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U.S. and South Korean officials increasingly believe President Trump is unlikely to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the end of the year, as Pyongyang has failed to respond to Washington’s proposals for renewed talks, Reuters reports. Trump has expressed interest in restarting negotiations over North Korea’s nuclear program, but officials say time is running out ahead of next month’s regional summit in China, where a meeting had been considered possible.