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Vol. 15 · No. 133 · Sunday, 8 November 2026

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White House mints challenge coin to commemorate upcoming failed US-north Korea peace summit

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THE WHITE HOUSE — The Trump administration has minted several hundred military challenge coins to hand out to service members and dignitaries on the Korean peninsula to commemorate the upcoming failure of its US-North Korea peace summit, sources confirmed today.

The White House Communications Agency on Monday released photos of the coins, which feature President Donald Trump and Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un facing each other over text of "Peace Talks" — a reference to a summit between the two leaders set to take place in Singapore that will break down in "spectacular" fashion, according to defense officials.

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