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Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister says she is ‘completely unaware’ if he contacted Trump

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By Gawon Bae, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said she is “completely unaware” whether her brother communicated with US President Donald Trump, as Trump claimed this week.

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Kim Jong Un’s sister ‘completely unaware’ of communications between North Korea and Trump (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump’s overtures of friendship toward North Korea have gone unanswered, according to a top regime official in Pyongyang. Kim Yo Jong, sister and close ally of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, did not outright deny that the dictator has spoken with Trump since the president announced ann…

  2. KRDO

    Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister says she is ‘completely unaware’ if he contacted Trump (opens KRDO)

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    By Gawon Bae, Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said she is “completely unaware” whether her brother communicated with US President Donald Trump, as Trump claimed this week.

  3. Al Jazeera

    North Korea leader’s sister denies talks with ‘hostile’ US (opens Al Jazeera)

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    US President Donald Trump claimed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded positively to his proposal for talks.

  4. The Guardian

    Kim Jong-un’s sister casts doubt on Trump’s claims of secret US-North Korea talks (opens The Guardian)

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    President says he plans to meet dictator this year but Kim Yo-jong says Washington remains Pyongyang’s enemy Donald Trump has said he is planning to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong-un later this year, though the reclusive leader’s younger sister cast doubt on their communications and dampened hopes of a…

  5. The Hill

    Kim Jong Un's sister 'unaware' of talks between US, North Korea (opens The Hill)

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    Kim Yo Jong, a top adviser and sister of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, denied knowledge of discussions between the country’s leader and President Trump in a message shared by state media on Wednesday. Trump told reporters earlier in the day that the country’s leader had responded to his request for a c…

  6. Semafor

    North Korea denies talks with Washington (opens Semafor)

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    Kim Jong Un’s sister said North Korea was “uninterested” in Trump’s scale down of military drills with South Korea.

  7. Breitbart News

    Kim Jong-un's Sister Mocks South Korea, Confirms Brother's Relationship with Trump Is 'Excellent' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Communist dictator Kim Jong-un's sister, the powerful North Korean official Kim Yo-jong, published one of her signature tirades on Thursday mocking South Korea in the context of President Donald Trump ordering a reduction of the scale of annual military exercises with Seoul.

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