The North Korean leader’s visit to Russia signals a desire to foster ties with his country’s old Soviet allies while his diplomacy with President Trump remains deadlocked.
Tag: Nuclear Weapons
North Korea Hits a Man With Glasses
A senior North Korean official dismissed President Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, as “dim-sighted” after he demanded more evidence of willingness to give up nuclear weapons.
North Korea Tests New Weapon
North Korea had declared a moratorium on missile tests after the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in November 2017.
South Korean President, Called ‘Officious’ by Kim Jong-un, Still Wants Another Summit
President Moon Jae-in made his overture days after the North Korean leader dismissed his mediating efforts between the North and the United States.
South Korean President, Called ‘Officious’ by Kim Jong-un, Still Wants to Meet
President Moon Jae-in made his overture days after the North Korean leader dismissed his mediating efforts between the North and the United States.
Kim Says He’s Open to Another Meeting With Trump, With Conditions
The North Korean leader says the United States should offer mutually acceptable terms by the end of the year.
Ed Westcott, a Singular Eye at the Dawn of the Atomic Age, Dies at 97
He was the government’s official photographer at Oak Ridge, Tenn., a secret city where uranium was enriched for the bombs that fell on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Iran Picks Former Nuclear Negotiator to Lead Its U.N. Mission
A diplomat who helped negotiate the 2015 nuclear deal, Majid Takht Ravanchi, will be Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, filling a five-month-old vacancy.
Pakistan Premier: ‘No Use’ for Armed Militias Anymore
Imran Khan, praised for his statesmanlike handling of a recent standoff with India, said Pakistan can’t allow the powerful groups to operate any longer.
North Korea Threatens to Scuttle Talks With the U.S. and Resume Tests
A senior North Korean diplomat said Kim Jong-un would soon decide whether to end its moratorium on nuclear and missile tests.