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Mike Pompeo holds talks with North Korea officials; seeks 'clarity' on parameters of denuclearisation agreement
•Pompeo left Pyongyang for Japan early Saturday afternoon but it wasn't immediately clear if he met with leader Kim Jong-un, as had been expected.
Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un summit is on for 12 June in another twist to high stakes diplomatic negotiation
•US President Donald Trump said on Friday a nuclear arms summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that the United States pulled out of will now go ahead as scheduled on June 12 in Singapore, adding another twist to a high-stake diplomatic dance.
US government blames North Korea for malicious cyber activity
•The US government has identified more than 85 compromised networks. The addresses are being distributed along with suggested remediation actions.
Top North Korean envoy leaves for New York amid diplomatic efforts to salvage historic summit, confirms Donald Trump
•US President Donald Trump confirmed that Kim Yong Chol, was on his way for the highest-level meeting aimed at salvaging the historic summit.
US - North Korea summit: Top North Korean spy heads to New York to plan for Donald Trump-Kim Jong Un meeting
•US President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that a top North Korean official is headed to New York for talks attempting to salvage an upcoming summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as diplomatic efforts also accelerated in Asia.
North Korea's General Kim Yong-chol wraps up controversial visit to Seoul amid hopes of easing nuclear standoff
•A powerful North Korean general Tuesday wrapped up his visit to the South as part of an Olympics charm offensive by Pyongyang that has drawn angry protests calling for his arrest
US should lower threshold for talks with North Korea, says South Korean president Moon Jae-in
•South Korea's president said that the United States should lower the threshold for talks with North Korea and that the two countries should start a dialogue soon
Winter Olympics 2018: South, North Korea march apart as Pyeongchang Games end with vibrant closing ceremony
•At a colourful and cold closing ceremony, Ivanka Trump sat near a blacklisted North Korean general while the North and South Korean athletes entered separately, waving their national flags.
North Korean general Kim Yong Chol and Ivanka Trump attend Winter Olympics closing ceremony
•Blacklisted North Korean general Kim Yong Chol and Ivanka Trump attended the Winter Olympics closing ceremony together, in the final piece of the games-led diplomacy
Winter Olympics 2018: North Korean delegation led by blacklisted general Kim Yong Chol arrives in South
•The visit by an eight-member high-level North Korean delegation is the final piece of the Games-led diplomacy that has dominated headlines from Pyeongchang.