Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear program in a phone call Thursday, in which the US president took the unusual step of thanking his Russian counterpart for praising America’s economy. The two heads of state discussed “the situation in several crisis zones, with a focus on solving the nuclear […]
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Don’t sleepwalk into war over North Korea: Antonio Guterrres
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned the world against “sleepwalking into war” over North Korea, as he called for diplomatic efforts to banish nuclear weapons from the Korean peninsula. Speaking on a visit to Japan, Secretary-General Guterres said: “The worst possible thing that could happen would be for us all to sleepwalk into […]
US 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 State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday. But even as Washington stressed the importance of a negotiated end to the standoff, Kim Jong-un vowed to make his nation “the strongest nuclear power […]
Kim Jong-Un vows to be emerge ‘victorious’ in showdown with US
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un vowed to “win victory in the showdown” against the US with his rapidly advancing nuclear arsenal, state media said Wednesday, after the country’s latest missile test heightened global tensions. The nuclear-armed North has rattled the international community with a flurry of nuclear blasts and missile launches, most recently on November […]
Six North Korea crew members to be deported: Japan
Six of 10 North Korean “fishermen” rescued from a tiny wooden boat drifting off northern Japan will be deported back to their country, an immigration official told agencies on Tuesday. Three of the crew have been arrested on suspicion of theft after they reportedly admitted to “taking out” electronic products from a remote Japanese island […]
China slams ‘wrong’ US sanctions on N. Korea-tied traders
China on Wednesday rejected new United States sanctions targeting Chinese traders doing business with North Korea as “wrong”, stressing that it has enforced UN sanctions over Pyongyang’s nuclear provocations. The Chinese companies were hit by punitive measures along with North Korean shipping interests after US President Donald Trump put Pyongyang back on a list of […]
UK blames North Korea for May’s ‘WannaCry’ cyber attack
Britain on Friday blamed North Korea for a ransomware attack this year that a new report revealed affected a third of English hospitals and could have been prevented with “basic” IT security. “This attack, we believe quite strongly that it came from a foreign state,” Ben Wallace, a junior minister for security, told media. “North […]
South Korea to go ahead with nuclear power plant construction
SEOUL: South Korea on Friday decided to push ahead with the construction of two new nuclear reactors after months of heated debate over whether the country should start weaning itself off atomic energy. A state commission, based on a survey of 471 jurors selected across the country, recommended finishing construction of the Shin Kori-5 and […]