Fueling tensions ahead of Tokyo Olympics, North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday pressurizing the new Biden administration. The apparent tests were reported by authorities in the United States, South Korea, and Japan, and coincided with the start of the Olympic torch relay in Japan. Japan’s coastguard said the […]
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US, North Korea in behind-the-scenes talks over third summit, Moon says
The United States is in behind-the-scenes talks with North Korea over a possible third summit and has proposed working-level negotiations that have been stalled since the second such meeting in February, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday. Moon, in written answers to questions posed by visiting foreign journalists, said there was no reason […]
North Korea ‘executed’ officials after failed Trump summit
North Korea executed its special envoy to the United States following the collapse of the second summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday. The Chosun Ilbo said Kim Hyok Chol, who laid the groundwork for the Hanoi meeting and accompanied Kim on his private train, was […]
Trump says he does not think North Korea is ready to negotiate
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States was looking very seriously at North Korea’s latest missile launch and that while North Korea wants to negotiate with the United States, he does not think it is ready to do so. “We’re looking at it very seriously right now. They were smaller missiles, they […]
Kim oversaw testing of multiple rocket launchers
North Korea has conducted a “strike drill” for multiple launchers, firing tactical guided weapons into the East Sea in a military drill supervised by leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday, the North’s state media reported on Sunday. The purpose of the drill was to test performance of “large-caliber long-range multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided […]
North Korea fires several short-range projectiles into sea
North Korea on Saturday fired several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said, a likely sign of Pyongyang’s growing frustration at stalled diplomatic talks with Washington meant to provide coveted sanctions relief in return for nuclear disarmament. The South initially reported a single missile […]
He will visit North Korea, Irani Foreign minister says
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he will visit North Korea as the two nation’s battle under the United States sanctions. Iran’s official IRNA news organization cited Mohammad Javad as saying that the visit is being arranged and a date will be reported soon. A year ago, the US has increase endorses on Iran […]
North Korea’s Kim to Putin: US acted in ‘bad faith’ at Hanoi talks
At his first summit with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accused the United States of acting in “bad faith” at their most recent talks, state media in Pyongyang said Friday. Kim and Putin met Thursday in the far eastern Russian port of Vladivostok, for their first summit — squarely aimed at […]
Pompeo expects North Korea diplomacy to be ‘bumpy’
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he expected “bumpy” talks ahead with North Korea but that he still hoped to reach a potentially landmark denuclearization deal. US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cut short a summit in February in Hanoi, with Pyongyang later blaming Pompeo for pushing a […]
Japan drops ‘maximum pressure’ approach to North Korea relations
Japan on Tuesday dropped the push to apply “maximum pressure” on North Korea from its official foreign policy, an apparent softening of Tokyo’s position as major powers engage with Pyongyang. In last year’s “Diplomatic Bluebook,” published when tensions on the Korean peninsula were soaring, Japan said it was coordinating efforts with its allies to “maximize […]