Trump says N Korea’s Kim has responded to his request for a conversation

US president says conversations with Kim Jong Un at a ‘positive’ stage and slams S Korea for refusing to join war on Iran.United States President Donald Trump says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has responded to his recent outreach, a day after ordering the Pentagon to scale back drills with longstanding ally South Korea.When asked by reporters at the Oval Office on Monday why Kim had not responded to his request for a conversation, Trump replied, “How do you know he hasn’t responded?”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why has North Korea fired a missile before US-South Korea drills?list 2 of 3Why did Trump scale back war games with South Korea?list 3 of 3Trump says talking to North Korea’s Kim makes the south saferend of listPressed again, Trump said, “Yeah, he has.”The US president went on to describe the exchange as “very positive”, without providing further detail.There was no immediate comment from North Korea.Trump on Sunday instructed the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises with long-term Asian ally South Korea.Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the annual drills were “not only costly … but send a signal that is totally inapp...