Trump "remains receptive" to reengaging with South Korean strongman Kim Jong Un, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said.

“North Korea has never been as strong – strong militarily as well as strong in oppressing its civilian population – as it is right now,” said Joanna Hosaniak, deputy director general of the Citizens’ Alliance for North Korean Human Rights.

The device would covertly take a screenshot every five minutes, storing the images in a secret folder which the user couldn’t access, but which presumably were accessible to North Korean

The 30-minute call comes as Lee, a liberal from South Korea's Democratic Party, seeks to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North-South relations are at their most strained in decades amid Kim's frequent ballistic missile tests and North Korean troop deployments to support Russia's war against Ukraine.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is reportedly escalating his nation's capacity to manufacture more nuclear weapons amid growing WW3 concerns. Experts analyzing recent satellite imagery have identified the construction of a new enrichment facility at North Korea's primary Yongbyon nuclear complex.

Trump and Kim held three summits during Trump's 2017-2021 first term and exchanged a number of what Trump called "beautiful" letters

North Koreans are "not interested" in entering the country, according to a commentary published by state media.