January 4, 2018 North Korea accidentally crashed a missile into its own city last April: report An intermediate-range missile launched by North Korea last April reportedly crashed into a town near Pyongyang and possibly caused casualties, according to new findings reported Wednesday by The Diplomat.
January 3, 2018 North Korea reopens cross-border hotline with South Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war.
January 3, 2018 North Korea and South Korea reopen key border communication channel South Korea said Wednesday it has begun preliminary contacts with North Korea on a reopened cross-border communication system.
January 3, 2018 Trump tells Kim Jong Un his 'nuclear button' is larger, 'more powerful' Following a New Year’s Day address in which North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed to have a “button” for nuclear weapons “on his table,” President Donald Trump hit back against the dictator on Twitter on Tuesday night.
January 3, 2018 Washington reportedly uneasy about North and South Korea inter-talks The Trump administration expressed reservations Tuesday at the prospect of high-level talks between North and South Korea, dismissing the effort as an appeasement to Pyongyang, the New York Times reported.
January 2, 2018 Hungry North Korean soldiers are being given leave to find food, report says Soldiers in North Korea’s army are being given months off at a time to scrounge around fields to find food, according to a new report that describes the dire state of the reclusive country’s food rations.
January 2, 2018 Kim Jong Un orders biggest-ever ICBM to be launched on North Korea's 70th anniversary, defector claims Kim Jong Un has ordered his rocket scientists to construct North Korea’s biggest ballistic missile ever, and the despot reportedly plans to launch the record rocket on the regimes 70th anniversary in September.
January 2, 2018 South Korea wants talks with North Korea on Winter Olympics cooperation South Korea on Tuesday proposed high-level talks with North Korea to strategize ways to cooperate during the upcoming Winter Olympics, the olive branch coming after Kim Jong Un expressed a desire to send his own athletes to the games — which the South’s sports minister said could usher in peace and prosperity on the peninsula after a year of nuclear war threats.
January 2, 2018 Trump says sanctions are having a 'big impact' on North Korea President Trump said Tuesday that U.S. sanctions on North Korea are having a “big impact” on the rogue regime, while reprising his “rocket man” label for Kim Jong Un.
January 2, 2018 North Korea team at Olympics should prompt US boycott, Graham says South Korea has offered to hold high-level talks with rival North Korea next week to discuss cooperation during next month's Winter Olympics and potential improvement in overall ties.
