North Korea cancelled Mike Pence meeting last minute, White House says
(The Guardian North Korea)

Officials `dangled´ face-to-face talks at Winter Olympics, which collapsed after vice-president condemned human rights recordNorth Korean officials `dangled` a historic meeting with the US vice-president Mike Pence during the Winter Olympics but pulled out at the last minute, the White House claimed on Tuesday.The face-to-face encounter in South Korea would have been the first between senior officials from the Donald Trump administration and Pyongyang, which are in a standoff over Kim Jong-un´s pursuit of nuclear missiles that threaten the US mainland. Related: Pence skips Olympics dinner in snub to North Korean officials Continue reading...