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U.S. Defense secretary Jim Mattis has given his backing to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's diplomatic efforts to resolve the North Korea crisis.

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Mattis was speaking before the U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee and the comments come after White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders ruled out talks with North Korea over the rogue nation's nuclear program. However, Mattis said he did not see 'divergence' between Tillerson's diplomatic approach and the view from the White House. The Washington Examinerhas the details: