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Trump declares North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism

Trump made the announcement one week after returning from a trip to Asia.
US President Donald Trump holds a Cabinet Meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, November 20, 2017. 

President Trump said Monday he plans to declare Kim Jong Un's government a state sponsor of terrorism, as he seeks to ratchet up the pressure on North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.

Trump made the announcement one week after returning from a trip to Asia, where he asked China and other countries in the region to tighten the financial and diplomatic vise on North Korea.

The U.S. has declared North Korea a state sponsor of terror before. The U.S. removed it from the list in 2008 as part of ultimately failed negotiations over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

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