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Trump reaches Singapore for Kim summit, eyes 'one-time shot' at peace

The North Korean state news agency KCNA reported early Monday that Kim hopes to establish 'new DPRK-U.S. relations' during the talks

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un
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Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un Photo: Reuters

Margaret Talev, Toluse Olorunnipa & Jennifer Jacobs | Bloomberg
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un kicked off 2018 by comparing the sizes of their respective nuclear buttons Photo: Reuters



 
President Donald Trump is about to see whether his bet on North Korea will pay off: that Kim Jong Un’s desire to end his country’s economic strangulation and pariah status will prevail over the dictator’s fear of relinquishing his nuclear threat.

Trump and Kim have yet to agree even on how to define denuclearization

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