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North Korea

Satellite photos show North Korea expanding nuclear facility

Satellite images show North Korea is expanding a uranium enrichment plant at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex.

UN concerned over North Korea missile launch

Member states of the UN Security Council have gathered behind closed doors for an emergency meeting about North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test, which they consider a “major threat”, according to France’s ambassador to the UN, Nicolas de Riviere.

S. Korea says tested submarine-launched ballistic missile

South Korea says it successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday. This comes after Seoul claimed that North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.

South Korea says North launched two ‘ballistic missiles’

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on Wednesday that the neighboring North had fired what is believed to be two ballistic missiles towards the exclusive economic zone of Japan.

North Korea calls US war in Afghanistan ‘human rights crime’

North Korea denounced the US-led war in Afghanistan as a "human rights crime", accusing Washington of committing "atrocities of mass destruction" against innocent people of the war-hit country.

North Korea says has tested new cruise missile

North Korea state media reported that Pyongyang has tested a new long-range cruise missile. The launch took place over the weekend, and saw the missile successfully hitting its target, according to the report.

North Korea holds nighttime military parade

North Korea has held a nighttime military parade in the capital Pyongyang to mark the founding anniversary of the nuclear-armed country.

Trump Becomes First US President to Enter North Korea

US President Donald Trump has made history as the first sitting American president to step onto North Korean soil.

“North Korea, Winner of Kim-Trump Historic Summit”

A political analyst says the agreement reached between the US and North Korean leaders is mostly in the interests of Pyongyang.

“China’s Secret Deal with US Forced Kim to Meet Trump”

Hassan Beheshtipour, a senior international expert, says a secret agreement between China and the US was the main factor that forced North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un to sit for talks with US President Donald Trump.

“Trump-Kim Deal Increases Possibility of Korean Reunification”

An Iranian political analyst believes the agreement signed by US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Tuesday can prepare the grounds for the possible reunification of the two Koreas.

Trump’s Deal with Kim Jong-un Grabs Headlines in Iran

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday, June 13, and picked headlines from 29 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

North Korean Leader Signs Denuclearisation Deal with Trump

North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un has pledged his "firm and unwavering commitment to the complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula" following a historic meeting with US President Donald Trump.

“Trump’s Decision on Iran Deal May Prompt N. Korea to Leave Talks with US”

A political analyst says Trump’s non-compliance with the Iran nuclear deal may prompt the North Korean leader to distrust the US and abandon negotiations with Washington.

“N. Korean Leader Trying to Avoid Fate of Saddam, Gaddafi”

An analyst says the North Korean leader has backed down from his position fearing he might suffer the same fate that former Iraqi and Libyan leaders underwent.

N. Korean Leader in Beijing Pledges Denuclearization: China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to denuclearize and meet US officials, China said on Wednesday after an historic meeting with President Xi Jinping, who promised China would uphold friendship with its isolated neighbor.

“Entire US within Range of New North Korean Missile”

North Korea claims the new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) it test-fired a few hours ago can reach the whole of continental United States.

North Korea Not That Crazy to Negotiate with Trump: Iran

Iranian president says Pyongyang is not that much crazy to engage in negotiations with the Trump administration, which does not live up to its commitments under any international agreement.

North Korean Leader Visits Trump Tower!

A viral video shows a man very similar to North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un visiting the 58th floor of Trump Tower in the fifth avenue of New York’s Manhattan.

North Korea Crisis, Great Opportunity for Iran: Analyst

A former Iranian diplomat says the crisis in the Korean Peninsula will benefit independent countries, including Iran.

North Korea Ready to Hold Talks with Trump Administration

Pyongyang will have dialogue with the United States if conditions are right, a senior North Korean diplomat announced.

Trump’s Secret Talks with North Korea amid Tensions

South Korean sources claim that US President Trump’s administration has started secret talks with North Korean officials in New York in an attempt to ease the escalated tensions between the two sides.

Political ‘Hostage-Holding’ by North Korea, Malaysia

The fallout between Pyongyang and Kuala Lumpur over the murder of Kim Jong-nam has stepped up a gear with each country banning the other’s citizens from leaving.

North Korean Leader Executes 5 Officials with Anti-Aircraft Guns

North Korea has reportedly executed five senior security officials with anti-aircraft guns because they made false reports that "enraged" leader Kim Jong Un.

North Korean Leader’s Half-Brother Reportedly Killed in Malaysia

The estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been killed in Malaysia, a South Korean government source said on Tuesday.

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