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U.S. tells Japan it may resume military drills with South Korea next spring: sources
The United States has told Japan it may resume large-scale joint military exercises with South Korea as early as next spring, if there continues to be no tangible progress on the denuclearization of North Korea, Japanese government sources said Monday. Since September, the administration of ...
South Korean president lobbies for Kim Jong Un on Europe tour
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Monday that world powers needed to reassure North Korea's Kim Jong Un that he had taken the right decision in committing to scrap his nuclear weapons program. Moon, who has met Kim three times this year, is on a ...
Defectors to Trump: Put human rights in any North Korea deal
North Korean defector Ji Seong Ho in January raised his crutches triumphantly during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, symbolizing his journey from near starvation to a place of honor in the U.S. Capitol. On Tuesday, Ji was back in Washington, this time ...
Trump hopes for second summit with North Korea's Kim after 'good' Mike Pompeo meeting in Pyongyang
President Donald Trump says he hopes to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "in the near future" after his top diplomat reported progress Sunday at a meeting with Kim in Pyongyang held to resolve details over a potential second summit. Secretary of State Michael ...
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga urged North Korea on Sunday to take concrete steps for achieving denuclearization. "The signing of (a joint statement on) denuclearization at the U.S.-North Korean summit was very meaningful," Suga said on a television program. "It's important that (plans for denuclearization) ...
Pyongyang says declaring end to Korean War can't be bargaining chip for denuclearization: KCNA
North Korea said on Tuesday that declaring the end of the 1950-53 Korean War "can never be a bargaining chip" for getting North Korea denuclearized, and said the country "will not particularly hope for it" if the United States does not want the end ...
Japanese and North Korean foreign ministers hold first talks since 2015
Development comes amid expectations Pyongyang may start taking concrete steps toward denuclearization and engage in more dialogue.
Moon at U.N. urges world to 'respond positively' to North Korea, Kim's 'new choices'
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday urged world governments to encourage North Korea to advance toward denuclearization by "responding positively" to leader Kim Jong Un's "new choices. Addressing the U.N. General Assembly, Moon praised his North Korean counterpart — with whom he has held ...
U.S.-China tensions spilling over from trade into the military arena
A deterioration in U.S.-China relations, seen most dramatically in their escalating trade dispute, is spilling over into the military arena. The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that China had canceled a Washington visit by the head of its navy, and U.S. officials said China had denied ...
Abe, Trump hold 'constructive' talks on trade and North Korea during one-on-one dinner
Shinzo Abe kicks off a busy five-day trip to the United States.
Kim wants another Trump summit to speed North Korea's denuclearization and declare end to war: Moon
North Korea's Kim Jong Un wants a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump soon to hasten denuclearization, but a key goal is declaring an end this year to the 1950-53 Korean War, the South's President Moon Jae-in said on Thursday. Moon said he and ...
John Bolton: U.S. 'still waiting' for denuclearization action by North Korea's Kim
President Donald Trump has a door open for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but is still waiting for action on denuclearization, his top security adviser said Monday. "We're still waiting for them. The possibility of another meeting between the two presidents obviously ...
