Live: North Korea
Live coverage of North Korea and the international community's reaction to its ballistic missile program.
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Germany withdraws diplomat from North Korea
Germany is withdrawing a third diplomat from its embassy in North Korea over increasing concerns about Pyongyang's missile program, Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Thursday, a day after Pyongyang test fired a new missile. -
Mattis says has confidence in diplomatic efforts on North Korea
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday that he still had confidence in diplomatic efforts on North Korea and the United States would be "unrelenting" in working through the United Nations. -
Trump, South Korea's Moon discuss next steps on North Korea: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke to South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Thursday for the second time since North Korea launched its latest missile to discuss their response, the White House said. -
North Korea's missile is advanced, but still some things to prove: South Korea president
South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday a missile launched this week by North Korea was the most advanced of Pyongyang's arsenal, but said that the isolated state still needed to prove some technical details. -
Tillerson: China could do more to curb oil exports to N.Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday welcomed Chinese efforts toward North Korea amid tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program, but said Beijing could do more with its oil exports to pressure North Korea. -
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U.S. warns North Korean leadership will be 'utterly destroyed' in case of war
The United States warned North Korea's leadership it would be "utterly destroyed" if war were to break out, after Pyongyang test fired its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile, putting the U.S. mainland within range. -
U.S. asks China to cut off oil supply to North Korea
The United States has asked China to cut off oil supply to North Korea, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday, warning that "if war comes, make no mistake, the North Korean regime will be utterly destroyed." -
Russia calls on U.S., South Korea not to hold military drills in December
Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia called on North Korea on Wednesday to stop its missile and nuclear tests and for the United States and South Korea not to hold military drills in December as it would "inflame an already explosive situation." -
U.N. tells North Korea envoy that Pyongyang must stop 'destabilizing steps'
United Nations political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman met with North Korea's Ambassador Ja Song Nam on Wednesday to tell him Pyongyang must "desist from taking any further destabilizing steps" after the country launched another ballistic missile. -
North Korea meeting seeks 'better ideas' to solve crisis: Canada
An international meeting in Canada on North Korea in January is designed to produce "better ideas" to ease tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile tests, Canadian officials said on Wednesday. -
France's Macron urges China, Russia to support North Korea sanctions
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he was counting on U.N. Security Council members China and Russia to step up sanctions on North Korea after its latest missile test. -
Britain summons North Korean ambassador over missile test
The British Foreign Office said it had summoned the North Korean ambassador to condemn Wednesday's ballistic missile test. -
U.S. imposing more sanctions against N.Korea soon: White House
The United States plans to impose additional sanctions against North Korea very soon, a White House spokeswoman said on Wednesday after Pyongyang said it had it successfully tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile and could now reach the U.S. mainland with its nuclear weapons. -
China's Xi tells Trump maintaining peace in Korean peninsula is China's unswerving goal
Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump that it is Beijing's unswerving goal to maintain peace and stability in Northeast Asia and denuclearize the Korean peninsula, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. -
Trump, after talk with China's Xi, says North Korea faces more sanctions
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said additional major sanctions would be imposed on North Korea after Pyongyang said it had tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile and that its nuclear weapons could reach the U.S. mainland. -
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North Korea says tests new ICBM, can reach all U.S. mainland
North Korea said on Wednesday it had successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach all of the U.S. mainland. -
North Korea says successfully launches new ICBM that can reach all of U.S
North Korea successfully launched a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile, the "Hwasong-15" that can reach all of the United States, the isolated country's state media said on Wednesday. -
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U.S., South Korea to hold joint air force drill in early December
The air forces of the United States and South Korea are scheduled to hold a regular joint drill early next month, deploying six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters in the exercise, a South Korean defense ministry official said on Friday. -
North Korea's wounded defector 'nice guy', says surgeon
North Korea's latest defector, a young soldier known only by his family name Oh, is a quiet, pleasant man who has nightmares about being returned to the North, his surgeon said on Thursday. -
China's trade with North Korea sinks in October after U.N. sanctions
China's trade with North Korea fell to $334.9 million in October, its lowest since February as imports sank to their weakest in years, data showed on Thursday, the latest sign that tough new sanctions cut business with its isolated neighbor. -
Cuba, North Korea reject 'unilateral and arbitrary' U.S. demands
Cuba's foreign minister and his North Korean counterpart rejected the United States' "unilateral and arbitrary" demands on Wednesday while expressing concern about escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula, the ministry said. -
South Korea considers scrapping exercise with U.S. for Olympics: Yonhap
South Korea is considering scrapping a regular military exercise with U.S. forces next year to minimize the risk of an aggressive North Korean reaction during the Winter Olympics in the South, the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. -
South Korea, China to hold summit next month to mend ties
South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit Beijing next month for a summit with China's Xi Jinping as the two countries seek to mend ties frayed by a year-long spat over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea, Seoul's foreign ministry said on Thursday. -
North Korea calls terror relisting 'serious provocation' by Trump: state media
North Korea denounced on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to relist it as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a "serious provocation and violent infringement", North Korean state media reported. -
China says hopes South Korea continues to appropriately handle THAAD issue
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha on Wednesday that Beijing hopes Seoul continues to appropriately handle their dispute over the deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea, state media said. -
U.S. sanctions 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations Washington accused of helping evade nuclear restrictions against Pyongyang and supporting the country through trade of commodities like coal. -
China says opposes unilateral sanctions after new U.S. curbs target North Korea
China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that China opposed unilateral sanctions after the United States imposed new curbs against 13 Chinese and North Korean organizations. -
South Korean says U.S. must not strike North Korea without Seoul's consent
U.S. President Donald Trump should "under no circumstances" take military action against North Korea without the consent of the government in Seoul, the chairwoman of South Korea's ruling party, Choo Mi-ae, said on Wednesday. -
Six years a slave, North Korean defector revisits dark past
By Emma BathaLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After arriving in Britain, North Korean defector Jihyun Park tried to forget the horrors of slaver -
Senior Chinese diplomat to visit North Korea as envoy of Xi
A senior Chinese diplomat will visit North Korea from Friday as a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Beijing said, although it did not say he was planning to discuss North Korea's nuclear and ballistic programs. -
North Korea defector 'stabilized' after second surgery: South Korean surgeon
A North Korean soldier who suffered critical gunshot wounds during a defection dash over the border to South Korea this week stabilized on Wednesday after a second round of surgery, a doctor treating him said. -
China says envoy to North Korea will exchange views on matters between two countries
China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that a senior diplomat traveling to North Korea as a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping will exchange views on matters between the two countries and parties. -
Shot North Korean defector suffered massive internal injuries: surgeon
The North Korean soldier who was shot while defecting to South Korea on Monday suffered massive internal damage, the surgeon leading his treatment said on Wednesday. -
North Korea's Kim trades missiles for tractors during testing lull
After a summer filled with flaming rockets and an earth-shaking nuclear blast, North Korea's state media is portraying Kim Jong Un as a leader who has temporarily traded weapons for workshops. -
U.S. government shares technical details on North Korean hacking campaign
The U.S. government on Tuesday issued a technical alert about cyber attacks it said are sponsored by the North Korean government that have targeted the aerospace, telecommunications and financial industries since 2016. -
North Korea decision on Olympics participation seen as last minute: South Korea official
Organizers of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, expect long-time adversary North Korea to hold off for as long as possible on deciding whether to participate in the Games, South Korea's top sports official said on Tuesday. -
Senate committee questions Trump's nuclear authority
U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday held the first congressional hearing in more than four decades on the president's authority to launch a nuclear strike, amid concern that tensions over North Korea's weapons program could lead to war. -
Trump warns 'rogue regime' North Korea of grave danger
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, telling him that the nuclear weapons he is developing "are not making you safer, they are putting your regime in grave danger".
Exclusive: U.S. team in refugee camps investigating atrocities against Rohingya
WASHINGTON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh The U.S. government is conducting an intensive examination of alleged atrocities against Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims, documenting accusations of murder, rape, beatings and other possible offenses in an investigation that could be used to prosecute Myanmar's military for crimes against humanity, U.S. officials told Reuters.
