SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea launched another suspected ballistic missile Tuesday, its second major weapons test this year, according to the South Korean and Japanese governments. South Korea’s military said the North Korean missile appears to have demonstrated improved capabilities compared to the one Pyongyang launched last week. North Korea last Thursday claimed a successful […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed the United States’ offer to resume a dialogue but says he is open to improving ties with South Korea. In a speech published Thursday in North Korean state media, Kim said the willingness of the U.S. to hold talks was only a “show” to […]
SEOUL – North Korea declared a no-sail zone for ships off its east coast earlier this week, suggesting it may have been planning a missile launch or other weapons test that apparently never occurred, according to South Korean reports. The warning was issued for Sunday through Monday in the northeastern regions of the sea off […]
SEOUL – North Korea conducted an apparent short-range ballistic missile test early Thursday, its first such launch during U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration. The North fired two ballistic missiles that fell outside Japan’s waters, according to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense said the two projectiles were launched from South […]
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – North Korea conducted a short-range projectile launch several days ago, according to U.S. officials, in what appears to be Pyongyang’s first missile-related activity this year. The Washington Post first reported the launches late Tuesday, saying “multiple short-range missiles” were launched “last weekend” but providing no other details. In a […]
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Donald Trump says Democrats’ decision to question his former lawyer, Michael Cohen, while he was overseas may be a reason his talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un failed. “For the Democrats to interview in open hearings a convicted liar and fraudster at the same time the very important nuclear summit with […]
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ANOI — U.S. President Donald Trump is in Hanoi for his second summit with Kim Jong Un amid hopes for a deal that would lead the North Korean leader to give up his nuclear weapons. Trump received a red carpet welcome at Noi Bai International airport where white uniformed military guards marched into place on […]
CAPITOL HILL — Several U.S. lawmakers are dismissing President Donald Trump’s assertion on Twitter that North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat. They also rejected any swift lifting of U.S. sanctions amid claims by Pyongyang that Trump agreed to sanctions relief during his meeting with Kim Jong Un. Democrats are heaping scorn on Trump’s tweet […]
SINGAPORE — U.S. President Donald Trump said a one-on-one meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “very, very good,” and he spoke of having an “excellent relationship” as they held talks Tuesday in Singapore about the possible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. After about 40 minutes alone, except for interpreters, Trump and Kim each […]