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Kim Jong-un has pledged a “new history” in relations with his neighbor as he became the first North Korean leader to set foot in South Korea since the end of the Korean War in 1953.

In a moment rich with symbolism and pomp, South Korean leader Moon Jae-in and Kim shook hands at the border.

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