North Korea
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U.S. challenged by rising North Korea tensions, Russia urges calm
Sep 23, 2017News Hour: Russia urged “hot heads” to calm down on Friday as the United States admitted it felt “challenged” by North Korea’s warning that it could test a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific and President Donald... -
In South Korea, daily stresses outweigh North Korea missile worries
Sep 22, 2017News Hour Soon after North Korea tested its sixth and largest nuclear bomb earlier this month, You Jae-youn, a 32-year-old South Korean office worker, swiftly put the news behind her to focus on more immediate worries.... -
Seeking military ‘equilibrium’ with U.S. says North Korea
Sep 16, 2017News Hour: North Korea said on Saturday it aims to reach an “equilibrium” of military force with the United States, which earlier signaled its patience for diplomacy is wearing thin after Pyongyang fired a missile over... -
North Korea defiant over U.N. sanctions as Trump says tougher steps needed
Sep 13, 2017News Hour: North Korea showed trademark defiance on Wednesday over new U.N. sanctions imposed after its sixth and largest nuclear test, vowing to redouble efforts to fight off what it said was the threat of a... -
North Korea warns U.S. of ‘greatest pain’, rejects sanctions
Sep 12, 2017News Hour: North Korea on Tuesday rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution imposing tougher sanctions and said the United States would soon face the “greatest pain” it had ever experienced. The Security Council unanimously stepped up... -
U.S. allies in Asia welcome new sanctions on defiant North Korea
Sep 12, 2017News Hour: Major U.S. allies in Asia on Tuesday welcomed the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous vote to step up sanctions on North Korea, with its profitable textile exports now banned and fuel supplies to the reclusive... -
NATO’s Stoltenberg says North Korea’s ‘reckless behavior’ requires global response
Sep 10, 2017News Hour: North Korea’s “reckless behavior” is a global threat and requires a global response, the head of the NATO military alliance said on Sunday. NATO has not been directly involved in the crisis, which saw... -
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un fetes nuclear scientists, holds celebration bash
Sep 10, 2017News Hour: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a massive celebration to congratulate his nuclear scientists and technicians who steered the country’s sixth and largest nuclear test a week ago, its official news agency said... -
U.S. calls for U.N. Security Council vote on North Korea on Monday
Sep 9, 2017News Hour: The United States on Friday told the U.N. Security Council that it intends to call a meeting on Monday to vote on a draft resolution establishing additional sanctions on North Korea for its missile... -
Mexico expels North Korean ambassador over nuclear tests
Sep 8, 2017News Hour: The Mexican government on Thursday said it had declared the North Korean ambassador to Mexico persona non grata in protest at the country’s nuclear tests, an unusually firm step that moved it closely into...
