President Trump has renewed his threat to launch a military strike against North Korea.
On Twitter, he's claimed that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is "wasting his time" trying to negotiate a diplomatic solution in the Korean Peninsula.
The Secretary of State, who is in China meeting top officials ahead of President Trump's visit to Beijing, has disclosed that back-channel communications have been taking place between the US and North Korea.
Our Washington correspondent is Simon Marks.
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Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says the President's latest Tweets represent a return to Mr. Trump's language of threats against North Korea.
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Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says the timing of President Trump's intervention is surprising.
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