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Trump praises North Korea’s announcement to dismantle main nuke site

September 19, 2018

Trump praises North Korea’s announcement to dismantle main nuke site

President Donald Trump called it “very exciting” that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un agreed Wednesday to permanently dismantle his main nuclear complex, in addition to a missile engine test site and launch pad in the presence of outside inspectors.

North Korea state media blasts US 'gangster logic' hours before Kim Jong Un praises June summit with Trump

September 18, 2018

North Korea state media blasts US 'gangster logic' hours before Kim Jong Un praises June summit with Trump

Hours after his state media apparatus blasted the United States for spewing "gangster-like" rhetoric that has "deadlocked" denuclearization talks, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un credited the "historic" June summit with President Trump as helping to stabilize the region.

Trump could still get the Nobel Peace Prize for North Korean denuclearization – Here’s how

September 17, 2018

Trump could still get the Nobel Peace Prize for North Korean denuclearization – Here’s how

The leaders of North and South Korea will hold a three-day summit beginning Tuesday in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, accompanied by several hundred officials from their two governments – indicating significant progress may be made in efforts to gradually move toward denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

2 more US service members' remains ID'ed in North Korea handover

September 11, 2018

2 more US service members' remains ID'ed in North Korea handover

Two more U.S. service members have been identified from the 55 boxes of war remains that North Korea returned in July, officials said Monday.

Trump 'scared' military chiefs with suggestion of pulling US military families out of South Korea, according to Woodward book

September 10, 2018

Trump 'scared' military chiefs with suggestion of pulling US military families out of South Korea, according to Woodward book

In January of this year, President Trump floated ordering all family members of U.S. troops in South Korea to leave the country -- an act that North Korea would have seen as "a sign of imminent attack," according to the explosive upcoming book by veteran reporter Bob Woodward.

North Korea orchestrates 70th anniversary celebration with troops, tanks, guns

September 10, 2018

North Korea orchestrates 70th anniversary celebration with troops, tanks, guns

A torchlight parade in Pyongyang ended a government-orchestrated celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of North Korea.

North Korea marks 70th anniversary with somewhat muted military parade

September 9, 2018

North Korea marks 70th anniversary with somewhat muted military parade

North Korea showcased its latest weaponry and best goose-stepping soldiers Sunday as the reclusive nation marked its 70th anniversary with a military parade at a time when it is under international pressure to dismantle its nuclear weapons program.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un expresses faith in Trump, reaffirms commitment to nuclear-free peninsula

September 6, 2018

North Korea's Kim Jong Un expresses faith in Trump, reaffirms commitment to nuclear-free peninsula

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his South Korean counterpart will meet later this month to discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, his state-controlled media reported Thursday.

Trump says 'no reason' for costly US-South Korea war games, relationship with Kim Jong Un is 'very good'

August 29, 2018

Trump says 'no reason' for costly US-South Korea war games, relationship with Kim Jong Un is 'very good'

President Trump on Wednesday tweeted that there was “no reason” for joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, dubbing them costly while describing his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as “very good” and “warm.”

North Korea accuses US of 'hatching a criminal plot to unleash war' while trying to continue dialogue

August 27, 2018

North Korea accuses US of 'hatching a criminal plot to unleash war' while trying to continue dialogue

North Korean state media accused the U.S. on Sunday of preparing for an invasion at the same time it is pursuing dialogue with the regime with a “smile on its face.”