Analysts fear a looming crisis as North Korea warns of a Dec. 31 deadline for a new proposal from the United States on denuclearization.
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North Korea Launches 2 Rockets, South Says
The short-range projectiles were launched off the North’s east coast, days after Kim Jong-un ordered artillery fire near a disputed sea border.
U.S. Offers North Korea ‘Act of Good Will.’ Not Enough, North Says.
A canceled military drill was not enough to get the North Koreans back to the table to discuss denuclearization.
North Korea Says U.S. Sought More Talks, but Calls It a ‘Trick’
The top North Korean envoy to the negotiations with Washington said he was not interested unless the United States was ready to make substantial concessions.
South Korea Stops Stream of Blood From Culled Pigs
Towns near the border with North Korea were alarmed when a stream turned red after pigs were culled over fear of African swine fever.
North Korea Fires 2 Projectiles in First Test Since Latest Talks Stalled
Japan said the weapons, which landed in the sea, appeared to be ballistic missiles. South Korea expressed “strong concern.”
Kim Jong-un Orders ‘Shabby’ South Korean Hotels in Resort Town Destroyed
The North Korean leader has been pushing the South to restart a joint tourism project that once made money for his regime.
North Koreans Thrown Overboard as Fishing Ship Hits Japanese Patrol Boat
The collision came less than a week after North Korea launched a missile that landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
North Korea Rules Out Quick Resumption of ‘Sickening’ Talks with U.S.
The North said that it would not meet with American negotiators again until after Washington took a step toward “complete and irreversible withdrawal of hostile policy.”
U.S. Nuclear Talks With North Korea Break Down in Hours
The State Department says the United States brought “creative ideas’’ to the talks. The North Koreans say the Americans arrived “empty-handed.”