Australia says end to South Korea-US war games not a certainty
(The Guardian North Korea)

Julie Bishop, the foreign affairs minister, says stopping military exercises was not in the joint US-North Korea declarationo Sign up to receive the top stories in Australia every day at noonThe Australian government has cast doubt over whether Donald Trump has suspended military exercises with South Korea, noting that was not part of the joint declaration between the United States and North Korea.On Wednesday the foreign affairs minister, Julie Bishop, said the suspension of war games - a surprise concession offered by the US president on Tuesday night that caught South Korea by surprise - was not in the official declaration but `the president spoke about it in answer to a question at a press conference`. Related: Morning mail: Trump suspends war games with South Korea Related: Trump-Kim summit: world scrambles to decipher `denuclearisation` deal - as it happened Continue reading...