May 22 North Korea called Biden ‘fool of low IQ’ By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The insult from North Korea comes after the U.S. presidential hopeful called North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a tyrant during a recent speech. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 6:57 U.S. reveals potential Iranian threat but downplays North Korean missile test Somewhat ominous developments have occurred recently around two flashpoints of American foreign policy: Iran and North Korea. On Sunday, National Security Adviser John Bolton announced a carrier strike group was moving into the Persian Gulf because of unspecified threatening action,… Continue watching
May 05 Kim oversees missile firing drills, tells troops to be alert By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ballistic missile. Continue reading
Apr 25 Putin says North Korea ready to denuclearize — if it gets guarantees By Vladimir Isachenkov, Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed during their first summit Thursday he is willing to give up his nuclear weapons — but only if he gets an ironclad guarantee of security beforehand. Continue reading
Apr 24 North Korea’s Kim arrives in Russia to meet Putin By Iulia Subbotovska, Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin that comes amid deadlocked diplomacy on Kim's nuclear program. Continue reading
Apr 22 North Korea leader Kim to meet with Putin in Russia By Associated Press The Kremlin said in a brief statement Thursday that Kim will visit Russia "in the second half of April," but gave no further details. Continue reading
Apr 18 North Korea says it tested new weapon, demands Pompeo be sidelined By Foster Klug, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The test did not appear to be of a banned mid- or long-range ballistic missile. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 9:00 On Cuba policy change, Bolton says, ‘I can’t wait for the lawsuits’ The White House says Americans will now be able to sue businesses operating on land confiscated by the Castro regime. Previous administrations declined to enforce the related Helms-Burton Law. Canada and the EU, which have private-sector interests on Cuban land,… Continue watching
Apr 13 Kim open to another summit with Trump, with conditions By Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is open to a third summit with President Donald Trump, but set the year's end as a deadline for Washington to offer mutually acceptable terms for an agreement to salvage the high-stakes… Continue reading
Mar 15 North Korean official says Kim rethinking U.S. talks, launch moratorium By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said Pyongyang now has no intention of compromising or continuing talks unless the United States takes measures that are commensurate to the changes it has taken — such as the 15-month moratorium on launches… Continue reading