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SKorea says inter-Korean ties crucial for nuclear diplomacy

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Syrian refugee Mahmoud Mansour, sitting with his daughters Sahar, 5, and Ruba, 11, holds documents for his U.S. resettlement application at his rented apartment in Amman, Jordan, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Mansour who had been tapped for possible resettlement to the United States says his hopes have been crushed for good by the Supreme Court's decision to uphold a Trump administration travel ban for Syria and four other Muslim-majority countries. (AP Photo/Omar Akour)

5 of 7 nations hit by US travel ban are majority Muslim

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, shakes hands with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo before their meeting in Seoul, South Korea Thursday, June 28, 2018. (Chung Sung-jun/Pool Photo via AP)

Mattis says US will keep current troop levels in South Korea

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

People protest during a rally about the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, in New York. Muslim individuals and groups, as well as other religious and civil rights organizations, expressed outrage and disappointment at the U.S. Supreme Court's decision Tuesday to uphold President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

5 of 7 nations hit by US travel ban are majority Muslim

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Bargaining Position Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Trump’s leadership, resolve offers hope for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

By Martha McSally

US military aims for $1B missile defense radar in Hawaii

By AUDREY McAVOY - Associated Press

North Korean Vice Railroad Minister Kim Yun-hyok, left, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart vice Transport Minister Kim Jeong-ryeol upon his arrival to hold a meeting to discuss over inter-Korean cooperation in railway inside the Peace House at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (Korea Pool via AP)

Koreas discuss linking railways across border

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

In this June 20, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump holds up the executive order he signed to end family separations at the border, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is distorting the truth when it comes to the impact of his administration’s policy regarding separating children from their parents at the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s mixed signals on immigration, NKorea

By HOPE YEN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon leaves for the border village of Panmunjom to attend South and North Korea meeting, at the Office of the South Korea-North Korea Dialogue in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Koreas discuss removing North’s artillery from tense border

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Illustration on U.S. North Korea relations by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How the U.S.-Pyongyang hotline sidelines China

By Brahma Chellaney

FILE- In this May 14, 1999, file photo, U.N. honor guards carry a coffin containing the remains of the American soldiers after it was returned from North Korea at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. South Korean media reported that the U.S. military plans to send 215 caskets to North Korea through a border village on Saturday, June 23, 2018, so that the North could begin the process of returning the remains of U.S. soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

U.S. military prepares for return of Korean War dead, sends 100 caskets to DMZ

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this June 20, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump holds up the executive order he signed to end family separations at the border, during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump is distorting the truth when it comes to the impact of his administration’s policy regarding separating children from their parents at the U.S. border. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s skewed claims on immigration, economy

By HOPE YEN and CHRISTOPHER RUGABER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 6, 1998, file photo, North Korean soldiers carry an aluminum casket containing remains of a U.S. serviceman killed during the Korean War toward U.N. Command soldiers, foreground, at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. South Korean media reported that the U.S. military plans to send 215 caskets to North Korea through a border village on Saturday, June 23, 2018, so that the North could begin the process of returning the remains of U.S. soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

The Latest: US prepares coffins for Korean War remains

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FILE- In this May 14, 1999, file photo, U.N. honor guards carry a coffin containing the remains of the American soldiers after it was returned from North Korea at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea. South Korean media reported that the U.S. military plans to send 215 caskets to North Korea through a border village on Saturday, June 23, 2018, so that the North could begin the process of returning the remains of U.S. soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

US moves 100 coffins to N. Korean border for war remains

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Trump declares NKorea still poses “extraordinary threat”

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement before saying goodbye to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un after their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the Trump administration identified the missile test engine site that it says North Korea has pledged to destroy, but the president’s latest comments about resolving the nuclear standoff have raised new questions about what concessions Pyongyang has made. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

A need to verify NKorea nuclear pledges

By DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this June 12, 2018, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement before saying goodbye to North Korea leader Kim Jong-un after their meetings at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore. On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the Trump administration identified the missile test engine site that it says North Korea has pledged to destroy, but the president's latest comments about resolving the nuclear standoff have raised new questions about what concessions Pyongyang has made. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)

Donald Trump extends North Korea state of emergency

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands prior to their meeting on Sentosa Island in Singapore Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Kim is about 170 centimeters (5.8 feet) tall, about 20 centimeters (7.2 inches) shorter than Trump, according to media reports. But when the two stood together during Tuesday’s meeting, the difference in their heights wasn’t that noticeable. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Most Americans say Donald Trump meeting with Kim Jong-un was a success, says poll

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

NK pledges to destroy missile test engine site

By DEB RIECHMANN and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, right, listen as President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AP FACT CHECK: Trump falsely claims progress on NKorea nukes

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press