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President Trump’s cool-headed nuclear envoy told the North Koreans it was “a window of opportunity.”Here was a U.S. president willing to venture far outside traditional diplomacy, particularly with regard to a pariah nation like North Korea. As quick as he was to fire off insults on Twitter and threaten “fire…

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By Sunghee Hwang (AFP)     20 hours ago in Politics Headline-grabbing summits between the leaders of North Korea and the United States will be off the agenda for some time, analysts say, after US president-elect Joe Biden characterised Kim Jong Un a "thug", in contrast to Donald Trump's declarations…

Less than two weeks after North Korea showed off new intercontinental ballistic missiles in a military parade, President Donald Trump touted how his Administration has handled the relations with the nation. “North Korea? We’re not in a war,” Trump said during Thursday’s presidential debate. “We have a good relationship. People…

World21 Oct, 2020 05:06 AM5 minutes to readUS President Donald Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone, South Korea, in June last year. Photo / AP"Where's the war?" That's how President Donald Trump defends his North Korea…

Oct. 13 (UPI) -- North Korea is making another push for Kim Jong Un's "80-day campaign" for flood recovery following its predawn military parade on Saturday, the 75th anniversary of the Korean Workers' Party. Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported Tuesday top North Korean official Pak Pong Ju told a military…

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean officials have seized on conciliatory comments by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the weekend as a sign that tension could be easing but also worry the huge number of rockets he showcased is evidence that peace may be elusive.Kim sent mixed signals as…

SEOUL—North Korea, even as it pursued denuclearization talks with the Trump administration, kept advancing its arsenal. Now the behind-the-scenes progress is in the public eye. At a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday, Pyongyang revealed a new intercontinental ballistic missile. North Korean leader…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to commit to its past disarmament pledges while expressing concerns over the North’s unveiling of a suspected new long-range missile during a military parade.During celebrations marking the 75th birthday of its ruling party in Pyongyang on Saturday, North…

Asia People visit the Mansu Hill to lay flowers at the bronze statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Oct 10, 2020, on the occasion of the 75th founding anniversary of the country's Workers' Party. (Photo: AP/Cha Song Ho) 11 Oct…