North Korea
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Expectations for talks with US disappearing: N.Korea
World | Aug 31, 2019, 12:47 PM ISTFirst Vice Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui also warned the US not to test Pyongyang's patience, claiming that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's remarks made the resumption of working-level negotiations between the two countries more difficult, reports Yonhap News Agency.
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South Korea says North Korea has fired more projectiles into sea
World | Aug 16, 2019, 06:13 AM ISTSouth Korea’s military said Friday North Korea fired more projectiles into the sea to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy.
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North Korea fires two more missiles, says South Korea
World | Aug 06, 2019, 08:50 AM ISTNorth Korea has fired two unidentified missiles, its fourth such launch in less than two weeks, South Korea's military has said. They were fired from South Hwanghae province across the peninsula into the sea to the east, a statement said, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
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North Korea fires unidentified short-range projectiles third time in week
World | Aug 02, 2019, 12:29 PM ISTWhat the North fired appears to be a new type of short-range ballistic missiles, but more analysis was needed, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said, adding that it has convened an emergency meeting of security-related ministers to discuss the development.
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North Korea says it tested crucial new rocket launch system
World | Aug 01, 2019, 05:00 PM ISTThe launches from the eastern coastal town of Wonsan were North Korea’s second weapons test in less than a week and were seen as a move to keep up pressure on Washington and Seoul amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations. Pyongyang has also expressed anger over planned U.S.-South Korea military drills.
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North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles in defiance to UN resolutions
World | Jul 31, 2019, 07:04 AM ISTAccording to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, short-range missiles fired by North Korea were launched from the town of Wonsan, a regular launch site on the North’s eastern coast. The launches were aimed at ramping up pressure on the United States to make concessions as the two countries are struggling to resume diplomacy on the North’s nuclear weapons program.
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Intercontinental Cup: North Korea lifts title, beat Tajikistan 1-0 in final
Football | Jul 19, 2019, 10:48 PM ISTNorth Korea lifted the second Intercontinental Cup at Ahmedabad, beating Tajikistan with a solitary goal in the second half.
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European Union renews sanctions on North Korea over nuclear programmes
World | Jul 16, 2019, 01:03 PM ISTThe European Union (EU) has voted to renew sanctions against North Korean individuals and entities for contributing to the Asian country's nuclear activities, ballistic missiles and other weapons of mass destruction programmes, as well as for evading the restrictions.
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North Korea says released Australian student was spying
World | Jul 06, 2019, 07:13 PM ISTPyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency, or KCNA, said North Korea deported Alek Sigley on Thursday after he pleaded for forgiveness over his activities, which the agency said infringed on the country's sovereignty.
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Missing Australian student Alek Sigley released from North Korea breaks silence
World | Jul 05, 2019, 12:53 PM ISTAlek Sigley was released by the North Korean authorities on Thursday after being held for more than a week.
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Australian student Alek Sigley released in North Korea says 'I'm OK'
World | Jul 04, 2019, 04:26 PM ISTAustralian student Alek Sigley (29) released after a week in detention in North Korea described his condition to reporters in Beijing on Thursday as "very good". However, he has not elaborated what happened. Australia's PM Scott Morrison announced to Parliament that Sigley had been released hours earlier following intervention from Swedish diplomats on Wednesday.
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UN welcomes US-North Korea dialogue announcement
World | Jul 01, 2019, 07:51 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump reportedly said on Sunday that teams from the US and North Korea would start meetings "over the next two or three weeks" for talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program, but said he was in no rush for a deal.
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Donald Trump meets Kim Jong Un at symbolic Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea
World | Jun 30, 2019, 01:48 PM ISTTrump and Kim first came face-to-face during their first historic meeting last June in Singapore.
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Won't surrender to US-led sanctions, says North Korea 3 days ahead of Donald Trump's visit
World | Jun 26, 2019, 12:01 PM ISTThe North's Foreign Ministry said it "will not hesitate to pull a muscle-flexing trigger in order to defend ourselves" if anyone dares to trample over its sovereignty.
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Chinese premier Xi Jinping visits North Korea, holds talks with Kim Jong Un
World | Jun 30, 2019, 03:20 PM ISTNorth Korean and Chinese national flags are hoisted on a street in Pyongyang, North Korea Thursday, June 20, 2019.
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State media say Chinese President Xi to visit North Korea
World | Jun 17, 2019, 11:28 PM ISTChinese President Xi Jinping will make a state visit to North Korea this week, state media announced Monday, as U.S. talks with North Korea on its nuclear program are at an apparent standstill.
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North Korean public execution sites identified by human rights group
World | Jun 11, 2019, 03:55 PM ISTThe Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group said its research was based on interviews with 610 North Korean defectors conducted over four years who helped locate the sites with satellite imagery.
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N.Korea mass gymnastics show suspended after Kim's criticism
World | Jun 10, 2019, 03:24 PM ISTNorth Korea's famous mass gymnastics show has been suspended temporarily since Monday, a travel agency which includes it in its tourist packages, told Efe news, days after the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, criticized it.
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Ahmedabad to host 2nd Intercontinental Cup, India up against Syria, Tajikistan and North Korea
Football | May 18, 2019, 04:33 PM ISTThe second edition of the Intercontinental Cup will take place in Ahmedabad. India are the defending champions.
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North Korea fires unidentified projectile, says South Korea
World | May 09, 2019, 02:05 PM ISTThe South's Joint Chiefs of Staff had no other immediate details, and it wasn't clear what the North had fired. But some analysts have said that if the North returns to the kind of longer-range banned weapons that it tested in 2017, when many feared a Washington-Pyongyang standoff could end in war.