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Us North Korea Tensions

North Korea's Kim holds top party meeting ahead of US' year-end deadline

Talks on denuclearising the Korean peninsula have been largely deadlocked since the second summit between Kim and US President Donald Trump collapsed in Hanoi at the start of this year

North Korea's Kim holds top party meeting ahead of US' year-end deadline
Updated On : 29 Dec 2019 | 9:14 AM IST

Ex-US adviser criticises Trump's North Korea policy, says risk is imminent

"The idea that we are somehow exerting maximum pressure on North Korea is just unfortunately not true," he said

Ex-US adviser criticises Trump's North Korea policy, says risk is imminent
Updated On : 24 Dec 2019 | 9:50 AM IST

North Korea warns US could 'pay dearly' for human rights criticism

The KCNA statement warned that if the United States dared to take issue with the North's system of government by citing human rights problems, it would "pay dearly"

North Korea warns US could 'pay dearly' for human rights criticism
Updated On : 22 Dec 2019 | 1:06 AM IST

North Korea fires 2 missiles in likely protest of US-South Korea drills

South Korea has said the weapons tests don't help efforts to stabilise peace

North Korea fires 2 missiles in likely protest of US-South Korea drills
Updated On : 10 Aug 2019 | 8:03 PM IST

US revokes visa-free entry for foreigners who visited N Korea in past 8 yrs

The change will affect tens of thousands of people from visa waiver countries who have gone to the North as tourists or for other purposes in recent years

US revokes visa-free entry for foreigners who visited N Korea in past 8 yrs
Updated On : 06 Aug 2019 | 1:53 PM IST

US to leave in place latest North Korea-related sanctions on Chinese firms

On Thursday, Trump announced in a tweet that the US should recognise the disputed Golan Heights as Israeli territory, surprising State Department officials

US to leave in place latest North Korea-related sanctions on Chinese firms
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 9:18 PM IST

Smash Americans! Revenge-pledging museum in N Korea against US atrocity

Pyongyang says the nuclear arsenal it has spent decades developing, suffering sanctions and isolation as a result, is to defend itself from a possible US invasion

Smash Americans! Revenge-pledging museum in N Korea against US atrocity
Updated On : 07 Jun 2018 | 10:08 AM IST

Donald Trump says US-North Korea talks may salvage Kim summit

Trump's remarks came a day after South Korean President Moon Jae-in met Kim for a surprise two-hour meeting on their border in a bid to keep the Trump summit on track

Donald Trump says US-North Korea talks may salvage Kim summit
Updated On : 27 May 2018 | 8:06 PM IST

US 'a long way' from negotiations with North Korea: Rex Tillerson

He said a first step would be "talks about talks" to see if "conditions are right to even begin thinking about negotiations

US 'a long way' from negotiations with North Korea: Rex Tillerson
Updated On : 09 Mar 2018 | 10:32 PM IST

US VP Mike Pence avoids Olympics encounter with North Korean official

Pence briefly encountered Kim but they tried to avoid directly facing each other

US VP Mike Pence avoids Olympics encounter with North Korean official
Updated On : 09 Feb 2018 | 8:59 PM IST

China airs pessimism about Korean tensions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated the "freeze-for-freeze" proposal for North Korea to suspend weapons tests while the US halts military drills in the area

China airs pessimism about Korean tensions
Updated On : 09 Dec 2017 | 9:09 PM IST

US slaps new sanctions to squeeze N Korea dry of funds for nuke programme

This comes a day after US President Donald Trump re-designated North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism

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Updated On : 22 Nov 2017 | 9:42 AM IST

US quietly defying Trump rejection, pursuing direct diplomacy with N Korea

Using the so-called 'New York channel,' Joseph Yun, US negotiator with North Korea, has been in contact with diplomats at Pyongyang's United Nations mission, the official said

US quietly defying Trump rejection, pursuing direct diplomacy with N Korea
Updated On : 01 Nov 2017 | 7:58 AM IST

Two US strategic bombers fly over Korean peninsula in show of force

North Korea has fired 22 missiles during 15 tests since February, drawing a sharp reaction from the US and its allies

Two US strategic bombers fly over Korean peninsula in show of force
Updated On : 11 Oct 2017 | 2:26 PM IST

US pressure on North Korea's global ties bears fruit

A campaign by the US to close Pyongyang's embassies and curb its business activities world-wide has led more than 20 nations to restrict operations

US pressure on North Korea's global ties bears fruit
Updated On : 09 Oct 2017 | 11:08 AM IST

US in direct communication with North Korea, says Rex Tillerson

The two countries have been trading public threats over North Korea's nuclear program with the North declaring that its missiles have the capacity to strike US and Trump vowing to totally destroy them

US in direct communication with North Korea, says Rex Tillerson
Updated On : 01 Oct 2017 | 2:47 PM IST

North Korea warns of 'merciless strike' ahead of US-South Korea drills

The joint exercise is the most explicit expression of hostility against us: North Korea

North Korea warns of 'merciless strike' ahead of US-South Korea drills
Updated On : 20 Aug 2017 | 1:25 PM IST

Disarming North Korea means making concessions

American hardliners argue that only acceptable outcome with NKorea is complete nuclear disarmament

Disarming North Korea means making concessions
Updated On : 17 Aug 2017 | 9:30 AM IST

End of the world is good for business

Sales of food supplies, survival gear shoot up after rise in US-N Korea tensions

End of the world is good for business
Updated On : 13 Aug 2017 | 10:38 PM IST