The repatriation of two squid fishermen, to what rights activists said was a certain execution in North Korea, has incited outrage in the South.
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Top U.S. Envoy Warns North Korea Against Weapons Tests
Stephen E. Biegun appealed to the North to return to dialogue on denuclearization. “Let’s get this done,” he said.
North Korea Links 2nd ‘Crucial’ Test to Nuclear Weapons Program
As a top American envoy visits the region, the North declared that tests would bolster its “reliable strategic nuclear deterrent.”
After North Korea Hints at New Policy, U.S. Warns Against More Missile Tests
The American ambassador to the United Nations, responding to North Korean signals that it could resume long-range missile tests, said such a move would be “deeply counterproductive.”
Trump Officials Block U.N. Meeting on Human Rights Abuses in North Korea
The U.S. is trying to preserve a diplomatic opening with Kim Jong-un, even as North Korea dismisses President Trump as a “heedless and erratic old man.”
North Korea Threatens New ‘Dotard’ Insults if Trump Revives Name-Calling
North Korea threatened to resume tit-for-tat insults against President Trump two days after he called its leader, Kim Jong-un, a “Rocket Man.”
North Korea Threatens New ‘Dotard’ Insults if Trump Revives Name-Calling
North Korea threatened to resume tit-for-tat insults against President Trump two days after he called its leader, Kim Jong-un, a “Rocket Man.”
Kim Jong-un Visits Sacred Mountain on Horseback. Analysts Watch His Next Move.
The North Korean leader has often visited Mount Paektu, near the border with China, before making major policy shifts.
North Korea Touts New Resort, Seeking to Blunt U.N. Sanctions
Tourism is one of the few remaining sources of hard currency for Kim Jong-un’s government. He has embarked on a push for more foreign visitors.
Time Is Running Out for Trump’s North Korean Diplomacy, Analysts Say
Analysts fear a looming crisis as North Korea warns of a Dec. 31 deadline for a new proposal from the United States on denuclearization.