Tag: North Korea
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BREAKING: North Korea releases three jailed Americans
North Korea has released three Americans jailed in the country, President Donald Trump has indicated. The release comes ahead of the planned meeting between President Trump and the North Korean leader. The three were released to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “I am pleased to inform you that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is…
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North korea leader makes second visit to China
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un paid a second visit to China to hold talks with President Xi Jinping. The meeting comes ahead of the planned summit between Kim and Donald Trump. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China’s Xi Jinping have held a two-day meeting this week in the northeastern Chinese city of…
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North Korea leader vows to shut down nuclear test site
North Korea has vowed to shut down its nuclear test site in Punggye-ri next month, the South Korean presidential office said on Sunday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae In agreed to publicly announce when Pyongyang dismantles the test site in May, and Kim said he would invite security…
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Trump excited as North Korea suspends nuclear, missile tests
U.S. President Donald Trump has shown excitement at the decision of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to suspend all nuclear and missile tests. Trump tweeted shortly after the announcement from Pyongyang that Kim has declared that he would suspend nuclear and missile tests starting from Saturday and that he would shut down the site where…
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South Korean president endorses North Korea’s demand for signing peace treaty
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday expressed his support for the North’s long-time demand to sign a full-fledged peace treaty instead of the Korean Armistice Agreement concluded in 1953 after the end of the Korean war. “We should put an end to the armistice that has lasted for 65 years and move toward signing…
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North Korea will take part in next two Olympics – IOC chief
North Korea will take part in the next two Olympic Games in Japan and China, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on Saturday after meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang. Bach traveled to Pyongyang on Thursday in a visit that comes after North Korea’s participation in the Pyeongchang Winter Games helped…
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Washington wants peaceful solution to North Korea crisis – U.S. VP Pence
Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday that Washington wants to peacefully dismantle North Korea’s nuclear programme but warned Pyongyang not to underestimate U.S. military strength or resolve. “Our forces are ready and our nation is resolved,” Pence said in a speech to U.S. troops at the Yokota Air Base in Japan, as he prepared…
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Pope praises joint Korean Olympic teams
Pope Francis said on Wednesday the participation of North Korean athletes in the Olympics raised hopes for reconciliation on the Korean peninsula and that the Vatican was ready to back any peace initiative. “The traditional Olympic truce acquires special importance this year,” he told pilgrims and tourists at his weekly general audience. Delegations from the…
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U.N. Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea over missile test
The U.N. Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access to refined petroleum products and crude oil and its earnings from workers abroad. The U.N. resolution seeks to ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum exports to North Korea by…