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‘Dotard’ Trump and ‘Rocket Man’ Kim resume name calling, hope for talks fade
North Korea has threatened to resume its insults of US President Donald Trump and consider him a “dotard” if he keeps using provocative language, such as referring to its leader as “rocket man”. Choe Son Hui, the first vice foreign
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North Korea test-fires missiles to pressure US
Breaking a month-long lull in missile tests, North Korea fired two short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast yesterday in what appeared to be the latest try out of its new multiple rocket launchers, South Korea’s military said.
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North Korea: Don’t ignore year-end deadline on Trump-Kim friendship: KCNA
SEOUL: North Korea said on Sunday there has been no progress in the North Korea-United States relations, and hostilities that could lead to an exchange of fire have continued, according to North Korea’s state news agency KCNA. In a statement
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North Korea warns it may end freeze on missile testing
North Korea issued a veiled warning yesterday that it could end a freeze in long-range missile testing as it criticised a call by UN Security Council members for it to give up its nuclear weapons and denounced a recent US
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N Korea fires short-range projectiles toward East Sea
SEOUL: North Korea fired unidentified short-range projectiles toward the East Sea today, ahead of the envisioned resumption of the stalled denuclearisation talks with the United States (US), Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korea’s military. The projectiles were launched
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North Korea, US agree to resume nuke talks on Oct 5
SEOUL: North Korea and the United States (US) agreed to resume their working-level nuclear talks this week, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday, citing a statement from a senior diplomat. First Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui said that Washington and
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Pyongyang fires more missiles, Japan and Seoul protest
North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast today, the South Korean military said, the latest in a series of launches in recent weeks amid stalled denuclearisation talks. Todahy’s launch
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Pyongyang fires projectiles, rejects Seoul’s dialogue pledge
SEOUL: North Korea launched at least two projectiles into the sea today, South Korea’s military said, shortly after Pyongyang described South Korea’s president as “impudent” and vowed that inter-Korean talks are over. The North has protested against joint military drills
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles again
SEOUL: North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles early today, the South Korean military said, only days after it launched two other missiles intended to pressure South Korea and the US to stop upcoming military drills. The latest launches were
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N Korea: Missiles firing a warning to Seoul
SEOUL: North Korea has fired its “new tactical guided weapon” under its supreme leader Kim Jong Un’s guidance in a demonstration of power, Yonhap news agency reported, quoting North Korean official media report today, a day after the communist state
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