5 d. ago Kim Jong Un oversees test of new rocket engine for ICBMs, North Korea says

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test of a new rocket engine designed for intercontinental ballistic missiles, the latest step in his effort to build an arsenal that poses a viable threat to the continental United States. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Monday’s […]

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9 d. ago Report calls on NATO to counter authoritarian manipulation, disinformation

OTTAWA — A resurgent North Atlantic Treaty Organization should play a leading role in fighting the growing aggression of authoritarian states in the online battlespace, says a new report from civil society groups. The report, released by the Montreal Institute for Global Security and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Canada, warns that China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are […]

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1 week ago Xi Showcases Unity Against US in Historic Meet With Putin, Kim

President Xi Jinping hosted the leaders of North Korea and Russia in Beijing for the first time, marking a historic show of united defiance against the US-led world order.

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1 week ago Leaders of China, Russia, North Korea gather for massive military parade in Beijing

All eyes will be on how the trio of Xi, Putin and Kim interact with each other in a choreographed photo opportunity seen as a coup for China on the world stage

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2 w. ago Trump eyes North Korea meet as he ambushes South Korean leader

Washington (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Monday he hoped again to meet North Korea’s leaders as he fired off an extraordinary attack against the South’s leader hours before opening talks with him. Trump, who met Kim Jong Un three times in his first term, hailed their relationship and that he knew him “better […]

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3 w. ago Leader’s sister says North Korea will never see South as diplomatic partner

SEOUL — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy, state media reported on Wednesday in what was her latest taunt of Seoul’s new efforts to mend ties. Kim Yo Jong, who is one of her brother’s top foreign policy […]

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