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Washington imposes sanctions on Korean officials, including Kim's assistant

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The US Treasury Department announced sanctions on three North Korean officials, including an aide to Kim Jong-un.

The sanctions included the head of the Korean Workers' Party's organization and guidance department, Ryong Hae Choi, and is a close aide to Kim Jong-un, according to the US Treasury.

The other two officials are State Security Minister Kyung Taek Jung and…

Trump directs Pompeo to cancel his visit to North Korea and "looks forward" to Kim's meeting

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                                              Kevin Lamarque

US President Donald Trump and his foreign minister, Mike Pompeo

US President Donald Trump announced that his foreign minister, Mike Pompeo, had canceled his visit to North Korea because of the lack of progress on denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula.

"I have asked Foreign…

Pompeo: The continuation of North Korea in its weapons programs is contrary to Kim's promise

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that North Korea's continued efforts to develop its weapons programs are in contradiction to the pledge of its leader Kim Jong-un to renounce nuclear weapons.

"The leader has pledged nuclear disarmament," Pompeo told reporters on his way to Singapore: "The world has called on North…