North Korea begins key meeting ahead of year-end deadline for U.S.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un convened a key ruling party meeting on Saturday, state-run media reported Sunday, ahead of a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang for progress in nuclear talks with the United States.Earlier this month, the official Korean Central News Agency said the country will decide on "crucial issues" at the plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in line with "the changed situation at home and abroad."At the gathering, Pyongyang may adopt a resolution ending the denuclearization negotiations with the U.S. administration of President Donald…READ FULL ARTICLE