North Korea has told the US government to wait for a 'Christmas Gift'
The North Korean government has announced that they will send the United States a Christmas gift. It is currently unknown what this gift will be and the only clue North Korea has given is a picture of Kim Jong Un on a horse in the snow. Talks between the two countries are in a rut and North Korea has been making frequent missile tests.
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