‘Trump open to engage with Kim’: White House reacts to North Korea’s warning over denuclearisation; reflects on past summits

[ad_1] Trump open to renewed denuclearization talks despite North Korea’s warning (Image credits: AP) US President Donald Trump remains open to renewed denuclearisation talks with North Korea, even as Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, warned that any attempt to pressure the country into giving up its nuclear weapons would be seen […]

‘If US fails to accept…’: North Korea’s warning to Trump over denuclearisation; bilateral talks still on table

[ad_1] Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Image: AP) North Korea issued a warning to Washington, insisting that any attempt by President Donald Trump’s second administration to revive stalled denuclearisation talks would be “nothing but a mockery.” In a statement broadcast by North Korean state media, Kim Yo Jong—the sister […]

President Lee picks South Korea’s first civilian defence chief in 64 years

[ad_1] SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated a five-term liberal lawmaker as defence minister Monday, breaking with a tradition of appointing retired military generals. The announcement came as several prominent former defence officials, including ex-Defence Minister Kim Yong Hyun, face high-profile criminal trials over their roles in carrying out martial law last year […]

North Korea’s Kim says he’ll ‘unconditionally support’ Russia’s war against Ukraine

[ad_1] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, shakes hands with Russian security council secretary Sergei Shoigu (AP) SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a visiting top Russian official that his country will “unconditionally support” Russia’s war against Ukraine, the North’s state media reported Thursday, the latest sign of expanding cooperation between the […]

‘Peace always cheaper than war’: South Korea’s new leader Lee Jae-myung vows to pursue talks with North Korea

[ad_1] New South Korean President Lee Jae-myung (AP) Just a day after being sworn in as South Korea’s new president, Lee Jae-myung pledged on Wednesday to pursue dialogue with North Korea while maintaining strong military deterrence. In a powerful inaugural address delivered at the National Assembly’s Rotunda Hall, Lee called for peace and reconciliation on […]

South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung says he’ll bolster US-Japan ties, pursue talks with North

[ad_1] South Korea’s newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung (AP) SEOUL: South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung vowed Wednesday to restart dormant talks with North Korea and bolster a trilateral partnership with the US and Japan, as he laid out key policy goals for his single, five-year term. Lee, who rose from childhood poverty to become South […]

Who Is South Korea’s New Leader?

[ad_1] After months of political turmoil in South Korea, Lee Jae-myung has won the presidential election by a wide margin. Mr. Lee’s campaign has ridden a wave of anger against former President Yoon Suk Yeol after he tried to impose martial law in December. [ad_2] Source link

Mysterious white balloons seen near North Korea’s 5,000 ton sunken warship, what are they?

[ad_1] North Korean destroyer after it suffered a failed launch (Image credit: AP) North Korea might be using balloon-like structures around its most advanced and largest naval vessel, after last week’s failed launch left 5,000-ton warship partially submerged. Satellite images from Maxar Technologies reveal over a dozen white, balloon-like objects have been deployed around the […]

Rebellion trial opens for South Korea’s ousted president. Here’s what to know

[ad_1] Yoon Suk Yeol (AP file photo) SEOUL: Yoon Suk Yeol‘s legal saga is far from over. Ten days after he was ousted from office over his martial law declaration, the former conservative South Korean president appeared for the first time at his criminal trial Monday on high-stakes rebellion charges. Yoon’s baffling decision to declare […]

‘Result of outside threats’: Kim Jong-un’s sister says North Korea’s nuclear status is permanent

[ad_1] AI generated image of Nuclear bomb test (left), and Kim Yo Jong. (AP image) North Korea’s position as a nuclear weapons state cannot be reversed, no matter how much the United States and its Asian partners demand it, according to a statement by the sister of North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-un, reported by […]