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A senior North Korean official who had been reported as purged over the failed nuclear summit with Washington was shown in state media on Monday enjoying a concert near leader Kim Jong Un.

over the failed nuclear summit with Washington was shown in state media on Monday enjoying a concert near leader Kim Jong Un.

Kim Yong Chol has been North Korea's top nuclear negotiator and the counterpart of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo since Kim Jong Un entered nuclear talks with the U.S. early last year. He traveled to Washington and met President Donald Trump twice before Kim's two summits with Trump.Andrew Harnik / Pool via Reuterssecond summit between Trump and Kim broke down

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