South Korea and US resume military drills ahead of nuclear talks
(The Guardian North Korea)

Joint exercise on Monday comes days before Mike Pompeo meets leading Kim Jong-un adviser in New York The United States and South Korea have resumed some military exercises just days ahead of a high-profile meeting focused on denuclearisation between US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials.About 500 South Korean and American marines will take part in the drills on Monday, according to Yonhap news, which were previously indefinitely suspended in June after Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore. Pyongyang often bristles at joint US-South Korean military exercises, claiming they are provocations directed at the North, and officials hoped the suspension would encourage talks. Related: North Korea set to allow inspectors into nuclear test site Continue reading...