The United States has cancelled the meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-Un, citing an insult levelled at the US vice-president, Mike Pence. Mr Trump referred to a statement from a North Korean official yesterday that called Mr Pence ignorant, stupid, and a political dummy after Mr Pence compared the communist state to the failed state of Libya. Also in that statement Donald Trump said that the American military is "more ready than its ever been before" to respond if needed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the cancellation is 'hugely disappointing' and she hopes the dialogue between the two countries will continue. Our correspondent in Washington Harry Horton discusses the latest changes with Guyon Espiner.
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