North Korea

Washington is demanding Pyongyang give up its nuclear arsenal before any relief from economic sanctions is granted

US continues to press North Korean to get rid of its nuclear weapons

Italian foreign ministry says it has 'no knowledge' of any asylum request from Jo

Vijaypat now bitterly regrets his decision, which he claims was made because of 'emotional blackmail'

The two leaders made global headlines with an unprecedented summit in Singapore in June

'Kim's speech expressed his frustration with the lack of progress in negotiations so far'

Critics say North Korea has made no concrete commitments and is unlikely to surrender its nuclear weapons

North Korea rejects American calls for it to unilaterally denuclearise

After diplomatic rapprochement between Kim, Trump, progress has stalled in talks on Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal

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