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North Korea has conducted three missile launches in eight days but Donald Trump says ‘no problem’
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North Korea carried out its third weapons test in eight days on Friday, according to the South’s military, but US President Donald Trump said he had “no problem” with the spat...
By Duyeon Kim
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Mike Pompeo arrives in Asia amid North Korea missile tests, denuclearization doubts
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Less than a day after North Korea test fired a new barrage of ballistic missiles, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has arrived in Asia for a major summit. While he says he rema...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea’s missile tests raise stakes for Trump’s personal diplomacy with Kim
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North Korea’s return to missile testing after a long hiatus raises the stakes for President Trump ahead of planned nuclear negotiations, undermining his claim that his persona...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea’s Latest Weapon: A Rocket or a Missile?
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North Korea said Thursday its latest weapons test involved a new multiple rocket launch system — not ballistic missiles, as South Korea had reported — raising questions about ...
By Duyeon Kim
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With Latest Launches, North Korea Perfecting 'Scary Impressive' Missile
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With its latest test Wednesday, North Korea has now launched seven ballistic missiles over the past three months, after having refrained from such launches for a year and a ha...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea tests missiles for the second time in a week
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North Korea appears to have tested its second set of missiles in just a week — a sign that its displeasure with South Korea and the US is growing. The South Korean military sa...
By Duyeon Kim
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Trump is letting Kim Jong Un do almost anything he wants
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In just the past week, North Korea has unveiled a brand new submarine that could potentially launch nuclear weapons and tested two short-range missiles that gravely threaten U...
By Duyeon Kim
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Kim Jong Un Threatens South Korea in Bid for Trump’s Attention
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While Kim Jong Un said his latest missile tests were aimed at South Korean “military warmongers,” the North Korean leader had a clear message for U.S. President Donald Trump: ...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea fires ‘new type of ballistic missile’ into sea toward Japan
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North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast into the Sea of Japan on Thursday morning, according to the South Korean government, in the first such ...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Resumes Missile Launches as Talks With U.S. Bog Down
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North Korea launched at least two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast, signaling new strains with the U.S. just weeks after President Donald Trum...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles, in Apparent Challenge to US
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North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast early Thursday, South Korea said, a move apparently aimed at increasing Pyongyang’s leverage in nuclear...
By Duyeon Kim
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Former ambassador may be North Korea's new point man in U.S. talks: source
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North Korea appears to have appointed a long-time veteran of international diplomacy as point man in the new round of denuclearisation talks with the United States, a diplomat...
By Duyeon Kim
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The one big benefit to Trump’s diplomacy with Kim Jong Un
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Shortly before becoming president, Donald Trump received a stark message from the man he would soon replace, Barack Obama: North Korea would be the biggest foreign policy chal...
By Duyeon Kim
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In a tweet, Trump appears to invite Kim Jong Un to meet him at the Korean demilitarized zone
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President Trump on Saturday invited North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to meet him in the Korean demilitarized zone when he visits the peninsula over the next two days, setting u...
By Richard Fontaine
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Hopes for third Trump-Kim summit revived despite Pyongyang criticism
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Hopes for a third summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump appeared to be revived Wednesday even after Pyongyang rebuked Washington over "h...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Fires Insults at U.S., Spares Trump
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A year after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s historic first meeting with President Trump, his government is once again hurling insults at the U.S.—while keeping Mr. Trump ou...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Executed Envoy Over Trump-Kim Summit, Chosun Reports
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North Korea executed its former top nuclear envoy to the U.S. and four other foreign ministry officials in March after a failed summit between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump, So...
By Duyeon Kim
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North Korea Pushes Trump's Boundaries With Latest Missile Tests
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North Korea is once again pressing the boundaries of what it can get away with, returning to missile tests this week in violation of international sanctions championed by U.S....
By Eric Brewer
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U.S. Risks Emboldening Kim With Muted Response to Missile Test
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Kim Jong Un’s weekend missile launch -- and the U.S.’s muted reaction -- heralds a new, riskier phase in North Korean efforts to test President Donald Trump’s limits in stalle...
By Duyeon Kim
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Absence of key North Korean negotiator at Russia summit offers glimmer of hope
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When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vladivostok on Thursday, one man was conspicuous by his absence. Kim Yong Chol — a hard-line vete...
By Duyeon Kim
