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North Korean leader promises to boost national defense in 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he would boost national defenses to cope with what he called an unprecedented U.S.-led confrontation.
Pompeo sounds word of caution on expansion of Korea ties
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday the U.S. has “made clear” to South Korea that progress on disarming North Korea should not lag behind the expansion of relations between the two Koreas.
North Korea says it has tested ‘ultramodern tactical weapon’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the successful test of “a newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon,” the nation’s state media reported Friday, though it didn’t describe what sort of weapon it was.
US analysts say they found secret North Korean missile sites. But Trump says there’s ‘nothing new’
A report based on satellite imagery has identified 13 secret facilities used to produce missiles and related technology.
US-North Korea nuclear talks are cancelled; move may be pressure tactic, analysts say
North Korea is seen as angling for a quick summit to win concessions from President Trump.
North Korea threatens to resume nuke development over sanctions
North Korea has warned it could revive a state policy aimed at strengthening its nuclear arsenal if the United States does not lift economic sanctions against the country.
Koreas, UN finish removing firearms from border village
The rival Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command finished removing firearms and troops from a jointly controlled area at a border village on Thursday, as part of agreements to reduce decades-long animosity on the Korean Peninsula.
Pompeo cites progress made with Kim Jong Un on North Korea trip
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made unspecified progress Sunday toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons.
Koreas hold high-level peace talks ahead of Pompeo’s visit to set up summit
Korean leaders say they are working to ease the conventional military threat between them.
Pompeo backs away from denuclearization goal for North Korea
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo distanced himself Wednesday from a previously stated goal of getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons by the end of President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2021.
Syria foreign minister: Victory over ‘terrorism’ is near, US must leave
Declaring that victory over “terrorism” is almost at hand after more than seven years of civil war, Syria’s foreign minister took to the world stage Saturday and demanded that “occupation” forces from the U.S., France and Turkey leave the country immediately.
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press