltering talks with Washington over his country’s nuclear program.

US President Donald Trump sits next to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un with the flags of both countries behind them.

Trump, Kim make pledge on denuclearization

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged on Tuesday to work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula while Washington committed to provide security guarantees for its old enemy.

President Donald Trump arrives in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington DC, May 7, 2018.

Trump expected to leave Iran nuclear deal; Tehran defiant

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US President Donald Trump will announce on Tuesday whether he will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal or stay in and work with European allies.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India.

Iran says it could remain in the nuclear deal if its interests guaranteed

Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, hinted on Monday that Iran could remain in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers even if the United States dropped out.

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