{
  "id": 1257673,
  "title": "Donald Trump posts Kim Jong-un photo, says ties remain ‘great’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/donald-trump-posts-kim-jong-un-photo-says-ties-remain-great",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:44:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/americas/donald-trump-posts-kim-jong-un-photo-says-ties-remain-great-1.500642682"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former US President Donald Trump has posted a photograph on his social media platform, Truth Social, depicting his 2019 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Trump highlighted the image, which shows the two leaders meeting at Panmunjom, a village situated on the heavily fortified border between the two Korean nations, and stated, \"Despite the unfriendly look on this particular picture, there are many where we're smiling, Kim Jong Un and I get along GREAT!\" This post comes as the White House continues to signal that Trump is willing to reopen discussions with Kim Jong-un without any preconditions. However, it remains uncertain whether North Korea is prepared to return to negotiations, given its growing military and economic ties with Russia. Trump has expressed that he anticipates meeting with the North Korean leader in the near future, as the two previously engaged in three face-to-face meetings during Trump's first term. They met in Singapore in June 2018, in Hanoi in February 2019, and at Panmunjom in June 2019, where Trump ventured into North Korean territory alongside Kim, becoming the first sitting US president to do so. Trump previously shared a photograph from their initial meeting in Singapore, further fueling speculation about his potential involvement in direct diplomacy with North Korea.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has shared a photo of his 2019 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, renewing his claim that the two leaders have a good personal relationship. Trump posted the image on Truth Social on Saturday, showing the pair meeting at Panmunjom, the village on the heavily fortified border between North and South Korea. “Despite the unfriendly look on this particular…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}