Kim Jong Un

US questions Kim Jong’s mental health, says America won’t be bullied

US Vice President Mike Pence said that “America will not be threatened” by North Korea.

Jan 04, 2018, 09:54 AM IST

Donald Trump's new message for Kim Jong Un: Have bigger and more powerful nuclear button

Kim Jong Un had earlier this week said that the entire US is within range of his nuclear weapons, and that a nuclear button is always on his desk.

Jan 03, 2018, 07:36 AM IST

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North, after Kim Jong-Un's New Year olive branch

South Korean minister Cho Myoung-Gyon said Seoul is ready for talks "at any time and place in any form".

Jan 02, 2018, 11:16 AM IST

Kim Jong Un says 'open to dialogue' with South Korea

Kim Jong Un on Monday warned the United States he has a "nuclear button" on his desk ready for use if North Korea is threatened.

Jan 01, 2018, 23:16 PM IST

Sambit Patra tweets CPM poster with Kim Jong, asks if Left will launch missiles on BJP offices

Hope the left is not planning to launch missiles at the RSS, BJP offices, tweeted Sambit Patra.

Dec 17, 2017, 12:58 PM IST

Kim gets North Korea’s senior most military officer executed: Reports

A key member of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un’s inner circle has reportedly been executed. Hwang Pyong-so, a powerful military figure in the North Korean regime mysteriously went missing from public life, leading to speculations over his execution.

Dec 15, 2017, 15:02 PM IST

North Korea says war is just a matter of when, it’s inevitable

We do not wish for a war but shall not hide from it, said North Korea.

Dec 07, 2017, 12:48 PM IST

North Korea images suggest missile capable of hitting all America: US experts

Experts and US officials say questions remain about whether it has a re-entry vehicle capable of protecting a nuclear warhead.

Dec 01, 2017, 07:05 AM IST

Doctor: Kim Jong Nam's underwear soiled, pupils contracted

A Malaysian doctor has testified in the trial of two women accused of murdering the estranged half brother of North Korea's leader that the victim's pupils contracted and his underwear was soiled with feces, both signs of poisoning.

Nov 27, 2017, 11:29 AM IST

North Korea accuses United States of 'nuclear strike drill' after bomber flights

North Korea on Friday condemned two US bombers flying near the Korean peninsula claiming that the exercise was a trial run for a surprise nuclear attack, media reports said.

Nov 03, 2017, 09:04 AM IST

China's Xi Jinping says hopes to promote relations with North Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping replied to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un`s congratulatory message on China`s recently completed Communist Party Congress, saying he hopes to promote ties between the two countries, North Korea`s state news agency said.

Nov 02, 2017, 07:34 AM IST

The luxurious lifestyle of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un in 10 points

The life of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been shrouded with mystery. He emerges in public at his own will and disappears in the same manner.

Oct 30, 2017, 09:57 AM IST

US to put nuclear bombers on 24-hour alert, first time since cold war

An order asking the US Air Force to put nuclear-armed bombers on 24-hour alert amid the ongoing tension with

Oct 23, 2017, 14:57 PM IST

North Korea close to nuke that could hit US: CIA chief

The United States should assume Kim Jong-Un`s regime is "on the cusp" of getting a nuclear missile capable of striking US targets and work to prevent this, the head of the CIA said Thursday.

Oct 20, 2017, 07:57 AM IST

At party meeting, Kim Jong Un's sister gets promotion

Earlier in the day, North Korean state media announced that the country's top leadership had gathered the day before, headed by current leader Kim Jong Un.

Oct 09, 2017, 13:41 PM IST

Taiwan bans all trade with North Korea

The Taiwanese government on Tuesday banned all trade with North Korea, complying with various UN resolutions despite Taipei not being a member of the organisation.

Sep 26, 2017, 14:24 PM IST

North Korea's Kim Jong Un says will make 'deranged' Donald Trump pay dearly for UN speech

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un blasted U.S. President Donald Trump as "mentally deranged" on Friday and vowed to make him pay dearly for threatening to destroy his country, hours after Trump ordered fresh sanctions over Pyongyang`s weapons programmes.

Sep 22, 2017, 08:30 AM IST

Donald Trump's UN speech: How world leaders are reacting

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday addressed the United Nations General Assembly for the first time. During the course of his 42-minute speech, Trump took on North Korea, targeted Iran, talked tough to Venezuela, tore into Hezbollah  and took down ISIS propoganda. Some have called it the ' twitterstorm of speeches'. Others have called it worse.

Sep 20, 2017, 12:45 PM IST

North Korea confirms another medium-range ballistic missile drill

North Korea confirmed on Saturday that it conducted another medium-range ballistic missile drill Friday under the personal guidance of its top leader Kim Jong Un.

Sep 16, 2017, 08:09 AM IST

'Lips and teeth' no more as China's ties with North Korea fray

The notion that mighty China wields diplomatic control over impoverished North Korea is mistaken, said Jin Canrong, an international relations professor at Beijing`s Renmin University.

Sep 09, 2017, 16:53 PM IST