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Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne was the Data and Analytic Director at NK News. Follow him on twitter.
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News North Korea threatens to cancel summit with U.S. over military drillsPyongyang also suspends planned high-level meeting with Seoul set for Wednesday ![]() This story has been updated to include comments from the U.S. State Department North Korea on Wednesday threatened to cancel the upcoming U.S. summit over joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea, in a statement by the country's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |