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  Ahead of Singapore summit, North Korea demolishes nuke test site with series of blasts

  World | May 24, 2018 16:39 IST

  North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site on Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists.  

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  Summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un 'may not work out for June 12', says Donald Trump

  World | May 22, 2018 23:08 IST

  President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that a planned historic meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un could be delayed, saying the summit “may not work out for June 12.”

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  North Korea threatens to cancel Kim Jong-Trump summit; US 'going ahead' with preparations

  World | June 07, 2018 12:02 IST

  The statement that comes after a brief hiatus in the war of words between Trump and Kim is likely to mar efforts towards building a denuclearised Korean Peninsula.

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  North Korea, South Korea to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on May 16

  World | May 15, 2018 10:51 IST

    In its statement, the South Koreas Unification Ministry said that the South and the North will hold a high-level inter-Korea meeting on May 16 in the Peace House in Panmunjom to discuss the implementation of Panmunjom Declaration of Peace, prosperity, and unification of the Korean Peninsula.

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  Ahead of Trump-Kim summit, North Korean delegation visits China

  World | June 07, 2018 12:02 IST

  Japanese broadcaster NHK showed images of officials leaving the VIP area of the Chinese capital's airport.

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  Ahead of Trump-Kim summit, North Korea vows to destroy nuclear tunnels; US, South Korea welcome decision

  World | June 07, 2018 11:57 IST

  In a statement issued by the state media, North Korea's Foreign Ministry said that all of the tunnels at the country's north-eastern testing ground will be destroyed by explosion.

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  US willing to help North Korea if it agrees to complete denuclearisation: Mike Pompeo

  World | May 12, 2018 8:26 IST

  Until an agreement is reached, Washington plans on maintaining pressure through sanctions, which have made it harder for North Korea to trade with China, its main ally.  

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  From saber-rattling to diplomatic talks: Events that laid groundwork for historic Trump-Kim meeting

  World | June 07, 2018 11:56 IST

  Here is a flashback of the nearly 18-month diplomatic roller-coaster that has set the tone for talks between the mercurial leaders.

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  Trump-Kim Jong-Un summit: US President to seek complete, irreversible denuclearisation of Korean peninsula

  World | June 07, 2018 11:57 IST

  Earlier on Thursday, President Trump confirmed that the historic summit- a first between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader would take place in Singapore on June 12.

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  Donald Trump welcomes US citizens freed by North Korea at Washington airbase

  World | June 07, 2018 11:56 IST

  The men, Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak Song and Tony Kim, had been released Wednesday amid a warming of relations between the longtime adversaries.

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  North Korea summit plans set; drawdown not on table, says Donald Trump

  World | May 05, 2018 10:41 IST

  The White House did, however, announce the details of a separate meeting later this month between Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, as the US administration pushed back on a report that Trump is considering the withdrawal of US forces from the allied nation.

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  President Trump deserves Nobel Peace Prize, says South Korean President Moon Jae-in

  World | May 02, 2018 12:03 IST

  President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday suggested that President Trump should win the Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts to unify the North and South Koreas.

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  Never been so close to getting rid of North Korean nukes, says Trump

  World | May 01, 2018 8:49 IST

  President Trump added that he is considering holding his summit with Kim Jong-Un at the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) with South Korea rather than in a third-party country because of the potential to have a great 'celebration'.

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  Revealed: Why Kim Jong-un takes his toilet with him wherever he goes

  World | April 30, 2018 21:19 IST

  According to media reports, Kim Jong-un is so obsessed with keeping his personal life guarded that he carries his own toilet wherever he travels. One of the cars in the convoy is fitted with toilet facilities for Kim's use, reports claimed.

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  Will give up nukes if US vows not to attack North Korea: Kim Jong Un

  World | April 30, 2018 6:51 IST

  US national security adviser John Bolton reacted coolly to word that Kim would abandon his weapons if the United States pledged not to invade.

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  North Korea to close nuclear test site in May, unify time zone

  World | April 29, 2018 8:58 IST

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un plans to shut down the country’s nuclear test site in May and reveal the process to experts and journalists from the United States and South Korea, says South Korea.

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  Donald Trump claims credit for historic Korea summit, declares 'war to end'

  World | April 27, 2018 23:13 IST

  Trump spoke hours after Kim Jong Un became the first North Korean leader to visit south of the demarcation line between the two Koreas, meeting with President Moon Jae-in.  

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  Haqikat Kya Hai: North Korea's Kim Jong Un meets South Korean president Moon Jae-in

  Hakikat Kya Hai | April 27, 2018 21:32 IST

  Haqikat Kya Hai: North Korea's Kim Jong Un meets South Korean president Moon Jae-in

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  'We won't repeat the mistake of past': North Korea's Kim Jong meets South Korean Prez Moon Jae-in | 15 Key points

  World | April 27, 2018 18:09 IST

  Striking a conciliatory tone, Kim pointed out that war is no solution as a victory cannot be achieved without pain. He also promised not to "repeat the unfortunate history".

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  In historic peace regime, North and South Korea agree to goal of 'complete nuclearisation'

  News | April 27, 2018 19:04 IST

  North and South Korea on Friday signed a declaration – a ‘peace regime’ – agreeing to work for the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula’, bringing the Korean War to an end after 68 years.