(May 10): The US has zeroed in on Singapore as the venue for a historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after the return of three US citizens detained in the isolated country removed an obstacle to talks.

Trump is leaning toward holding the meeting in the Southeast Asian city-state, according to an administration official, who asked not to be named as the decision hasn’t been finalized. The president on Wednesday ruled out a meeting in the Korea Peninsula’s Demilitarized Zone, saying he would announce the date and location in the coming days.

The three Korean-American men released by Kim returned to US soil late Wednesday, landing in Anchorage with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who brought them back from Pyongyang after talks with the North Korean leader.

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