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Next Trump-Kim Summit May Focus on North Korea’s Future Leadership
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In Short: Diplomatic efforts are intensifying for a potential summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, with discussions likely to center on North Korea's future leadership and the country's nuclear status.
With Washington still publicly calling for denuclearization, while Pyongyang rejects the idea, the upcoming summit could test the limits of negotiation. "Renewed talks would test whether the two sides can negotiate limits on North Korea's arsenal without agreeing on its eventual dismantlement," Foreignpolicy quoted an analyst. Trump has repeatedly acknowledged North Korea as a "nuclear power," indicating a shift in the U.S. approach.
The summit could also be about North Korea's future ruler, as the distinction between recognizing North Korea as a nuclear state and negotiating with it as one could begin to blur. "If Trump sits down with Kim while Pyongyang refuses to discuss giving up its arsenal, the distinction between recognizing North Korea as a nuclear state and negotiating with it as one could begin to blur," Foreignpolicy added.
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The Vatican has called for women to exercise their leadership and become "artisans of peace and guardians of life" at the United Nations, as the global community faces increasing conflicts. This year's forum focused on the importance of women's leadership in attaining that goal.
What's confirmed
- (OSV News) — Women must be able to “exercise their leadership” and become “artisans of peace and guardians of life,” as the global community fractures and conflicts increase, the Vatican told the United Nations.
- This year’s forum focused on the importance of women’s leadership in attaining that goal.
What's still developing
- Efforts are underway to organise a “meaningful” meeting between United States President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly next week.
- ANNA NELSON is Executive Director of the Food Security Leadership Council.
- CARY FOWLER is President of the Food Security Leadership Council.
- Trump said in August that he expected to meet Kim later this year, while South Korean intelligence assessed that a U.S.-North Korea summit could become possible at any time.
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- Baghdad salary, welfare spending reaches $34B in H1 Source: Iraqi factions signal flexibility on disarmament talks Steven Fagin returns to lead US diplomatic mission in Iraq Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei met President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday in his first publicly reported meeting since taking over the country's top leadership following the death of his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in a joint US-Israeli strike on Feb. 28.
- The meeting came as Pezeshkian began the third year of his presidency, with talks focused on Iran's domestic challenges, including the "third imposed war," a reference to the current joint US-Israeli war, as well as military developments, plans to secure financial resources, manage government spending, and address the country's energy sector.