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Donald Trump reveals date, place set for North Korea summit

The White House has said the first meeting between sitting US and North Korean leaders could take place in the coming weeks.

May 04, 2018, 21:37 PM IST

US President Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize by Republicans

As many as 17 Republican lawmakers have nominated US President Donald Trump for this year's Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his work to end the Korean War.

May 03, 2018, 23:24 PM IST

China keen to play positive role as it seeks North Korea resolution

China is North Korea`s most important economic and diplomatic backer, despite its anger at North Korea` repeated nuclear and missile tests, and its support for strong United Nations sanctions against the North.

May 03, 2018, 14:23 PM IST

South Korean president asks UN to verify closure of North's test site

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has asked the United Nations to verify the planned closure of North Korea's nuclear test site, a UN spokesman said today.

May 02, 2018, 06:23 AM IST

Following historic Kim-Moon summit, Korean War to be declared officially over after 68 years

The meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South's President Moon Jae-in has been hailed as "historic" which paved the way for the start of a new era.

Apr 29, 2018, 08:22 AM IST

Things going very well, says Trump after talks with South Korea's Moon

Donald Trump said Saturday that "things are going very well" after talking with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in about an upcoming summit with Kim Jong Un.

Apr 29, 2018, 00:55 AM IST

At historic meeting, Korean leaders eye end of war and 'complete denuclearisation'

It is the first time since the 1950s that a North Korean leader stepped on South territory, and a South Korean leader stepped into the North.

Apr 27, 2018, 17:38 PM IST

Historic: Kim Jong Un becomes first North Korean leader to cross-border into South since 1953​ Korean war

"I am happy to meet you," Moon told Kim before the visitor stepped over the line, making him the first North Korean leader to set foot in the South since the Korean War ended in an armistice 65 years ago.

Apr 27, 2018, 06:24 AM IST

North Korea nuclear test site part-collapsed, not usable: Chinese seismologists

North Korea's underground nuclear test site has partially collapsed, making it unusable, Chinese seismologists have concluded.

Apr 26, 2018, 00:26 AM IST

At least 30 die in North Korea bus crash

According to reports, exact details on the accident are still awaited; however, a renovation project on the road and poor weather conditions might have played a role.

Apr 23, 2018, 10:24 AM IST

Ahead of historic inter-Korea summit, South Korea switches off loudspeakers blasting messages at North Korea

Relations have improved markedly in recent months, with the North announcing at the weekend that it would not conduct any more nuclear tests or long-range missile launches.

Apr 23, 2018, 08:01 AM IST

North Korea to suspend nuclear tests: Donald Trump calls it big progress, Japan dissatisfied

Welcoming the move, the US President said that it is very good news for both North Korea and the world. "Look forward to our Summit," he added.

 

Apr 21, 2018, 07:46 AM IST

North Korea's Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests

The North had developed its weapons in what he called a "great victory", and so "no nuclear test and intermediate-range and inter-continental ballistic rocket test-fire are necessary for the DPRK now".

Apr 21, 2018, 05:56 AM IST

CIA chief Mike Pompeo met Kim Jong Un in North Korea, says US President Donald Trump

South Korea said on Wednesday it is considering how to change a decades-old armistice with North Korea into a peace agreement. 

Apr 18, 2018, 17:23 PM IST

CIA chief holds secret meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

President Donald Trump gave his blessing to talks aimed at formally ending the Korean War in a series of diplomatic revelations Tuesday, as reports said CIA director Mike Pompeo had met Kim Jong Un on a secret visit to Pyongyang.

Apr 18, 2018, 11:47 AM IST

South Korean actress once kidnapped to North dies at 91

A South Korean actress who was once kidnapped by the North's agents on the orders of leader Kim Jong Un's late father and forced to make movies for the regime has died aged 91, her family said.

Apr 17, 2018, 20:47 PM IST

Kim Jong Un watches South Korean K-pop singers perform in Pyongyang

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju were among the hundreds in Pyongyang on Sunday watching South Korean K-pop singers.

Apr 02, 2018, 00:41 AM IST

What happened when Kim Jong met Xi Jinping in Beijing

Months of frosty relations between Beijing and Pyongyang appeared to thaw with Kim`s secretive trip to Beijing 

Mar 31, 2018, 13:58 PM IST

China says North Korea's Kim Jong Un pledged commitment to denuclearisation

North Korea`s leader Kim Jong Un pledged his commitment to denuclearisation, China said on Wednesday.

Mar 28, 2018, 23:55 PM IST

News at a glance: March 28, 2018

Mar 28, 2018, 10:15 AM IST