FOLLOWING the blossoming of the historic bromance between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un that took place on the idyllic resort island of Sentosa in Singapore last year, it now appears that the honeymoon period is over, and reality has hit hard.

The second meeting between the US and North Korean leaders in Hanoi ended abruptly on Thursday, with no agreement reached between the two sides after a morning of closed-door discussions.

A planned working lunch was cut suddenly, and President Trump brought forward his press conference, where he declared that he had decided to walk out due to North Korea's insistence on the lifting of all sanctions currently placed on it.