The leader of South Korea hopes the White House will help establish a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, a task that President Donald Trump seems eager to take on. President Lee Jae Myung opened his joint White House press conference with ample flattery for Trump and directly asked the president to oversee peace talks between his government

North Korea said U.S.-South Korea joint military drills proved Washington's intention to "occupy" the Korean peninsula and aim at its enemy countries in the region, state media reported.