SEOUL/MOSCOW -- North Korea is demanding the removal of the U.S. secretary of state from their denuclearization talks, part of Pyongyang's effort to ramp up pressure on Washington, as leader Kim Jong Un also plans his first trip to Moscow.
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North Korea insists Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's (far left) involvement would only "entangle" its denuclearization talks with the U.S. © Reuters
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