{
  "id": 15717631,
  "title": "Trump's 'I don't know' clouds prospect of meeting Kim Jong-un at APEC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/trumps-i-dont-know-clouds-prospect-of-meeting-kim-jong-un-at-apec-15717631",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T08:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261020/trumps-i-dont-know-clouds-prospect-of-meeting-kim-jong-un-at-apec"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty on Monday about whether he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China, scheduled for November 18-19 in Shenzhen. When asked if he expected to arrange a meeting with Kim, Trump responded nonchalantly, \"Oh, I don’t know. I don’t know.\" Despite this ambiguity, Trump emphasized his positive relationship with Kim, stating, \"I’m not sure that anybody’s asking for a meeting. But my relationship with Kim Jong-un is very good.\"\n\nThis cautious outlook on a potential meeting comes after Trump had previously expressed optimism about the possibility. In October, he hinted at the prospect, saying, \"That’ll be exciting, won’t it? But I get along with him.\" In August, he reaffirmed his intention to meet Kim at some point throughout the year. Historically, Trump and Kim had met three times between 2018 and 2019 - once in Singapore in June 2018, and another in Hanoi in February 2019.",
  "summary": "U.S. President Donald Trump cast doubt Monday on whether he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in China, but experts say the possibility has not been ruled out and a surprise encounter remains within reach. Asked whether he expected to secure a meeting with Kim on the sidelines of the APEC summit, scheduled for Nov. 18-19…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump's 'I don't know' clouds prospect of meeting Kim Jong-un at APEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/trumps-i-dont-know-clouds-prospect-of-meeting-kim-jong-un-at-apec",
        "published": "2026-10-20T07:17:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Beijing declines to comment on possible Xi, Putin and Trump meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/beijing-declines-to-comment-on-possible-xi-putin-and-trump-meeting",
        "published": "2026-10-20T11:10:00.000Z"
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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."
}