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North Korea's new 'tactical' weapon test highlights military modernization
North Korea's claim last week that it had tested an unidentified "ultramodern tactical weapon" highlighted its desire to upgrade its conventional arms and reassure its military even as talks are underway to end its nuclear program, analysts said. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un witnessed ...
Key U.N. committee condemns North Korea's rights violations, urges Pyongyang to end abuses
A key U.N. committee adopted a resolution Thursday condemning North Korea's "long-standing and ongoing systematic, widespread and gross violations of human rights" and strongly urging its government to immediately end the abuses. The General Assembly's human rights committee approved the resolution by consensus after Sudan ...
North Korea's Kim inspects testing of newly developed 'tactical' weapon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test of a new "ultramodern tactical weapon," the North's state-run media reported Friday in the first mention of such a test in months. Kim hailed the "great success," which he said "serves as another striking demonstration ...
Chemical arms team to assign blame for Syrian attacks despite Russia, Iran opposition
The global chemical weapons watchdog will in February begin to assign blame for attacks with banned munitions in Syria's war, using new powers approved by member states but opposed by Damascus and its key allies Russia and Iran. The agency was handed the new task ...
A U.S. think tank says it has uncovered 13 of an estimated 20 North Korean missile operating bases inside the country — including those believed to house ballistic missiles capable of striking anywhere in Japan and the U.S. — highlighting the difficult road ahead ...
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 ...
Two Koreas complete withdrawal of troops, firearms at 22 guard posts in fortified border area
The North and South Korean militaries completed withdrawing troops and firearms from 22 front-line guard posts Saturday as they continue to implement a wide-ranging agreement reached in September to reduce tensions across the world's most heavily fortified border, a South Korean Defense Ministry official ...
Kim Jong Un woos South Korean investors on reviving Mount Kumgang resort
The two-lane highway south from North Korea's Mount Kumgang across the Demilitarized Zone is lined by tall green fences and street lamps that are only turned on for special occasions. Children play on a parallel stretch of railroad that hasn't been in regular use ...
President Donald Trump accused Japan on Wednesday of treating the United States unfairly on trade, claiming that Japan exports cars with low tariffs but does not take American cars. Speaking at a news conference a day after the Republican Party lost control of the House ...
Top U.S. diplomat delays meeting with North Koreans, raising questions about ongoing nuclear talks
A planned meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the right-hand man to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in New York has been postponed, the State Department said in a short statement just two days before the meeting had been scheduled ...
North Korea puts Kim Jong Un painting on show for first time
North Korea has displayed a portrait of Kim Jong Un in public for the first time, with analysts saying the move could herald the building of a personality cult around the young leader. Idealized portraits of Kim's grandfather and father — the North's founder Kim ...
Pompeo scheduled to meet Kim Yong Chol, North Korea's No. 2, in New York later this week
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he will meet this week in New York with North Korea's No. 2 to discuss denuclearization and a possible second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. "I expect we'll make some ...
