Live: North Korea
Live coverage of North Korea and the international community's reaction to its ballistic missile program.
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Italy says to expel North Korea envoy over nuclear, missile tests
North Korea's ambassador to Italy will be expelled from the country in protest over Pyongyang's recent nuclear and ballistic missile tests, Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano was quoted on Sunday as saying. -
Pyongyang shown no interest in talks: State Department
North Korea has shown no interest in pursuing talks on its nuclear and missile programs, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson acknowledged the United States was communicating directly with Pyongyang. -
U.S. "probing" to see if North Korea interested in dialogue: Tillerson
The United States is probing North Korea to see whether it is interested in dialogue and has multiple direct channels of communication with Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday. -
North Korea seen moving missiles from development center: South Korean broadcaster
Several North Korean missiles were recently spotted moved from a rocket facility in the capital Pyongyang, South Korea's Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) reported late Friday amid speculation that the North was preparing to take more provocative actions. -
Russia says ready to work with North Korea to resolve missile crisis
Moscow is prepared to work with Pyongyang to try to find a peaceful resolution to the North Korean missile crisis, the Russian Foreign ministry said on Friday. -
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North Korea moving airplanes, boosting defense after U.S. bomber flight: Yonhap
North Korea has been moving airplanes and boosting defenses on its east coast after the United States dispatched B-1B bombers to the Korean peninsula over the weekend, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the country's spy agency. -
China's U.N. envoy says North Korea, U.S. rhetoric 'too dangerous'
Reacting to remarks by North Korea's foreign minister on Monday, China's U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi told Reuters the escalating rhetoric between North Korea and the United States was getting too dangerous and the only solution was negotiations. -
Notion U.S. has declared war on North Korea is 'absurd,' White House says
The North Korean foreign minister's statement that the United States has declared war on Pyongyang is "absurd," the White House said on Monday. -
Japanese PM Abe says election won't distract him from tackling North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said his decision to call a snap election would not distract his government from responding to North Korean threats, pledging to increase pressure if Pyongyang failed to halt its missile and nuclear weapons development. -
Pentagon: Will provide Trump options if North Korea provocations continue
The Pentagon said on Monday that it would provide U.S. President Donald Trump with options to deal with North Korea if its provocations continue, after North Korea's foreign minister said his country reserved the right to shoot down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air space. -
North Korea says U.S. 'declared war' warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers
North Korea's foreign minister said on Monday that President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserves the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air space. -
China calls for restraint over North Korea tensions
China said on Monday that it hoped all sides would exercise restraint over North Korea, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned the North's foreign minister that he and leader Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer". -
Trump cranks up North Korea threats as Pyongyang holds anti-U.S. rally
U.S. President Donald Trump dialed up the rhetoric against North Korea again at the weekend, warning the country's foreign minister that he and leader Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer", as Pyongyang staged a major anti-U.S. rally. -
Trump will 'do everything' to avoid nuclear war with North Korea: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on Sunday said President Donald Trump wants to avoid nuclear war with North Korea and "will do everything we can" to avoid conflict. -
North Korea says rockets to U.S. 'inevitable' after Trump dubs Kim 'rocket man'
North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told the United Nations on Saturday that U.S. President Donald Trump had made “our rockets' visit to the entire U.S. mainland inevitable” by calling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "rocket man". -
U.S. bombers fly off North Korea's coast in show of force
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers escorted by fighter jets flew in international airspace over waters east of North Korea on Saturday, in a show of force the Pentagon said demonstrated the range of military options available to President Donald Trump. -
China says North Korea quake not nuclear explosion
China's Earthquake Administration said on Saturday that a small earthquake recorded earlier in the day in North Korea was not a nuclear explosion and had the characteristics of a natural tremor. -
A tally of nuclear tests
A look at nuclear explosive tests since 1945. -
U.S. Navy carrier drills with Japanese navy amid North Korean tension
The U.S. Navy carrier Ronald Reagan is conducting drills with Japanese warships in seas south of the Korean peninsula, Japan's military said on Friday, in a show of naval power as Pyongyang threatens further nuclear and missile tests. -
A North Korea nuclear test over the Pacific? Logical, terrifying
Detonating a nuclear-tipped missile over the Pacific Ocean would be a logical final step by North Korea to prove the success of its weapons programme but would be extremely provocative and carry huge risks, arms control experts said on Friday. -
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Breakingviews - Diplomatic fog blinds China and U.S. over N. Korea
By Pete SweeneyHONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) - China's central bank has ordered lenders to halt business with North Korean clients, Reuters repor -
North Korea's Kim says will make 'deranged' Trump pay dearly for U.N. speech
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blasted U.S. President Donald Trump as "mentally deranged" on Friday and vowed to make him pay dearly for threatening to destroy his country, hours after Trump ordered fresh sanctions over Pyongyang's weapons programs. -
Japan calls North Korea's behavior 'absolutely unacceptable'
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Friday that North Korea's remarks and behavior were "absolutely unacceptable" and provocative to regional and international security. -
North Korea official says North may consider hydrogen bomb on Pacific Ocean: Yonhap
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho said on Friday he believes the North could consider a hydrogen bomb test on the Pacific Ocean of an unprecedented scale, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported. -
In South Korea, daily stresses outweigh North Korea missile worries
Soon after North Korea tested its sixth and largest nuclear bomb earlier this month, You Jae-youn, a 32-year-old South Korean office worker, swiftly put the news behind her to focus on more immediate worries. -
Nuclear weapons will not bring security for North Korea: Tillerson
The pursuit of nuclear weapons will not bring security for North Korea's government and China's assistance is vital to bringing Pyongyang's atomic and missile programs under control, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday. -
Banks won't be allowed to do business with both U.S. and North Korea: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday that banks doing business in North Korea would not be allowed to also operate in the United States under a new sanctions order aimed at thwarting Pyongyang's nuclear and missiles program. -
China's central bank tells banks to stop doing business with North Korea: sources
China's central bank has told banks to strictly implement United Nations sanctions against North Korea, four sources told Reuters, amid U.S. concerns that Beijing has not been tough enough over Pyongyang's repeated nuclear tests. -
EU officials reach draft deal on more North Korea sanctions: sources
EU ambassadors have reached an initial agreement to impose more economic sanctions on North Korea, going beyond the latest round of UN measures, officials and diplomats said on Thursday. -
Trump says signs new order to widen sanctions against North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had signed an executive order that would allow the United States to ramp up sanctions on North Korean firms in an effort to dissuade Pyongyang from pursuing its nuclear missile program. -
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China reiterates calls for South Korea to remove THAAD
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated to his South Korean counterpart Beijing's demand for the removal of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system, state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday. -
Trump, South Korea's Moon to meet amid tensions over North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold talks on North Korea's nuclear crisis on Thursday amid tensions over whether Trump's harsh rhetoric against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could lead to a miscalculation. -
North Korea's foreign minister calls Trump's U.N. address 'sound of dog barking'
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho called U.S. President Donald Trump's address to the United Nations "the sound of a dog barking", brushing aside Trump's remarks that the United States may be forced to "totally destroy" North Korea.
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.
