US President Donald Trump has called off next month’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, calling the cancellation a “tremendous setback” for peace. US President Donald Trump has called off next month’s summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, calling the cancellation a “tremendous setback” for peace. Speaking at the White House later, Mr Trump said a “maximum pressure campaign” will continue against North Korea and that he was “waiting” should Mr Kim choose to engage in “constructive” actions. US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said North Korea had not responded to repeated requests from US officials to discuss logistics for the summit. But after criticism from North Korea, Mr Trump cast doubt this week on whether the meeting would happen.

Source: Irish Independent May 24, 2018 16:41 UTC