December 26, 2019

Seoul, South Korea — Christmas day came and went with no sign of a "gift" from North Korea, CBS News' Barry Petersen reports. Pyongyang has warned of a possible surprise over the holidays if the United States does not ease sanctions before the end of the year.

Nuclear talks between the United States and North Korea have been stalled since a February summit between Mr. Trump and Kim Jong Un fell apart after the U.S. rejected North Korean demands for broad sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capabilities.

There was speculation that the "gift" could be a test of a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of delivering a nuclear warhead.

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