US ‘working With China’ On Response
The US and China are working on a “range of options” on North Korea, the US top security adviser has said, as tensions mount over the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. Lt Gen HR...
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N Korea Missile Launch Fails Day After Military Parade
North Korea has failed to launch a missile on its east coast, South Korean and US military officials say, a day after Pyongyang warned the US amid rising tension in the region. The US said a...
N Korea ‘missile Launch Fails’
North Korea has attempted to launch a missile on its east coast which is believed to have failed, South Korea’s military says. It comes a day after the state warned the US that it was “ready to...
US Military Confirms Apparent Failed N.Korea Missile Test
The US Defense Department confirmed on Saturday that North Korea appeared to have fired a missile, and said the launch failed "almost immediately." "US Pacific Command detected and tracked what we...
N. Korea Fails In New Missile Test
A new North Korean missile test failed on Sunday, the South's defence ministry said. "North Korea attempted to test an unidentified type of missile from Sinpo area in the South Hamkyong Province this...
Britain Urges N. Korea To Stop Nuclear Weapons Drive
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Saturday urged North Korea to abide by UN resolutions and stop its pursuit of nuclear weapons, as the reclusive state brandished its military might. "We...
North Korea ‘ready For Nuclear Attack’
North Korea has warned the US not to take provocative action in the region, saying it is “ready to hit back with nuclear attacks”. The comments came as North Korea marked the 105th anniversary of...
N. Korea Army Vows ‘merciless’ Response To US Provocation
North Korea's army on Friday vowed a 'merciless' response to any US provocation, as tensions soar over Pyongyang's nuclear programme and speculation mounts that it is preparing a fresh weapons test....
N. Korea Army Vows ‘merciless’ Response To US Provocation
North Korea's army on Friday vowed a 'merciless' response to any US provocation, as tensions soar over Pyongyang's nuclear programme and speculation mounts that it is preparing a fresh weapons test....
Trump Says ‘things Will Work Out Fine’ With Russia
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence Thursday that US-Russian relations will "work out fine" after icy bilateral talks in Moscow, as he looked to China to "deal properly" with North Korea....
Tensions High, NKorea Readies Nuclear Test
North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group reported on Wednesday. The 38 North analysis group described the test site as "primed...
No Easy Way For US To Back Military Threats To Pyongyang
President Donald Trump is raising pressure on North Korea, touting the US naval "armada" he ordered to the troubled peninsula and promising America will "solve the problem" if China won't help. He...
Xi Urges Peaceful Resolution of N. Korea Tensions In Trump Call
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has urged Donald Trump to peacefully resolve surging tensions over North Korea´s nuclear programme, as the US president touts the power of a naval "armada" sent to counter...
North Korea Lashes Out At US Navy Strike Group Move
North Korea has said it will defend itself "by powerful force of arms" in response to the US deployment of a Navy strike group to the Korean peninsula. The foreign ministry, quoted by state news...
North Korea Vows Response To ‘reckless’ US Navy Move
North Korea denounced Washington's deployment of a naval strike group to the Korean peninsula Tuesday, warning it was ready for "war" in a further escalation of tensions. The Carl Vinson strike group...
China Envoy Holds North Korea Nuclear Talks As US Mulls Options
China's top nuclear envoy arrived in Seoul Monday for talks on the North Korean threat, as the US sent a naval strike group to the region and signalled it may act to shut down Pyongyang's weapons...
China Nuclear Envoy In Talks On North Korea Threat
China's top nuclear envoy arrived in Seoul Monday for talks on the North Korean threat, as a US naval strike group headed to the region in a show of force. President Donald Trump, fresh from a...
US Warships Deployed To Korean Peninsula
The US military has ordered a navy strike group to move towards the Korean peninsula, amid growing concerns about North Korea’s missile programme. The Carl Vinson Strike Group comprises an aircraft...
US Navy Strike Group Moves Towards Korean Peninsula
The US Navy said Saturday it had sent a carrier-led strike group to the Korean peninsula in a show of force against North Korea's "reckless" nuclear weapons programme. The move will raise tensions in...
Syria Strike ‘vindicates’ North Korea’s Nuclear Choice
North Korea says a US missile strike on Syria "proves a million times over" that it was right to strengthen its nuclear programme, state media report. They cited an unnamed government spokesman...