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Trump says he’s reversing North Korea sanctions imposed by his Treasury Department

President Trump said Friday he would reverse sanctions against North Korea that were recently announced by the Treasury Department, a surprise declaration that sparked [...]

North Korea Seen Reassembling Rocket Test Site

Satellite imagery suggests North Korea may be taking steps to reactivate a partially decommissioned long-range rocket test site on the west coast of the country. News of the [...]

Trump to hold second summit with Kim Jong Un next month

The White House said on Friday that President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un in late February. “President Donald J. Trump [...]

Trump cancels Pompeo North Korea trip over lack of progress

Republished with permission by Knowhere News US President Donald Trump said Friday he has asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to cancel a trip planned to North Korea for [...]

Pompeo begins North Korea trip to firm up denuclearization plans

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is heading to North Korea on Thursday with the hopes of nailing down a plan for dismantling Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons program. In [...]

Trump’s military concession to Kim Jong Un was a surprise – even to the Pentagon

When President Trump agreed to pause military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea on Tuesday, he gave Kim Jong Un a concession on an issue that has angered North Korea [...]

No more war games, but sanctions stay: Trump details his summit with Kim

President Donald Trump announced joint U.S. military exercises with South Korea would be put on hold following his historic meeting with Kim Jong Un. However, he said [...]

North and South Korean leaders hold surprise talks at DMZ

The leaders of North and South Korea met in the demilitarized zone separating the two countries on Saturday, hours after President Donald Trump suggested his June 12 summit [...]

Pompeo: U.S. to lift sanctions on North Korea if it meets demands

Speaking on several Sunday morning talk shows, Pompeo said the United States would not be willing to invest taxpayer dollars to help the country, but was willing to [...]

Trump says meeting with North Korean leader set for June 12 in Singapore

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12. “We will both try to make it a very [...]

North Korea Releases American Prisoners

By Kenneth White At the end of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s visit to the embattled Republic of North Korea, three American prisoners were released to travel with him to [...]

A Korean peace process is underway – but it still depends on the US and China

Ed Griffith, University of Central Lancashire The meeting between North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and South Korea’s Moon Jae-in is certainly one of the most dramatic and [...]

Kim Jong-un said North Korea would “no longer need” nuclear tests and would close a test site ahead of meetings with the South and President Trump

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, announced early Saturday that he had stopped nuclear and missile tests and would close a nuclear test site. The announcement, reported by [...]

Trump confirms CIA chief met Kim Jong Un in North Korea

US President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that his CIA director had met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a secret visit to Pyongyang, ahead of a planned summit between [...]

China Says Kim Jong Un Confirms Denuclearization Commitment

China says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un confirmed during a secretive visit to Beijing his commitment to denuclearize the Korean peninsula and engage in talks with South [...]

Q&A: What might come of a Donald Trump meeting with Kim Jong-un?

Maria Ryan, University of Nottingham After more than a year of belligerent rhetoric, missile tests and nuclear explosions, North Korea and the US have agreed to talk to each [...]

North Korea agrees to moratorium on nuclear and missile tests, will hold landmark summit in April

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to stop nuclear and missile tests if his country holds talks with the United States on denuclearizing the Korean peninsula. The [...]

North Korea Calls Latest US Sanctions an ‘Act of War’

North Korea says the latest U.S. sanctions against it constitute an “act of war.” The statement carried by the official KCNA news agency, accuses the United States of [...]

North Korea denounces American ‘nuclear strike drill’

North Korea has accused the US of conducting a surprise “nuclear bomb dropping drill” on major targets in the communist country a day after two American B-1B [...]

Japan: North Korea Nuclear Threat ‘Critical’

The nuclear threat from North Korea is critical and requires a joint response from the United States, Japan, and South Korea, Japan’s defense minister said Monday. [...]

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North Korea

Trump says he’s reversing North Korea sanctions imposed by his Treasury Department

North Korea Seen Reassembling Rocket Test Site

Trump to hold second summit with Kim Jong Un next month

Trump cancels Pompeo North Korea trip over lack of progress

Pompeo begins North Korea trip to firm up denuclearization plans

Trump’s military concession to Kim Jong Un was a surprise – even to the Pentagon

No more war games, but sanctions stay: Trump details his summit with Kim

North and South Korean leaders hold surprise talks at DMZ

Pompeo: U.S. to lift sanctions on North Korea if it meets demands

Trump says meeting with North Korean leader set for June 12 in Singapore

North Korea Releases American Prisoners

A Korean peace process is underway – but it still depends on the US and China

Kim Jong-un said North Korea would “no longer need” nuclear tests and would close a test site ahead of meetings with the South and President Trump

Trump confirms CIA chief met Kim Jong Un in North Korea

China Says Kim Jong Un Confirms Denuclearization Commitment

Q&A: What might come of a Donald Trump meeting with Kim Jong-un?

North Korea agrees to moratorium on nuclear and missile tests, will hold landmark summit in April

North Korea Calls Latest US Sanctions an ‘Act of War’

North Korea denounces American ‘nuclear strike drill’

Japan: North Korea Nuclear Threat ‘Critical’