As Trump courts Kim, Pyongyang ups price while Seoul fears being sidelined

People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on August 20, 2026. North Korea fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea

Experts warn Trump's transactional approach to alliance will erode political trust

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