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The world to watch out for Trump-Kim Singapore meet on June 12; updates

Trump's announcement came hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returned home from North Korea with three detained Americans

Donald Trump, Kim Jong Un
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Donald Trump looks forward to meeting Kim Jong Un Photo: Reuters

Agencies Washington
The United States (US) President Donald Trump on Thursday announced that he will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore, the first-ever summit between the top leaders of the two Cold War rivals to discuss the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.

Trump's announcement came hours after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo returned home from North Korea with three detained Americans. Trump, who personally greeted the trio at the Andrews Air Force Base, praised Kim for their release ahead of their summit.

In April, Trump had stunned the world by accepting an invitation to meet Kim