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The sister of North Korea leader Kim Jong Un bashed South Korea and has threatened military action after a recent decline in relations. Kim Yo Jong took aim at the inter-Korean liaison office in the border town of Kaesong, promising a “tragic scene” after she accused Seoul of not doing…

North Korea on Friday publicly questioned why it should continue its uneasy detente with the United States, citing the Trump administration’s “empty promises” and a lack of concrete results since the two countries’ leaders first met in Singapore two years ago. North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Son Gwon said through…

North Korea is angry at the activists, mostly defectors, in South Korea who send leaflets across the border by balloon. It has cut the hotline between the two countries and state television has shown protests of workers and trade union members North Korea said on Thursday the United States has…

FILE PHOTO: Secretary General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres speaks during a Security Council meeting about the situation in Syria at U.N. Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File PhotoNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres regrets that…

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea has said it is cutting communication hotlines with South Korea, a tactic the isolated country has used repeatedly during periods of rising tension. FILE PHOTO: South Korean Lieutenant Choi communicates with a North Korean officer at a military office near the demilitarised zone in Paju.…

Image copyright Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Image caption The North wants the South to stop defector groups sending propaganda balloons over the border South Korea's daily call to a jointly-run liaison office in North Korea has gone unanswered for the first time.The break came days after North Korea said it would…

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un focused on domestic economic issues at a meeting of the politburo of the country’s ruling Workers Party, state media said on Monday, as the North ramped up pressure on South Korea over defector activities. The two-day politburo meeting comes at a…

FILE PHOTO: A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File PictureSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday said the United States is in no position to criticise China over Hong Kong or human rights when Washington…

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File PhotoSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea accused the United States of smear tactics on Friday after Washington renewed accusations last…

Skip to content State media touts nuclear capabilities Still on his public appearance ‘return’ tour after last month’s ‘where’s Kim?’ false alarm, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a meeting of top generals on the country’s nuclear policy Sunday — the first appearance since his May 1st tour of a factory quashed persistent…