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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gestures during a military parade in Pyongyang, in this pictured released Oct. 11, 2025 by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency.  © Reuters

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GYEONGJU, South Korea — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday pledged to back renewed dialogue between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, invoking the spirit of late President Kim Dae-jung’s “Sunshine Policy” of engagement after an anticipated Trump-Kim meeting fell through.