Pompeo to head to North Korea as doubts mount about its intentions

By David Brunnstrom and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave for North Korea on Thursday seeking agreement on a plan for the country's denuclearization, despite mounting doubts about Pyongyang's willingness to abandon a weapons program that threatens the United States and its allies. In announcing Pompeo's travel plans on Monday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the United States was "continuing to make progress" in talks with North Korea.

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