U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated mention of North Korea as a "nuclear power" might be an effort to lure Pyongyang back to the negotiating table as the recalcitrant regime wants "de facto" U.S. recognition as a nuclear-armed country,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he still has a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with whom he held several summits during his first term, and referred to North Korea once again as a "nuclear power.

US President Donald Trump stated that he still maintains good relations with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with whom he held several summits during his first term. The White House leader once again referred to North Korea as a "nuclear state,

Does U.S. President Donald Trump plan to seek a dialogue with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un? On February 7, as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru , Trump stated, “We will have relations with North Korea,

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into its western waters on Monday, hours after South Korea and the United States commenced their largest annual military exercises. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile launches originated from the North's southwestern Hwanghae province and landed in the Yellow Sea west of the Korean Peninsula.

U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, referring to North Korea as a nuclear power. During an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte,

The comments have sparked fears the US might favour talks on nuclear arms reduction with North Korea instead of full denuclearisation.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed his desire to reestablish the relationship that he had with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his first term, boasting that he "got along great" with the reclusive leader.