One in 10 North Koreans are modern-day slaves, according to a human rights report released on Thursday. The rogue nuclear nation led by Kim Jong…
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Nuclear tests: N/Korea bows to pressure, ready for talks
After two years of fruitless efforts to bring Pyongyang to the negotiating table, North Korea finally announced on Sunday it will be sending a five-member…
View More Nuclear tests: N/Korea bows to pressure, ready for talksNorth Korea gives U.S. condition to end nuclear tests
North Korea has finally agreed to give up its nuclear programme but with a condition that the United States (U.S.) and its allies should stop…
View More North Korea gives U.S. condition to end nuclear testsNorth Korea ‘to continue nuclear development’
North Korea’s state-run news agency says Pyongyang will continue to develop its nuclear program, declaring the country as an “invincible” nuclear power. The official Korean…
View More North Korea ‘to continue nuclear development’North Korea: New UN sanctions an act of war
North Korea has described the latest UN sanctions imposed on the country as an “act of war”. A foreign ministry statement said the measures were…
View More North Korea: New UN sanctions an act of warUS urges talks as North Korea brags of nuclear arsenal
The United States is ready to talk to North Korea “without preconditions” but remains determined to force it to abandon its nuclear arsenal, Secretary of…
View More US urges talks as North Korea brags of nuclear arsenalNorth Korea to be declared terrorists nation
In spite of the sanctions slammed on North Korea following its nuclear programme, the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump announced Monday that his country…
View More North Korea to be declared terrorists nationTrump defends Asia trip, vows ‘maximum pressure’ on North Korea
US President Donald Trump hit back at critics of his recent Asia trip and vowed a global campaign of “maximum pressure” on North Korea Wednesday,…
View More Trump defends Asia trip, vows ‘maximum pressure’ on North KoreaUS Senate panel approves North Korea banking sanctions
The US Senate Banking Committee has unanimously approved new sanctions against North Korea amid President Donald Trump’s tour of Asia. The sanctions over Pyongyang’s intercontinental…
View More US Senate panel approves North Korea banking sanctionsUS set to go to war with North Korea as Trump rejects diplomacy
US President Donald Trump has rejected diplomatic means for dealing with North Korea’s escalating missile and nuclear weapon testing, suggesting that a military response is…
View More US set to go to war with North Korea as Trump rejects diplomacyChina to shut down North Korean companies
China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close down as it implements United Nations sanctions against the reclusive state. The companies…
View More China to shut down North Korean companiesUS denies declaring war on North Korea
The US has dismissed a statement by North Korea accusing Washington of declaring war on the country, calling the idea “absurd”. The White House also…
View More US denies declaring war on North KoreaNorth Korea accuses US of declaring war
North Korea’s foreign minister has accused US President Donald Trump of declaring war on his country. Ri Yong-ho told reporters in New York that North…
View More North Korea accuses US of declaring warUS warplanes fly off North Korea coast
US bombers and fighter escorts flew off the coast of North Korea Saturday in a show of force against its nuclear weapons program, escalating already…
View More US warplanes fly off North Korea coastUS bombers stage North Korea show of force
US bombers have flown close to North Korea’s east coast to demonstrate the military options available to defeat any threat, the Pentagon says. It said…
View More US bombers stage North Korea show of forceSanctions won’t nuclear programme, says North Korea
North Korea has warned that more sanctions and pressure will only make it accelerate its nuclear programme. In a strongly worded statement, the foreign ministry…
View More Sanctions won’t nuclear programme, says North KoreaSouth Korea, US agree on more pressure to North Korea: Seoul
South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his American counterpart, Donald Trump, have reportedly agreed to exert extra pressure on North Korea. South Korea’s presidential office…
View More South Korea, US agree on more pressure to North Korea: SeoulTake further necessary action against North Korea, China tells UN
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said that China would support the United Nations taking further measures against North Korea following its recent nuclear test. However,…
View More Take further necessary action against North Korea, China tells UN