Tag: North Korea

North Korea says to ignore Japan until it scraps military drills,...

SEOUL: North Korea will continue to ignore Japan unless Tokyo halts hostilities against its neighbor, such as large-scale military drills and efforts to boost...

US to give North Korea post-summit timeline with ‘asks’ soon

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska: The United States will soon present a timeline to North Korea with “specific asks” of Pyongyang after a historic...

Trump defends policies on border, North Korea in visit to Las...

LAS VEGAS: President Donald Trump defended his tough stance on immigrants crossing the US border with Mexico on Saturday, praising his administration for a...

Identifying US troops returned from North Korea may be challenging

WASHINGTON: The US military will face a difficult task in identifying the remains of soldiers missing from the Korean War as the Pentagon prepares...

North and South Korea discuss reunion meetings for divided families

SEOUL: Delegations from North and South Korea met on Friday for talks to arrange the first reunions in about three years for families separated...

North Korea expected to begin transferring remains of US troops soon

WASHINGTON: North Korea could start the process of handing over the remains of troops, including Americans, missing from the Korean War within the next...

North Korea’s Kim in China as US, South Korea suspend military...

BEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, where he will likely brief Chinese President Xi Jinping on his summit...

Koreas to form joint teams at Asian Games

SEOUL: North and South Korea agreed Monday to form unified teams for some sports at the upcoming Asian Games — a move which highlights...

Lavrov, Pompeo discuss Syria, North Korea

MOSCOW: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has had a call with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss Syria, North Korea and plans...

Russia, South Korea to discuss joint projects with North Korea: RIA

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in plan to discuss potential joint projects with North Korea during Moon's visit...

North Korea ‘no longer a nuclear threat’, says Trump

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, arriving back in the United States on Wednesday after his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,...

North Korea highlights Trump concessions on war games after summit

SEOUL: North Korean state media lauded on Wednesday the summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump as a resounding success, highlighting concessions by...

Iran tells North Korea Trump could cancel deal before getting home

LONDON: Iran warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un not to trust U.S. President Donald Trump who, it said, could cancel their denuclearisation agreement...

China suggests sanctions relief for North Korea after US summit

BEIJING: China suggested on Tuesday that sanctions relief could be considered for North Korea, after US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim...

US offers ‘unique’ guarantees before historic North Korea summit

WASHINGTON: The US has offered North Korea "unique" security guarantees to try to persuade it to give up its nuclear arsenal, Secretary of State...

North Korean, US officials try narrowing differences on eve of Trump-Kim...

SINGAPORE: US and North Korean officials were in talks in Singapore on Monday in a late bid to narrow differences before their leaders hold...

Unprecedented security measures likely to surround Kim at summit

SEOUL: Denuclearisation of North Korea is the headline topic at Tuesday’s summit between Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump, but for North...