Published Aug 19, 2026, 11:12 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 2 sources

North Korea Says No Trump-Kim Talks, Still Sees US as ‘Hostile’

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North Korea denied any direct communication between Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump and dismissed the US’s decision to scale down joint military drills with South Korea, saying that Washington’s stance toward Pyongyang remained antagonistic.