Trump-Kim summit: ‘No agreement reached’ as second round of talks in Vietnam cut short

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US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un’s summit in Vietnam was abruptly cut short yesterday as the pair failed to reach an agreement over how North Korea should denuclearise.

A working lunch and signing ceremony pre-announced by the White House was cancelled at the last minute as talks in Hanoi hit a sudden impasse around midday.

Mr Trump said that Kim had insisted all economic sanctions against…