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From left, former North Korean military intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol, left, President Donald Trump, and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, walk from the Oval Office, Friday, June 1, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump, NKorea’s Kim back on for summit

By ZEKE MILLER and JOSH LEDERMAN and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis delivers his speech during the first plenary session of the 17th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, in Singapore, Saturday, June 2, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim)

James Mattis warns China over ‘militarization’ of South China Sea

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a keynote address at the opening dinner of the 17th IISS Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, held in Singapore, Friday, June 1, 2018, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Yong Teck Lim) ** FILE **

India’s Modi urges Indo-Pacific to fight protectionism

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides, after their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Japan’s defense chief urges caution over NKorea

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Despite the upbeat messaging, Kim Jong-un complained to Russia's foreign minister that the U.S. is trying to spread its influence in the region. The comment may complicate the summit plans. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump to get Kim Jong-un’s response letter

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 26, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

In Asia, Mattis to face allies seeking answers on NKorea

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this image made from video, Kim Yong Chol, center top, a senior North Korean official, walks across the tarmac at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport upon his arrival Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Kim is in New York for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo aimed at salvaging a summit between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, in the North's highest-level mission to the United States in 18 years. (AP Photo/Joe Frederick)

The Latest: North and South Korea resume senior-level talks

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People watch a TV screen showing images of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. A team of American diplomats involved in preparatory discussions with North Korea ahead of a potential summit between Trump and Kim left a hotel in Seoul on Tuesday amid speculation that they are resuming the talks. The signs read: &quot;Working-level talks.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

White House now says Singapore summit ‘expected,’ outlines progress toward Trump-Kim sit-down

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump approaches the microphones to speak to the media as he walks to the Marine One helicopter Friday, May 25, 2018, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Trump is traveling to Annapolis to address the U.S. Naval Academy graduation ceremonies. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: South Korea relieved about revived US-NK talks

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo answers questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just after President Donald Trump canceled the June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, citing the &quot;tremendous anger and open hostility&quot; in a recent statement from North Korea, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The Latest: Japan says it understands Trump’s caution

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U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by United States Forces Korea Commander Gen. Vincent Brooks, center, shakes hands with South Korean Gen. Kim Byung-joo during an operational briefing at the eighth Army Operational Command Center at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017. Trump is on a five-country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

Donald Trump warns North Korea: U.S. military ‘ready if necessary’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

People watch a TV screen showing file footage of U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 24, 2018. North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.The signs read: &quot; North Korea demolishes nuclear test site .&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Latest: UN chief concerned Kim-Trump summit was canceled

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President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, en route to a day trip to New York City. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

EDITORIAL: Slinging doubts about Singapore

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to New York to discuss immigration policy, Wednesday, May 23, 2018, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Trump will hold a roundtable discussion on Long Island on illegal immigration and gang violence that the White House is calling a &quot;national call to action for legislative policy changes.&quot; (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: White House team off to Singapore for prep work

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President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Latest: Pompeo says NK could benefit from US investment

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FILE - In this July 21, 2008, file photo, Singapore police officers patrol outside the Shangri-La hotel, a possible location for the upcoming Trump-Kim summit next month, in Singapore. Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have one big thing in common as they prepare for what would be the first ever U.S.-North Korea summit: they both claim to deserve total credit. In a country where there is no Twitter but lots of fake news, North Koreans are getting a very different take on what got the two leaders to agree to meet next month in Singapore. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) **FILE**

Singapore venue still to be decided in Trump-Kim Jong-un summit negotiations

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 8, 2016, file photo, North Koreans read their leader Kim Jong Un's speech published in the local newspaper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have one big thing in common as they prepare for what would be the first ever U.S.-North Korea summit: They both claim to deserve total credit. In a country where there is no Twitter but lots of fake news, North Koreans are getting a very different take on what got the two leaders to agree to meet next month in Singapore. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon, File)

Ahead of Trump summit, Kim Jong Un crafts a careful message

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

In this May 16, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Trump’s meeting with Kim Jong Un may have been a surprise decision. But as he prepares to sit down with the North Korean leader next month, his team hopes to leave nothing to chance. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US has a daunting to-do list to get ready for NKorea summit

By CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER AND MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

New Singapore anti-terror law can order media blackout

By ANNABELLE LIANG - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 11, 2018, photo, a car pulls up to the Shangri-La Hotel, a possible venue for the upcoming Trump-Kim summit, in Singapore. The June 12 meeting between tough-talking President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a brash young ruler with a nuclear arsenal, brings a bombastic set of personalities to the small island nation, which has hosted plenty of important meetings, but nothing as big as this. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

Staid Singapore prepares for historic Trump-Kim summit

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press