North Korea threatens to cancel Trump summitNorth Korea has said it may pull out of a summit with US President Donald Trump if the US insists it gives up its nuclear weapons. But in an angry statement, North Korea's vice-foreign minister accused the US of making reckless statements and of harbouring sinister intentions. The groundbreaking agreement for Mr Kim and Mr Trump to meet came about as North Korea said it was committed to denuclearising the Korean peninsula. Hours before the announcement, in a sign of growing problems, North Korea had also pulled out of a meeting scheduled with South Korea on Wednesday. He's said previously it would be "perfectly legitimate" to carry out a pre-emptive strike on North Korea.

Source: VietNamNet News May 16, 2018 07:18 UTC