The North Korean leader has grown closer to Moscow since he and Trump met in 2019 and did not respond to the U.S. president’s public push for a meeting.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Wednesday it fired sea-to-surface cruise missiles into its western waters, in another display of its growing military capabilities as U.S. President Donald Trump travels to South Korea for a regional summit.

Kim Yong-beom, President Lee Jae Myung’s chief of staff, said South Korea had reached “an agreement on the details” in tariff negotiations with the United States. With the accord, Kim said, U.S. tariffs on South Korean exports would be 15 percent. South Korea has been contending with a rate of 25 percent that took effect in August.

Trump returns home after 2-day visit to S. Korea U.S. President Donald Trump (3rd from R) talks with South Korean Ambassador to the United States Kang Kyung-wha (far L) before boarding Air Force One at Gimhae airport in the southeastern port city of Busan on Oct.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The last time U.S. President Donald Trump visited South Korea in 2019, he made a surprise trip to the border with North Korea for an impromptu meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to revive faltering nuclear talks.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to South Korea, which marks his first state visit to the country after 11 years, could serve as an opportunity for the two countries to bring ties back on track and achieve new progress,

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui has left Pyongyang to fly to Russia and Belarus. Details: According to KCNA, Choe left from Pyongyang International Airport on a private jet the day before to visit the two countries at the invitation of their foreign ministers.

North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting follows last month's meeting between Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing.