Donald Trump said on Tuesday plans were being made for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and he thinks "incredible" progress has been made in U.S. talks with the long-isolated country.

Pompeo and North Korea's foreign minister are both set to attend the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum on Saturday.

On Tuesday, the president slammed “fake news” and claimed that “if not for me, we would now be at war with North Korea!”

South Korea's presidential office said a successful test call was conducted on the hotline between Seoul's presidential Blue House and Pyongyang's powerful State Affairs Commission.

The president confirmed the meeting following reports Tuesday Pompeo had secretly travelled to North Korea.

CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently travelled to North Korea to meet with leader Kim Jong Un.

Donald Trump said the U.S. and North Korea are holding direct talks at "extremely high levels" in preparation for a potential summit with Kim Jong Un.

Next week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is scheduled to make history when he meets South Korean President Moon Jae In at a summit just inside South Korean territory.

China on Friday denied reports it had been illicitly selling oil products to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was not happy that China had allowed oil to reach the isolated nation.

The Australian Federal Police said the 59-year-old naturalized Australian used encrypted communication to broker sales and discuss the supply of weapons of mass destruction.