North Korea diplomacy could be next for Trump: Hudson report

US president's return, Kim's silence and Seoul's shift offer new opening

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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in 2019. (KCNA via Reuters) 

KEN MORIYASU

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump's most dramatic first-term initiative was his summitry with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and as he faces stalled negotiations with Iran and little hope for a settlement in the Russia-Ukraine war, Pyongyang may get new attention.

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