North Korean silence signals Trump-Kim summit unlikely: US, South Korean officialsTrump has downplayed the prospects of a summit happening next month, saying: ‘I’m not sure that anybody’s asking for a meeting’3-MIN READ3-MIN0ListenPublished: 1:30pm, 23 Oct 2026US 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.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x1xAI-generated voice
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North Korean silence signals Trump-Kim summit unlikely: US, South Korean officials
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 talk
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