• Pyongyang freed three American prisoners, removing a bitterly emotional obstacle ahead of a planned summit meeting between President Trump and North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. Mr. Trump said the detainees, all U.S. citizens of Korean descent, were on their way back to the U.S. with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, above, who offered an olive branch to senior North Korean officials during his short visit. But en route he committed the gaffe of referring to Mr. Kim as “Chairman Un.”Mr. Trump also announced that the time and location had been set for his meeting with Mr. Kim, giving only one detail: It will not be at the DMZ. The talks may suffer from Mr. Trump’s decision to exit the Iran nuclear accord if, as many analysts think, the takeaway is that the U.S. is an untrustworthy negotiating partner.

Source: New York Times May 09, 2018 20:01 UTC