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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, pose for a photo during a visit to the tea house on the grounds of the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, June 29, 2019. Trump is making a quick trip to Seoul after attending the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: Trump defends meeting, North Korea efforts

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President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: K-pop band greets Trump during Seoul visit

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In this June 12, 2019, photo, North Korean soldiers look at the South side, seen during a press tour at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), South Korea. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, June 29, 2019, invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to shake hands during a visit by Trump to the DMZ with South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

DMZ, where Trump met Kim, is a vestige of Cold War

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, prepares to shake hands with South Korean President Moon Jae-in over the military demarcation line at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. U.S. President Donald Trump is inviting North Korea's Kim Jong Un to shake hands during a visit to the demilitarized zone with South Korea. Trump is scheduled to visit South Korea later Saturday after meetings at the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP, File)

N. Korea says Trump’s offer to meet Kim ‘very interesting’

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, walking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stops to ask a question after he arrived at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

DMZ diplomacy: Kim accepts Trump invite to meet at border

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

A banner shows images, from left, of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, displayed by protesters who demand the peace on Korean peninsula, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled visit near U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Donald Trump invites Kim Jong-un to shake hands at DMZ

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Friday, June 21, 2019, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping stroll in the premises of Kumsusan guest house in Pyongyang, North Korea. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Senate approves new North Korean sanctions with defense bill passage

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, walking with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stops to ask a question after he arrived at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump says he could meet North Korea’s Kim at DMZ

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

A banner shows images, from left, of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump, displayed by protesters who demand the peace on Korean peninsula, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled visit near U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, June 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Seoul: US ready for talks with N Korea on denuclearization

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks in Osaka, western Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. Morrison said he remained concerned for an Australian student who is uncontactable in North Korea and has been offered international support to find him. Morrison said the plight of Alek Sigley had been raised with him by world leaders attending the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, including Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation via AP)

Australia welcomes help to find man missing in North Korea

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

In this undated file photo provided on Sunday, June 23, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reads a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, said North Korean and U.S. officials are holding &quot;behind-the-scenes talks&quot; to set up a third summit between the countries' leaders. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

EDITORIAL: Kim Jong-un regime makes tourist travel a risky adventure

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Donald Trump walks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In to the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Moon Jae-in pressures Trump on Kim Jong Un nuclear results

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Australia probes reports of citizen detained in North Korea

By ROD McGUIRK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2018, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center left, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walk together before their meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea said Thursday, April 18, 2019, that it had test-fired a new type of &quot;tactical guided weapon,&quot; its first such test in nearly half a year, and demanded that Washington remove Pompeo from nuclear negotiations. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Kim regime slams Pompeo, sanctions, despite ‘behind-the-scenes’ talks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, June 26, 2019, photo, South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul listens to a question during a group interview at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea. The U.S. and North Korea both feel the need to resume diplomacy and are trying to narrow their differences for new summit talks, Kim said as he contrasted their efforts with the tensions surrounding Iran's collapsing nuclear accord. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seoul sees US, NKorea diplomacy as contrast to Iran tensions

By ADAM SCHRECK and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

U.S. flag is seen as protesters hold a rally demanding the peace on the Korean peninsula and to stop sanctions on North Korea, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled visit near the U.S. embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 27, 2019. North Korea said Thursday South Korea must stop trying to mediate between Pyongyang and Washington. The North's Foreign Ministry also repeated its demand that the United States must work out mutually acceptable proposals to salvage a deadlocked nuclear negotiations by the end of December. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea urges South to stop mediating between North, US

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

In this undated file photo provided on Sunday, June 23, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reads a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump. South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, said North Korean and U.S. officials are holding &quot;behind-the-scenes talks&quot; to set up a third summit between the countries' leaders. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Seoul: U.S., North Korea in talks to set up 3rd Trump-Kim summit

By Adam Schreck and Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

North Koreans hold cards to make an image depicting a worker and a farmer during a mass game performance of &quot;The Land of the People&quot; at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)

North Korea says it won’t surrender to US-led sanctions

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken Friday, May 22, 2015, people walk on the Bund against buildings in Pudong, China's financial and commercial hub, in Shanghai. China has criticized Washington's efforts to enforce U.S. law abroad following a news report three Chinese banks might be penalized over dealings with North Korea. (AP Photo/Paul Traynor, Filer)

China criticizes possible US penalties against banks

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Sunday, June 23, 2019, before boarding a plane headed to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

Pompeo says US ready right now to resume talks with NKorea

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