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North Korea to send team to Olympic Games in Pyeongchang
Add a CommentNorth Korea is to send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games taking place in South Korea in February, officials from the South say. The breakthrough announcement came as the countries met for their first high-level talks in more … Read more →
North Korea reopens hotline to South to discuss Olympics
Add a CommentNorth Korea has reopened a hotline to South Korea, almost two years after it was disabled on the orders of leader Kim Jong-un. South Korea confirmed it had received a call from the North at 15:30 local time (06:30 GMT) … Read more →
Iran, North Korea expected to dominate Trump’s first UN General Assembly
Add a CommentPresident Donald Trump will tote his “America First” stance this week to the United Nations General Assembly, the annual inundation of diplomats and world leaders who this year await the new US leader with uneasy anticipation. The summit in Trump’s … Read more →
North Korea fires second ballistic missile over Japan
Add a CommentNorth Korea has fired a ballistic missile across Japan, creating new tension in the region after its nuclear bomb test less than two weeks ago. The missile reached an altitude of about 770km (478 miles), travelling 3,700km before landing in … Read more →
Trump warns North Korea – US ‘patience is over’
Add a CommentUS President Donald Trump says that years of “strategic patience” with North Korea have failed and it is now time for a “determined response”. “Together we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime,” Mr Trump said at … Read more →
North Korea bans jeans and piercings
Add a CommentNorth Koreans have been banned from having piercings and face new restrictions on ‘Western clothing’ including jeans. Dictator Kim Jong-un has launched a nationwide crackdown on citizens but the ban will focus primarily on the North Hamgyong province and Yanggang … Read more →
South Korea’s President is a ‘prostitute’ and Barack Obama her ‘pimp’ – North Korea
Add a CommentNorth Korea says it’s ready for a ‘full scale nuclear war’ and called South Korea’s president a ‘crafty prostitute’ with president Obama as her ‘powerful pimp.’ The North Korean insults come after President Obama visited South Korea and its president … Read more →
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