Trump, who personally greeted the trio at the Andrews Air Force Base, praised Kim for their release ahead of their summit.
North Korea conducted a ground test of a new type of high-thrust rocket engine on Saturday.
South Korean President's office says Kim promised to close N Korea's nuclear test site next month.
Kim did not rule out diplomacy with the Biden administration despite that Pyongyang called Biden a 'rabid dog' after Biden labelled Kim a 'thug'.
'Xi Jinping is keen that the second Trump-Kim summit happens soonest.' 'Kim is reported to have told Xi that he expects to achieve a result from a second summit that the international community would welcome,' points out Dr Rajaram Panda.
White House officials have been discussing sites as far-flung as Singapore and Mongolia for the planned meeting between Trump and Kim.
'Much depends on Moon's persuasive skill to make both Trump and Kim shed some of their rigidity and be flexible to accommodate contrarian viewpoints,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.
This is Kim's first overseas visit since he took over power in 2011 after his father's death.
The seized North Korean ship is being brought to Kakinada port in Andhra Pradesh where central security agencies and nuclear scientists will carry out an extensive search of the vessel M V Mu San intercepted off Andaman and Nicobar coast while awaiting clearance to proceed to Iraq.
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The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday discarded the article titled 'India's embarrassing North Korean connection' by Nilanjana Bhowmick in Al Jazeera, a Doha-based broadcaster, saying the insinuation regarding New Delhi's assistance to North Korea in United Nations proscribed activities is 'baseless and without any merit.'
'To the members of the Security Council, I must say, enough is enough'
Even as Pakistan continues to urge the international community to accept its membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group, highly placed sources in the United States who are involved with the tracking of nuclear commerce have claimed that Islamabad is still selling nuclear materials to North Korea.
In a dramatic move that has far-reaching implications, North Korea has sentenced two American women journalists 12 years of hard labour.
The cargo on board the suspect North Korean vessel MV Mu San will be off loaded in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday and searched for any suspect material onboard. Sources said central security agencies and nuclear scientists will conduct a thorough investigation to check if the ship is carrying any radioactive and nuclear material. The 39-member crew of the ship, its North Korean captain Yun Jong Sun, would be questioned by the authorities at the port itself.
If the analysis of the satellite imagery is accurate, North Korea may be taking a small but significant step toward the disarmament.
North Korea on Friday launched an ICBM for the second time in a month.
Indications of this came when Kim Jong Il skipped the parade commemorating the 60th anniversary of the foundation of North Korea on September 9. However, North Korean officials were quick to dismiss speculations about Kim Jong's health as baseless rumours spread by the West.
North Korea's official KCNA news agency issued a brief report early on Wednesday, saying the qualifier ended in a 0-0 draw after a series of "attacks and counterattacks".
The Japanese government warned the people in northern Japan to prepare for a potential incoming missile from Pyongyang.
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After entering the Peace House for the inter-Korean summit, Kim wrote in the guest book 'a new history begins now'.
North Korea on Wednesday announced that it had successfully carried out its first hydrogen bomb test, marking a major step forward in its nuclear development, if confirmed.
The new missile could deliver 2,000 to 3,500 kilograms of payload to any point in the continental US, notes Rajaram Panda.
Trump said he 'won't fail' on a front where three of his predecessors -- Clinton, Bush and Obama failed.
The US president said that there is a lot of "dislike" (between India and Pakistan).
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Noting that proliferation of nuclear weapons with links across regions has affected its own security, India on Tuesday asked the international community to pay greater attention to such dangers in the backdrop of North Korean atomic test.
The visit, Kim's third since March, is taking place amid sharp escalation rhetoric between Beijing and Washington over tariffs almost spiralling into a trade war.
A United Nations human rights investigator has recommended that international pressure be put on North Korea as part of a multi-pronged strategy to know the fate of hundreds of foreign nationals allegedly abducted by it.
Meanwhile, South Korea will convene an emergency meeting of top officials after the North Korean threat, news agencies reported.
The photo-op obsessed North Korean dictator has not been seen in public for 37 days
The US president said the North Korean leader holds the opportunity to be remembered as one who ushered in a glorious new era of security and prosperity for his citizens.
Brazil made a strong statement with a 2-1 victory over Spain in their opening Group D clash on October 7, and they would now look to build on the winning momentum.
A fearless competitor who used brain and brawn in equal measure, Subhas Bhowmick was one of the most fascinating characters in Indian football through the 1970s with his muscular built and equally expressive carefree opinions.
The People's Liberation Army Rocket (Missile) Force tested the new missile in the Bohai Sea.
Mary Kom would look to go one step closer towards her sixth gold when she takes the ring in the 48kg semifinals, in New Delhi, on Thursday.
MC Mary Kom inched one step closer towards her sixth gold medal at the Women's World Boxing Championships after beating Kim Hyang Mi of North Korea in the semi-finals of the 48kg.
The US intelligence community's assessment is that the North Korean missile, the TD-2 is capable of reaching the United States with a nuclear weapon-sized payload.
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