The North called the seizure “a flagrant act of robbery.” The United States says the cargo vessel was being used to violate international sanctions.
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Trump Supports Food Aid for North Korea, South Says
Despite North Korea’s recent tests of weapons, President Trump supports South Korea’s humanitarian aid for the North, South Korea says.
In Weapons Tests, North Korea Revives an Old Playbook, With a Strategic Twist
A year after beginning a bold experiment in the power of personal diplomacy, President Trump has run headlong into its limits, discovering that it is not a counterproliferation strategy.
New North Korea Weapons Test Threatens Trump’s Diplomatic Achievement
Kim Jong-un’s latest weapons tests signaled that North Korea was escalating its pressure on President Trump to return to the table with a compromise on easing sanctions, analysts said.
North Korea Launches Short-Range Projectiles, South Says
The move is likely to raise tensions as denuclearization talks with the United States remain stalled.
Otto Warmbier’s Mother Likens North Korea to ‘Absolute Evil’
Ms. Warmbier called diplomacy with North Korea a “charade” and urged world leaders to keep pressure on the country.
North Korea Urgently Needs Food Aid After Worst Harvest in Decade, U.N. Says
The United Nations says four out of every 10 North Koreans are in urgent need of food aid after the country recorded its worst harvest in a decade.
Woman Convicted in Kim Jong-nam’s Killing Is Freed in Malaysia
The Vietnamese woman’s release brings an end to the legal case in the assassination of the North Korean leader’s half brother, who was poisoned at an airport.
North Korea Demanded $2 Million Before Releasing Comatose U.S. Student
The bill for the medical care of Otto F. Warmbier, who was in a coma while being detained, was passed to the Treasury Department, but it is unclear if the Trump administration paid it.
After Meeting Kim, Putin Supports North Korea on Nuclear Disarmament
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia undercut President Trump’s position on disarmament, saying North Korea needs stronger security guarantees.