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Remains of US soldiers killed in Korean war flown home from North
The remains of more than 50 American soldiers, who died during the Korean War, are being flown back to the United States after a formal ceremony at a south Korean airbase. The repatriation is part of the agreement made last month between President Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, but comes as new…
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N Korean defector Hyeonseo Lee: Trump ‘so mad about human rights issues’
Hyeonseo Lee is a North Korean defector who now lives in South Korea and has written a book about her experiences. Earlier this year, she met President Trump and says watching the summit was a very emotional experience.
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Surprise summit in Korea
Leaders from the North and South Korea meet again on the border for a surprise second summit. Could peace in the peninsula – and Donald Trump’s planned talks with Kim Jong Un – all be back on again?
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North Korea threatens to call off Trump summit
North Korea has suspended talks with South Korea and threatened to cancel an historic summit between Kim Jong-un and President Trump, saying it wasn’t interested in a one-sided demand to give up its nuclear weapons. Mr Trump said he hadn’t been notified about any threat and would still insist on North Korea’s denuclearisation.
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How North Korea’s nuclear negotiations could finally lead to peace
It’s one of the world’s longest-running conflicts, but could it finally be coming to an end?
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North Korea to allow inspections of nuclear site
North Korea has told its southern neighbour that it will allow inspectors to confirm that its is abandoning its nuclear test site. The move follows talks between Kim Jong-un and his South Korean counterpart.
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North Korea halts missile and nuclear test
President Trump has welcomed a decision by the North Korean leader to suspend all missile tests and shut down a nuclear test site. The announcement comes as Kim Jong-Un prepares for historic talks with South Korea and the United States. Both countries have been pushing Pyongyang to denuclearise – but this development doesn’t go far…
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Former CIA analyst Sue Mi Terry on N Korea: ‘Trump’s rhetoric not helpful or productive’
Former CIA analyst on North Korea, Sue Mi Terry, discusses the country’s historic summit with South Korea and the possibility of talks with the US.
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Trump open to N Korea talks
President Trump has told South Korea’s president that he is open to holding talks between the United States and North Korea “at the appropriate time, under the right circumstances”. High-level officials from North and South Korea have just held their first talks for more than two years, and President Moon Jae-in has declared Mr Trump…
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Jean Lee on North Korea and the Winter Olympics
Jean Lee, global fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, discusses North Korea’s possible involvement in the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
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North Korean soldier shot during escape
Dramatic footage has emerged showing the defection of a North Korean soldier under a hail of gunfire from his former comrades. The officer suffered multiple gunshot wounds as he fled towards South Korea.
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How did North Korea get its nuclear weapons?
North Korea has obtained the money, knowledge and materials to build nuclear missiles which – it claims – can reach American soil. But it would be in this position without help from the outside world. FactCheck follows North Korea’s nuclear trail, from the Soviet Union to South London.
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The challenges faced by North Korean defectors
With tensions in the region at a high, millions of South Koreans live with the ongoing threat of military violence from their northern neighbours. But for one group the threat is even more acute. North Korean defectors who have managed to escape their repressive homeland face the challenges of integration in their new home. But…
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What would war look like for North Korea?
North Korea has claimed that Donald Trump has declared war. The US president had said North Korea’s leaders “won’t be around much longer” and referred to Kim Jong-Un as “Little Rocket Man”. This followed Mr Trump’s speech to the UN last week in which he warned that America would “totally destroy” North Korea if the…
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US says Korea war games must go on
North Korea has vowed “merciless retaliation”, but senior US commanders are pressing ahead with their joint military exercises with South Korea, saying it’s vital to maintain readiness in the face of Pyongyang’s aggression. At a time when hostility between the two countries has risen to worrying levels, there have been calls to postpone or modify…
