Baghdad Drone Strike Echoes as Far as North Korea
The U.S. strike that killed Iran’s top military commander may have had an indirect casualty: a diplomatic solution to denuclearizing North Korea.
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S. Korean Court Dismisses ‘Comfort Women’ Appeal Against Controversial Deal
South Korea’s Constitutional Court dismissed Friday an appeal by survivors of wartime sexual slavery over a controversial deal between Seoul and Tokyo, as the two nations sought to mend ties in the face of mounting threats from Pyongyang.
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New Construction Seen at Missile-Related Site in North Korea
A new satellite image of a factory where North Korea makes military equipment used to launch long-range missiles shows the construction of a new structure.
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North Korea Conducts Another Test at Long-Range Rocket Site
North Korea said Saturday that it successfully performed another “crucial test” at its long-range rocket launch site that will further strengthen its nuclear deterrent.
Read moreNorth Korea Insults Trump as an ‘Erratic Old Man’
North Korea insulted President Donald Trump again Monday, calling him a “heedless and erratic old man” after he tweeted that Kim Jong-un wouldn’t want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders and affect the U.S. presidential election by resuming hostile acts.
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Parents of Late US Hostage Chase North Korean Assets
The parents of former U.S. hostage Otto Warmbier, who died after being released from North Korea in a coma in 2017, are seeking to find and shut down illicit North Korean business assets around the world, to hold its government accountable for human rights abuses.
Read moreKim to Trump: Get Lost
North Korea is “no longer interested” in summits with the United States unless Washington offers new concessions in their nuclear negotiations, Pyongyang said Monday, even as Trump postponed a joint military drill with South Korea as a sop to the North.
Read moreDiplomacy 2019: North Korea Calls Joe Biden a ‘Rabid Dog’
North Korea called former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden a “rabid dog” that “must be beaten to death with a stick” in its latest swipe against foreign and political leaders it sees as hostile to the North’s leadership.
Read moreSouth Korea Deports North Koreans Who Killed 16
In an extremely unusual case, South Korea deported two North Korean fishermen on Thursday after finding they had killed 16 other crew members on their boat and then fled to South Korean waters, Seoul officials said.
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A federal judge granted partial summary judgment to 82 crew members of the USS Pueblo captured by North Korea in international waters in 1968, after which they were held hostage under inhuman conditions for almost a year; the actions constituted state-sponsored terrorism.
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Petulant Kim Orders South’s Buildings Destroyed in the North
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the destruction of South Korean-made hotels and other tourist facilities at the North’s Diamond Mountain resort, apparently because Seoul won’t defy international sanctions and resume South Korean tours at the site.
Read moreStudents Break Into US Envoy’s Residence in Seoul
Nearly 20 pro-Pyongyang South Korean students broke into the U.S. ambassador’s residence in Seoul Friday, displaying banners demanding Harry Harris leave the country, in an embarrassing security breach.
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Kim Rides Horse on Sacred Peak, Vows to Fight US Sanctions
North Korea released a series of photos Wednesday showing leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse to a sacred mountain he has often climbed before making key decisions. Near the mountain, Kim reportedly vowed to overcome U.S.-led sanctions that he said had both pained and infuriated his people.
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North Korea Holds South Korea to 0-0 in World Cup Qualifier
North Korea held South Korea to a 0-0 draw Tuesday in a World Cup qualifying soccer match, though it is unclear how many people saw the game in Pyongyang.
Read moreNorth Korea ‘Displeased’ at Talks the US Called ‘Good’
North Korea’s chief negotiator said that nuclear talks with the United States had broken down, but Washington claimed the two sides had “good discussions” in Sweden that it intends to build on in two weeks.
Read moreNorth Korea Says Nuclear Talks Will Resume on Saturday
A senior North Korean diplomat on Tuesday said North Korea and the United States have agreed to resume nuclear negotiations on Oct. 5 after a months-long stalemate over withdrawal of sanctions in exchange for disarmament.
Read moreSeoul Expects US-North Korea Talks to Resume Soon
South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers in a private briefing Tuesday that nuclear negotiations between the United States and North Korea will likely resume within two to three weeks, according to one of the lawmakers who attended the session.
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Trump Fires National Security Adviser John Bolton
President Donald Trump on Tuesday fired John Bolton, his third national security adviser, after months of disagreement over the direction of foreign policy.
Read moreFirms Under Fire for Helping N. Korea Evade Oil Sanctions
Accusing them of helping North Korea’s illegal ship-to-ship transfers to circumvent U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang petroleum, the United States announced penalties Friday against multiple firms and individuals in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
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North Korea Calls Pompeo a ‘Poisonous Plant’
North Korea’s foreign minister on Friday called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a “poisonous plant of American diplomacy” and vowed to “shutter the absurd dream” that sanctions will force a change in Pyongyang.
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