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Trump Says 'Timing' Didn't Work Out to Meet N. Korea's Kim

This is Beirut, 29/10 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not able to arrange a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the US president's visit to the South, ending fierce speculation over a possible summit. Trump had said he would "love to meet" Kim during his Asia trip, which would have been their first meeting since the US leader's previous term in ...

North Korea Announces Missile Test Hours Before Trump Due in South

This is Beirut, 29/10 04:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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North Korea test-fired cruise missiles off its western coast in a message to Pyongyang "enemies", state media announced Wednesday just hours before US President Donald Trump begins a visit to South Korea. The sea-to-surface missiles were launched vertically on Tuesday from the Yellow Sea and flew for more than two hours, state news ...

North Korea’s Top Diplomat Heads to Russia and Belarus for Talks

This is Beirut, 26/10 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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North Korea's Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui will visit Russia for a three-day trip from Sunday, the Russian foreign ministry said. Choe would be in Russia "on a working visit" from Sunday to Tuesday, it said in a statement. Russian ambassador Aleksandr Matsegora accompanied the minister to the airport, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang said in a ...

North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles, First Launch in Months

This is Beirut, 22/10 05:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Wednesday, its first such launch in months and just a week before world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, descend on South Korea for a summit. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had "detected several projectiles, believed to be short-range ballistic missiles". The ...

Seoul Warns North Korea Holds Enough Uranium for Dozens of Nuclear Bombs

This is Beirut, 25/09 11:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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North Korea is believed to possess up to two tonnes of highly enriched uranium, South Korea's unification minister said Thursday. The North has long been known to hold a "significant" amount of highly enriched uranium, the key material used to produce nuclear warheads, according to South Korea's defense ministry. But in a rare public ...

Trump Slams Beijing-Moscow-Pyongyang Alliance

Paul Guillot, 03/09 13:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Once again, Donald Trump has demonstrated his sharp diplomatic instincts and vigilance in the face of threats to the United States and the free world. In a forceful message posted on Truth Social, the American president pointed to a reality many refuse to see: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un are openly conspiring against America and ...

Putin and Kim Jong Un Attend Military Parade in Beijing

This is Beirut, 03/09 12:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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Over 10,000 Chinese troops paraded on Tiananmen Square, flanked by cannons, tanks, and aircraft, with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un among the guests in the stands.

Kim, Putin at Xi’s Side for Massive China Military Parade

This is Beirut, 03/09 05:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade in Beijing on Wednesday, capping a week of diplomatic grandstanding by the Chinese president and his allies against the West. In unprecedented scenes, Xi shook both their hands and chatted with the pair as they walked down a red carpet towards ...

What Does North Korea's Kim Want from Rare China Trip?

This is Beirut, 01/09 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is set to visit China this week, a rare step beyond his country's borders, for prospective meetings with President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The trip could be Kim's bid to "formalize" his budding ties with Pyongyang's two main allies -- and potentially play a more prominent role on the ...

Trump Says He Wants to Meet North Korea's Kim Again

This is Beirut, 25/08 22:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said Monday he hoped to meet again with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, possibly this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea's dovish new leader that got off awkwardly. Hours before President Lee Jae Myung arrived for his long-planned first visit to the White House, Trump took to social media to denounce what he ...

North Korea Test-Fires Two New Air Defense Missiles

This is Beirut, 24/08 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-firing of two new air defence missiles, state media said Sunday, after Pyongyang accused Seoul of fomenting tensions on the border. The test-firing, which took place Saturday, showed that the two "improved" missile weapon systems had "superior combat capability", the Korean ...

Putin, North Korea’s Kim in Phone Call Ahead of Alaska Summit

This is Beirut, 13/08 05:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un have vowed to strengthen cooperation, days ahead of Putin's summit in Alaska with Donald Trump, Pyongyang's state media reported Wednesday. Putin and Kim spoke by phone in a "warm comradely atmosphere" on Tuesday and confirmed "their will to ...

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