Dennis Rodman asks Trump for formal role as North Korea envoy
(The Guardian North Korea)

Ban on US passport holders travelling to Pyongyang stops former basketball star from making sixth trip Dennis Rodman, the American basketball star turned freelance diplomat , has urged Donald Trump to sign him up as a peace envoy to North Korea after his latest foray into Kim Jong-un´s hermit kingdom was scuppered by a travel ban preventing US citizens from visiting.During an interview in Beijing, from where Rodman had hoped to fly to Pyongyang for his sixth trip there, the former NBA star said US officials had discouraged him from doing so amid continuing tensions between the countries. `Basically they said it´s not a good time right now,` he said. Related: How NBA star Dennis Rodman came to stand between the world and nuclear war Continue reading...