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Trump sees 'new future' for North Korea
But timeline, tactics for denuclearization unclear following summit
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in Singapore. - photo by Associated Press
SINGAPORE — President Donald Trump wrapped up his five-hour nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with surprisingly warm words and hope for "a bright new future" for Kim's isolated and impoverished nation. Yet he immediately faced pointed questions at home about whether he got little and gave away much in his push to make a deal with the young autocrat — including an agreement to halt U.S. military exercises with South Korea.
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