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US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hold a meeting during the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi. AFP
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un hold a meeting during the second US-North Korea summit in Hanoi. AFP
Donald Trump says talks with Kim Jong-un faltered over lifting of North Korea sanctions
Pyongyang wanted sanctions 'lifted in their entirety, and we couldn't do that' US president says
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28 February, 2019