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FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2015, file photo, a South Korean army soldier stands at the Military Armistice Committee meeting room at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, which separates the two Koreas. The notion of a substantive sit-down between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump – the most gazed-upon figures of this moment in the planet's history – is a staggering prospect and a potential logistical nightmare if the two countries ever tried to make it happen. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File) FILE - In this Feb. 4, 2015, file photo, a South Korean army soldier stands at the Military Armistice Committee meeting room at the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, which separates the two Koreas. The notion of a substantive sit-down between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump – the most gazed-upon figures of this moment in the planet's history – is a staggering prospect and a potential logistical nightmare if the two countries ever tried to make it happen. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

By Associated Press May 2, 2017 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. AP ANALYSIS: WHY ‘SMART COOKIE’ REMARK IS RATTLING SEOUL

Trump’s unusual flattery of Kim Jong Un is leaving South Koreans fearful that the geopolitical neophyte may play directly into the hands of Asia’s most masterful manipulator.

2. AMERICAN ACCOUNT OF DEADLY MOSUL STRIKE DISPUTED

Witnesses and survivors tell AP they doubt Islamic State militants forced families into the building and booby-trapped it to blow up when hit by a March 17 strike.