Trump, Kim leave hotels for historic summit

This combination of pictures shows a file photo taken on June 11, 2018 of US President Donald Trump (L) during his meeting with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (not pictured) at The Istana, the official residence of the prime minister, in Singapore; and a file image of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un (R) during his meeting with the Singaporean leader the day before on June 10, 2018, in Singapore. Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump will meet on June 12 for an unprecedented summit in an attempt to address the last festering legacy of the Cold War, with the US president calling it a “one time shot” at peace. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB AND ROSLAN RAHMAN

Singapore, Singapore – United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left their respective hotels in Singapore on Tuesday for their historic, unprecedented summit.

A North Korean flag flew from Kim’s limousine as it drove to the summit venue in a convoy of about 20 vehicles, with onlookers lining the street and taking pictures.

The two are scheduled to hold unprecedented face-to-face talks with the denuclearization of the North on the table.   /kga

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