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In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's chief negotiator says discussions with the U.S. on Pyongyang's nuclear program have broken down, but Washington says the two sides had "good discussions" that it intends to build on in two weeks. The North Korean negotiator, Kim Miyong-gil, said Saturday, Oct. 5, talks in Stockholm broke down "entirely because the U.S. has not discarded its old stance and attitude." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

North Korea will not resume ‘sickening negotiations’ after latest U.S. talks collapse

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

A TV screen shows a file image of a North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. North Korea on Wednesday fired projectiles toward its eastern sea, South Korea's military said, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities ahead of planned nuclear negotiations with the United States this weekend. The sign reads: &quot; A projectile laugh from North Korea.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea seeks to twist U.S. arm in talks with sub-launched ballistic missile test

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Uncertainty over South Korea’s World Cup visit to Pyongyang

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

John Bolton firing empowers Mike Pompeo, opens door for Trump diplomacy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this June 11, 2018, file photo, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, center, arrives for a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Hotel in Singapore ahead of the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Choe Son Hui in a statement released through state media on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019 said U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's &quot;excessive&quot; comments increased North Korean people's animosity toward Americans and made it harder for working-level nuclear negotiations between the countries to resume. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim, File)

North Korea berates Pompeo, says hopes for talks fading

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

People watch a TV screen showing a live broadcast of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's speech during a ceremony to celebrate the Korean Liberation Day, marking the 74th anniversary of Korea's liberation from the Japanese colonial rule, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019. The signs read: &quot;Korean Liberation Day.&quot;(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea’s Moon calls for talks to end trade row with Japan

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Protesters with "No, Abe!" signs chat slogans during a rally outside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's residence in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. More than 100 people staged a rally to urge the government to reverse the recent downgrading of South Korea's trade status and to apologize for wartime atrocities in an effort fix rapidly souring relations. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

South Korea-Japan trade dispute creates China, Russia opportunities

By Maggie Garred - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Trump says North Korea’s Kim apologized for missile tests, wants to meet soon

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this undated file photo provided on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, speaks while inspecting a newly built submarine to be deployed soon, at an unknown location in North Korea. North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles into the sea on Thursday, July 25, South Korea's military said, the first launches in more than two months as North Korean and U.S. officials work to restart nuclear diplomacy. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. 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)

N. Korea says missile test was warning to South ‘warmongers’

By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

People watch a TV showing North Korea's missile launch in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday. North Korea fired two projectiles, South Korea's military said, the first launches in over two months as North Korean and U.S. officials struggle to restart diplomacy. (Associated Press)

North Korea seen seeking leverage with new missile tests

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 1, 2009, file photo, North Korea's Jong Tae Se, left, fights for the ball against South Korea's Lee Young-pyo during their 2010 FIFA World Cup Asia group 2 qualifying soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. The South Korean men's national soccer team's path to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will include a crucial road match against North Korea, but it's unclear whether a rare match between the Koreas in Pyongyang will materialize considering the political tension between the rivals. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man, File)

South Korea faces potential WCup qualifier in North Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, says it is rethinking whether to abide by its moratorium on nuclear and missile tests and other steps aimed at improving ties with the U.S. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

North Korea suggests it might lift weapons test moratorium

By Foster Klug - Associated Press

Son of prominent South Korean defector moves to North Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

Australian student Alek Sigley arrives at the airport in Tokyo on Thursday, July 4, 2019. The Australian student who vanished in North Korea more than a week ago arrived in Tokyo Thursday, July 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

North Korea says released Australian student was spying

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Sigley family shows Alek Sigley. (Courtesy of the Sigley family via AP)

Alek Sigley, Australian student released in North Korea, says: ‘I’m OK’

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

In this Sunday, June 30, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands over the military demarcation line at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. 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)

N. Korea propaganda machine will ‘exploit the hell’ out of Trump-Kim meeting at DMZ, detractors warn

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, left, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, walk together at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, South Korea, Sunday, June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Donald Trump predicts ‘good things’ from his unexpected meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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

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

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