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Trump’s North Korea pressure campaign is working -- Here’s what must happen next

March 6, 2018

Trump’s North Korea pressure campaign is working -- Here’s what must happen next

North Korea’s reported new willingness to discuss giving up its nuclear weapons is a sign that the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against the nation is working.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un hosts Seoul delegation in Pyongyang

March 5, 2018

North Korea's Kim Jong Un hosts Seoul delegation in Pyongyang

Top officials from South Korea met and had dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang Monday.

South Korean delegation to meet Kim Jong Un

March 5, 2018

South Korean delegation to meet Kim Jong Un

South Korean delegation is set to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a dinner in Pyongyang on Monday evening, making it the first time South Korean officials meet Kim in person since he took power in 2011 after his father’s death.

At Gridiron Dinner, Trump jokes on politics -- but gets serious about North Korea talks

March 4, 2018

At Gridiron Dinner, Trump jokes on politics -- but gets serious about North Korea talks

President Donald Trump on Saturday night traded humorous jabs with a cabal of lawmakers, administration officials, media figures and military officers at the annual Gridiron Dinner in Washington. But the president also used the occasion to deliver some serious remarks about North Korea.

South Korea to send high-level officials to North for talks

March 4, 2018

South Korea to send high-level officials to North for talks

South Korea's president will send a delegation led by his national security director to North Korea this week for talks on how to ease nuclear tensions and help arrange the restart of dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington, officials said Sunday.

An attack on North Korea could start a US-China war -- Don't do it

March 4, 2018

An attack on North Korea could start a US-China war -- Don't do it

Following the Winter Olympics, South Korean President Moon Jae-in indicated he was ready to talk to North Korea and engage in diplomacy.

North Korea threatens to 'counter' US over military drills with the South

March 3, 2018

North Korea threatens to 'counter' US over military drills with the South

A North Korea official has threatened the U.S. again, promising “its own mode of counteraction” if the U.S. takes part in joint military exercises with South Korea in the coming months.

North Korea sent chemical weapons materials to Syria, UN experts say

February 28, 2018

North Korea sent chemical weapons materials to Syria, UN experts say

North Korea recently delivered 50 tons of materials to Syria for use in building what appears to be a chemical weapons facility, according to a U.N. report, flouting sanctions and likely generating a windfall for the isolated rogue nation.

Kim Jong Un, late father Kim Jong Il used fake Brazilian passports to apply for visas, report says

February 27, 2018

Kim Jong Un, late father Kim Jong Il used fake Brazilian passports to apply for visas, report says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his late father Kim Jong Il used Brazilian passports with fake names, date of births and birth places to apply for visas in the 1990s in an attempt to visit Western countries while flying under the radar, a report said on Tuesday.

Kim Jong Un’s brother feared his life was ‘in danger’ months before he was poisoned

February 27, 2018

Kim Jong Un’s brother feared his life was ‘in danger’ months before he was poisoned

Kim Jong Un’s estranged brother Kim Jong Nam told a friend he feared his “life is in danger” six months before being poisoned at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur airport in a daring assassination carried out by two women, a police investigator testified Tuesday.