By scaling back joint drills with South Korea, Trump is sending an overture to Pyongyang. Trump says North Korea's Kim has responded to his overtures Key points and original sources are listed below.

• By scaling back joint drills with South Korea, Trump is sending an overture to Pyongyang. But whether Kim Jong Un will engage remains an open question. worldpoliticsreview.com/">World Politics Review.S1

• Trump says North Korea's Kim has responded to his overturesS2

• The United States scales back joint military drills with Seoul to appease Pyongyang.S3

• President Donald Trump said North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un had responded to requests for the two leaders to have a conversation, as Trump moved to cut back military drills with South Korea, a traditional US ally. Trump says Kim has always treated him with...S4

• President Donald Trump says he ordered the Pentagon to substantially cut back on joint military exercises with South Korea because the country would not support the war with Iran. He speaks to reporters in the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)S5