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South Korean leader says he asked China’s Xi to act as mediator on North Korea issues
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to serve as a mediator to help resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis and ease animosities between the two...
North Korea displays apparent progress in construction of nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea on Thursday displayed apparent progress in the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine, with state media photos showing a largely completed hull, as leader Kim Jong Un condemned rival...
Trump ‘open’ to meeting with Kim Jong Un during Asia trip, calls North Korea ‘sort of a nuclear power’
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he is “open” to meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) while he is in South Korea during his...
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Trump prepares for Asia trip
North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, a week before a key Asia-Pacific leaders’ meeting in South Korea. It was the first launch of ballistic missiles since May by Pyongyang, which has...
China floats closer ties with North Korea following Trump escalation
China has said it will pursue closer ties with North Korea, following a reignition of trade tensions with the U.S.On Saturday, the Chinese government announced that it is willing...
Kim Jong Un shows off ‘most powerful’ ballistic missile as foreign leaders watch North Korea military parade
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new long-range intercontinental ballistic missile at a military parade in Pyongyang that included foreign leaders on Friday. The yet-to-be-tested Hwasong-20 was described by...
South Korean diplomat says nation asked Trump to play ‘peacemaker’ with North Korea
UNITED NATIONS — South Korea’s president has asked President Donald Trump to become “a peacemaker” and use his leadership to get North Korea to talks to reduce military tensions...
South Korea says the North has 4 uranium enrichment facilities to build nuclear weapons
A top South Korean official said Thursday that North Korea is operating a total of four uranium enrichment facilities, adding to outside assessments that it has multiple covert atomic...
Kim Jong Un’s sister warns against US, South Korea and Japan joint drills
Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, warned joint military exercises of US, South Korea and Japan could bring about “negative consequences” for...
China unveils full land, sea and air nuclear triad for first time at largest ever military parade: ‘Unstoppable’
Chinese President Xi Jinping stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un for the first time ever during China’s largest-ever military parade...
