North Korea
4 days agoAustralia's Prime Minister dismisses North Korea letter as 'anti-Trump rant'
Australia's Prime Minister has dismissed an extraordinary letter from North Korea to the Australian Parliament and other countries as a "rant" against President Donald Trump and a sign that Pyongyang was "starting to feel the squeeze" of escalated sanctions.
6 days agoNorth Korea accuses US of 'extreme double standards' as it plans satellite launches
North Korea plans to launch many more satellites, its deputy UN ambassador has said as he accused the US of trying to block its efforts to help peacefully develop outer space.
7 days agoNorth Korea says 'a nuclear war may break out at any moment'
North Korea's deputy UN ambassador warned Monday that the situation on the Korean peninsula "has reached the touch-and-go point and a nuclear war may break out any moment".
14 days agoKim Jong Nam had 1.4 times lethal dose of nerve agent on his face, chemist tells murder trial
The estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader had about 1.4 times the lethal dosage of VX nerve agent on his face after he was attacked at a Malaysian airport, a government chemist has told a court.
16 days agoJapan fully supports US stance on pressuring North Korea, says Prime Minister
Japan's prime minister Shinzo Abe said his government fully supports the US stance on pressuring North Korea over its nuclear weapons programme, with all options on the table.
22 days agoMuted response in Seoul to Donald Trump's latest North Korea tweet
US president Donald Trump's latest tweets on North Korea have received a muted response in South Korea.
22 days agoTwo women accused of Kim Jong Nam airport assassination plead not guilty
Two women accused of killing the half-brother of North Korea's leader have pleaded not guilty as their trial started in Malaysia.
28 days agoUS totally prepared to use military option against North Korea: Donald Trump
The US is "totally prepared" to use a military option to deal with the threat from North Korea, President Donald Trump has said.
28 days agoJohn Negroponte warns against 'hot rhetoric' between North Korea and the US
A former US deputy secretary of state has warned against using "hot rhetoric" as international tensions over North Korea's missile testing continued to escalate.
29 days agoNorth Korea claims US has declared war are absurd: White House
Latest: The White House has dismissed North Korea's claim that Donald Trump has declared war, calling it 'absurd'.
30 days agoUS flies bombers in show of military might to North Korea
US bombers and fighter escorts have flown to the farthest point north of the border between North and South Korea by any such American aircraft this century in a show of military might, the Pentagon said.
31 days agoChina imposes new economic sanctions on North Korea
China has announced that it will limit energy supplies to North Korea and stop buying its textiles under UN sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile development, further reducing support from Pyongyang's last ally.
32 days ago'Rocket Man' Kim Jong Un fires back at Donald Trump with 'dotard' jibe
North Korea's riposte to Donald Trump had many native English speakers reaching for their dictionaries.
32 days agoKim Jong Un: ‘Deranged’ Donald Trump will ‘pay dearly’ for threats
Kim Jong Un has called US President Donald Trump "deranged" and says he will "pay dearly" for his threats, according to North Korea's state news agency.
33 days agoNorth Korea dismiss Trump’s threats as "the sound of a dog barking"
North Korea’s foreign minister has described President Donald Trump’s threat to destroy his country as "the sound of a dog barking".
34 days agoWatch: Boris Johnson warns of 'catastrophe' if Kim Jong Un realises nuclear ambition
Boris Johnson has warned the situation in North Korea is "very, very serious" after referring to Donald Trump's mockery of "Rocket Man" Kim Jong Un.
35 days agoUS planning 'different response' rather than shooting down North Korea missiles
The US has seen no need to shoot down North Korean missiles test-fired in Japan's direction, but a future missile launch that threatens American or Japanese territory will "elicit a different response from us", defence secretary Jim Mattis has said.
36 days agoUS warplanes stage fly-over amid tensions with North Korea
The US military has flown bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula in drills with South Korean and Japanese warplanes, three days after North Korea fired a missile over Japan.
37 days agoNorth Korea 'faces destruction if it continues with nuclear weapons programme'
North Korea faces destruction unless it gives up its missile and nuclear weapons programmes and stops threatening the US and its allies, warned top advisers to US president Donald Trump.
39 days agoUN Security Council in emergency session after North Korea's missile launch
The UN Security Council was called into emergency session today after North Korea conducted its longest-ever test flight of a ballistic missile.
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