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Trump Calls Off Pompeo's North Korea Trip

25/08/2018 GMT

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US President halts trip due to "insufficient progress" on denuclearisation

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will not be travelling to North Korea in the immediate future after Donald Trump asked him to call off a planned trip. 

The president tweeted that insufficient progress was being made in dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

He also suggested China was not doing enough to put pressure on North Korea - due to trade tensions with the US.

Also in this hour: Pope Francis arrives in Ireland at a time of turmoil for the church and Hawaii gets ready for Storm Lane.

(Photo: Trump and Kim, Credit: Reuters)

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