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China says its proposal practical after Trump says to halt Korean drills
China said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States would halt military exercises on the Korean peninsula shows China's "dual suspension" proposal is practical and tenable. -
Trump says North Korea 'no longer a nuclear threat'
U.S. President Donald Trump, arriving back in the United States on Wednesday after his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Pyongyang no longer posed a nuclear threat. -
North Korean state media hails Kim-Trump summit success
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were splashed across North Korea's official party newspaper on Wednesday as state media hailed Tuesday's historic summit between the two men. -
Kremlin says Trump-Kim summit proves Putin was right about North Korea
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un showed Russian President Vladimir Putin had been right to advocate direct dialogue as the only way of reducing tensions with North Korea. -
Ex-spy or genteel diplomat? North Korea's choices for nuclear talks with Pompeo
Two of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides - a former military intelligence chief and the country's foreign minister - are being talked of as the most likely candidates to negotiate with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on denuclearization. -
Exclusive: Half of Americans back Trump's handling of North Korea - Reuters/Ipsos poll
Just over half of all Americans say they approve of how President Donald Trump has handled North Korea, but only a quarter think that his summit this week with Kim Jong Un will lead to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday. -
Pentagon weighs future of Korea drills after Trump nixes 'war games'
The U.S. military on Wednesday was looking at ways to ensure American forces in South Korea could still be fully trained and ready, a day after President Donald Trump suspended military exercises in a surprise concession to North Korea. -
Factbox: Next steps in U.S.-North Korea diplomacy, including new engagement
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have given few details about North Korea's pledge to work toward denuclearization, American plans to end "war games" with South Korea or security guarantees Washington has promised Pyongyang. -
Japan eying Abe-Kim summit with possible Pyongyang visit: paper
Japan is working on arranging a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, with one possibility including the premier's visit to Pyongyang around August, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Thursday. -
Trump says summit removed North Korean nuclear threat, but Democrats doubtful
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that North Korea no longer posed a nuclear threat and his top diplomat offered a hopeful timeline for "major disarmament," despite skepticism at home that Pyongyang will abandon its nuclear weapons following this week's summit. -
U.S., South Korea, Japan vow to work on North Korean denuclearization
The top diplomats from the United States, South Korea, and Japan promised on Thursday to work together to ensure North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons program after U.S President Donald Trump's summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un. -
South Korea's Moon meets Pompeo, says world has escaped nuclear weapons threat
South Korean President Moon Jae-In said on Thursday the world had escaped the threat of war after this week's Singapore summit, echoing U.S. President Donald Trump's upbeat assessment of his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. -
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Pompeo says North Korea sanctions to remain until complete denuclearization
Tough sanctions will remain on North Korea until its complete denuclearization, the U.S. secretary of state said on Thursday, apparently contradicting the North's view that the process agreed at this week's summit would be phased and reciprocal.U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issued a joint statement after their Singapore meeting that reaffirmed the North's commitment to "work toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula", an end to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises and gave U.S. guarantees of security to North Korea. -
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Putin invites North Korea's Kim Jong Un to visit Russia in September
Russian President Vladimir Putin asked North Korean official Kim Yong Nam at their meeting on Thursday to pass an invitation to visit Russia in September to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. -
Commentary: Five questions on North Korea and the science of denuclearization
Donald Trump announced after Tuesday’s Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un that the North Korean leader had signed an “unwavering commitment to complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.” However, the U.S. president warned that “scientifically, [denuclearization] takes a long time.” -
South Korea will consider 'change' to pressure on North, review drills with U.S.
South Korea will have to be flexible when it comes to military pressure on North Korea if it is sincere about denuclearization, and it will review its position on military exercises with the United States, President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday. -
North, South Korea hold military talks amid U.S. plan to stop drills
North and South Korea failed to reach any concrete agreement during their military talks on Thursday, as two-star generals from both sides met just two days after U.S. President Donald Trump floated his plan to halt joint exercises with South Korea. -
Trump raised human rights abuses with North Korea's Kim: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump raised human rights abuses by the North Korean government during his meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore this week, the White House said on Thursday. -
North Korean official hands a message to Putin from Kim Jong Un
A North Korean official handed a written message to Russian President Vladimir Putin from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at a meeting with Putin on Thursday. -
Gushing North Korean broadcaster Ri Chun Hee hails Trump-Kim summit
North Korean television presenter Ri Chun Hee has for years announced the biggest news in her own effusive style, and this week she returned to the airwaves to herald Kim Jong Un's historic meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. -
Pompeo says North Korea sanctions to remain until complete denuclearization
Tough sanctions will remain on North Korea until its complete denuclearization, the U.S. secretary of state said on Thursday, apparently contradicting the North's view that the process agreed at this week's summit would be phased and reciprocal. -
In surprise summit concession, Trump says he will halt Korea war games
U.S. President Donald Trump made a stunning concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday about halting military exercises, pulling a surprise at a summit that baffled allies, military officials and lawmakers from his own Republican Party. -
Trump-Kim summit pleases China, while Japan puts on brave face
With U.S. President Donald Trump setting the course for normalizing ties with North Korea and even saying war games with South Korea would end, China appeared a winner from Tuesday's summit, as Japan tried putting a brave face on the outcome. -
McConnell: U.S. must restore 'maximum pressure' if North Korea does not stick to Trump deal
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday he supported the goals set out in President Donald Trump's joint statement with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but said Washington must be prepared to respond if Pyongyang does not follow through. -
U.S. forces in South Korea not subject to North Korea-U.S. talks: South Korea official
U.S. military forces in South Korea are not subject to negotiations between North Korea and the United States because they are a matter for the U.S.-South Korean alliance, a senior official in South Korea's presidential office said on Friday. -
Call me any time: Trump says he gave North Korea's Kim direct number
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had given Kim Jong Un a direct phone number and suggested he might call the North Korean leader on Sunday, following their summit in Singapore this week. -
Japan confronts risks of U.S. alliance based on dollars and deals, not values
Eighteen months after Donald Trump became U.S. president and started shaking up global diplomacy, Japan is waking up to the risks of an alliance based on dollars and deals rather than shared values and security interests. -
Russia, South Korea to discuss joint projects with North Korea: RIA
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in plan to discuss potential joint projects with North Korea during Moon's visit to Moscow this week, RIA news agency reported citing a Russia's foreign ministry official. -
North, South Korea agree to joint teams for Asian Games
The two Koreas agreed on Monday to march together under a unified peninsula flag and form combined teams to compete in the next Asian Games, they said in a joint statement, in the latest sign of a thaw between the old rivals. -
North Koreans likely to tune in and support South Korea in World Cup, defectors say
When South Korea begins competing for soccer glory at the FIFA World Cup in Russia on Monday, North Koreans will be cheering for the team, defectors living in the South say. -
Pompeo expects to return to North Korea 'before terribly long'
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday he would likely travel back to North Korea "before too terribly long" to try to flesh out commitments made at a landmark summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore last week. -
U.S., South Korea agree to suspend joint military exercise
The United States and South Korea have agreed to suspend a joint military exercise scheduled for August, South Korean and U.S. officials said on Monday, following President Donald Trump's pledge to end "war games" after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un last week. -
U.S. to pause military exercises with South Korea if North Korea acts in good faith: White House
The United States and South Korea will put a pause on joint military exercises in August as long as North Korea acts in good faith, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Monday. -
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting China: Chinese state media
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is in China on a two-day visit, Chinese state television said on Tuesday, his third visit to the North's major ally this year. -
Crisis-plagued Pyongyang university seeks revival after Trump-Kim summit
When the only private university in North Korea held a commencement in March, the school's American president wasn't there, blocked by Washington’s ban on travel to the country. -
U.S. has plan to dismantle North Korea nuclear program within a year: Bolton
White House national security adviser John Bolton said on Sunday he believed the bulk of North Korea's weapons programs could be dismantled within a year, as the United States and North Korea resumed working-level talks. -
Trump says nuclear talks with North Korea 'going well'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that talks with North Korea were "going well" as U.S. officials seek to reach an agreement with Pyongyang over a denuclearization plan following last month's summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. -
Two Koreas court peace in first basketball friendly in years
North and South Korea joined forces for their first basketball friendly in 15 years on Wednesday amid a warming of relations since the Winter Olympics in the South and easing tensions over the North's nuclear and missile programs. -
Trump says Kim 'sees different future' for North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he believes that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sees a different future for his country, as America's top diplomat heads to Pyongyang for talks on denuclearization. -
'No Nukes, No THAAD': South Korean town calls for missile defense withdrawal
Outside a small farming village four hours south of Seoul, elderly farmers wearing T-shirts reading "Let's harvest peace by ousting THAAD" work in melon fields before marching in protest against the controversial U.S. anti-missile system. -
Pompeo says Trump believes Kim wants 'brighter future' for North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump believes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants a "different, brighter future" for North Koreans, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a tweet on Thursday. -
As Pompeo heads to North Korea, State Department denies softening
The State Department on Thursday denied that the United States had softened its approach toward North Korea's denuclearization, as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to Pyongyang hoping to hammer out a roadmap for its nuclear disarmament.
Putin says Russia will follow up fast after Ukraine call with Biden
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would send ideas to Washington within a week to follow up his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on the Ukraine crisis.
