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North Korean Troops Who Enter Ukraine Will "Return In Body Bags", Warns US
North Korean troops who go to fight in Ukraine alongside Russia "will return in body bags," the US deputy ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday, delivering a warning to leader Kim Jong Un by name.
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North Korea Diplomat In Italy Missing After Asylum Report, Says MP
A North Korean diplomat who was until recently acting ambassador to Italy has gone missing, a South Korean member of parliament said on Thursday, after a South Korean newspaper reported he is seeking asylum in the West.
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Singapore Deports South Korean Media Staff Ahead Of US-North Korea Summit
Two staff from South Korea's national broadcaster have been deported from Singapore after they were arrested for trespassing at the home of the North Korean ambassador to the city-state, police said on Sunday.
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North Korea Will Never Fully Give Up Nuclear Weapons: Top Defector
The current whirlwind of diplomacy and negotiations will not end with "a sincere and complete disarmament" but with "a reduced North Korean nuclear threat", said Thae Yong-ho, who fled his post as the North's deputy ambassador to Britain in August 2016.
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In North Korea Decision, Trump Shows He's His Own Diplomat, Negotiator And Strategist
Over the past six weeks, the Trump administration's roster of Korean experts, already depleted, grew even thinner. The White House mysteriously dropped its choice for ambassador to Seoul. The State Department's top North Korea specialist resigned. And the senior Asia director at the National Security Council was out the past two weeks on paternity ...
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Trump Tweet On Nuclear Button Keeps North Korea's Kim 'On His Toes': Haley
US President Donald Trump's tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's has kept Kim "on his toes" and makes clear the risks of a nuclear standoff, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday.
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UAE Terminates North Korean Diplomatic Mission, Ends Visas
The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it was ending the mission of North Korea's non-resident ambassador and terminating its own envoy's services in Pyongyang, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.
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US Diplomat Nikki Haley Blasts China, Russia For 'Holding The Hand' Of North Korean Leader
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley chided Moscow and Beijing over their opposition to a Security Council resolution condemning North Korea and imposing greater economic sanctions for what she called its "sharp military escalation."
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Malaysia Summons North Korea Ambassador As Kim Jong Nam's Assassination Case Deepens
Malaysia summoned the North Korean ambassador on Monday for a dressing-down over Pyongyang's attack on its investigation into the assassination of leader Kim Jong-Nam's brother, deepening a diplomatic row.
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North Korea Could Launch Missile Test in October: Envoy
A North Korean ambassador said in New York on Tuesday that Pyongyang might launch a new missile test in October.
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South Korean Man Arrested for Threat to Kill US Envoy
South Korean police said today they had arrested a 33-year-old man for threatening to kill the US Ambassador to Seoul, Mark Lippert, who was the victim of a vicious knife attack in March.
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Russia Still Expecting North Korea's Kim Jong-Un in May: Diplomat
Russia is still expecting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to visit Moscow in May, with a possible summit scheduled with President Vladimir Putin, Russia's ambassador to South Korea said today.
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North Korea Warns US Envoy of 'Bigger Mishap' Than a Knife Attack
A North Korean propaganda unit said the US ambassador to South Korea could face a "bigger mishap" than the knife attack to his face last month if he does not stop insulting North Korea with "laughable" accusations.
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US Ambassador Attack Renews Focus on Contentious South Korean Security Law
Efforts by South Korean police to charge a nationalist over a knife attack on the US ambassador have renewed debate about the use of a state security act as a political weapon and an attempt to gloss over security shortcomings.
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South Korea Police Probe US Envoy Attacker's Links With North Korea
South Korean police said today they were investigating possible links the man behind a shocking knife attack on the US ambassador may have had with North Korea, as Seoul voiced disgust at Pyongyang's reaction to the incident.
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North Korean Troops Who Enter Ukraine Will "Return In Body Bags", Warns US
North Korean troops who go to fight in Ukraine alongside Russia "will return in body bags," the US deputy ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday, delivering a warning to leader Kim Jong Un by name.
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North Korea Diplomat In Italy Missing After Asylum Report, Says MP
A North Korean diplomat who was until recently acting ambassador to Italy has gone missing, a South Korean member of parliament said on Thursday, after a South Korean newspaper reported he is seeking asylum in the West.
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Singapore Deports South Korean Media Staff Ahead Of US-North Korea Summit
Two staff from South Korea's national broadcaster have been deported from Singapore after they were arrested for trespassing at the home of the North Korean ambassador to the city-state, police said on Sunday.
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North Korea Will Never Fully Give Up Nuclear Weapons: Top Defector
The current whirlwind of diplomacy and negotiations will not end with "a sincere and complete disarmament" but with "a reduced North Korean nuclear threat", said Thae Yong-ho, who fled his post as the North's deputy ambassador to Britain in August 2016.
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In North Korea Decision, Trump Shows He's His Own Diplomat, Negotiator And Strategist
Over the past six weeks, the Trump administration's roster of Korean experts, already depleted, grew even thinner. The White House mysteriously dropped its choice for ambassador to Seoul. The State Department's top North Korea specialist resigned. And the senior Asia director at the National Security Council was out the past two weeks on paternity ...
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Trump Tweet On Nuclear Button Keeps North Korea's Kim 'On His Toes': Haley
US President Donald Trump's tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's has kept Kim "on his toes" and makes clear the risks of a nuclear standoff, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday.
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UAE Terminates North Korean Diplomatic Mission, Ends Visas
The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it was ending the mission of North Korea's non-resident ambassador and terminating its own envoy's services in Pyongyang, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.
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US Diplomat Nikki Haley Blasts China, Russia For 'Holding The Hand' Of North Korean Leader
U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley chided Moscow and Beijing over their opposition to a Security Council resolution condemning North Korea and imposing greater economic sanctions for what she called its "sharp military escalation."
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Malaysia Summons North Korea Ambassador As Kim Jong Nam's Assassination Case Deepens
Malaysia summoned the North Korean ambassador on Monday for a dressing-down over Pyongyang's attack on its investigation into the assassination of leader Kim Jong-Nam's brother, deepening a diplomatic row.
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North Korea Could Launch Missile Test in October: Envoy
A North Korean ambassador said in New York on Tuesday that Pyongyang might launch a new missile test in October.
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South Korean Man Arrested for Threat to Kill US Envoy
South Korean police said today they had arrested a 33-year-old man for threatening to kill the US Ambassador to Seoul, Mark Lippert, who was the victim of a vicious knife attack in March.
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Russia Still Expecting North Korea's Kim Jong-Un in May: Diplomat
Russia is still expecting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to visit Moscow in May, with a possible summit scheduled with President Vladimir Putin, Russia's ambassador to South Korea said today.
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North Korea Warns US Envoy of 'Bigger Mishap' Than a Knife Attack
A North Korean propaganda unit said the US ambassador to South Korea could face a "bigger mishap" than the knife attack to his face last month if he does not stop insulting North Korea with "laughable" accusations.
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US Ambassador Attack Renews Focus on Contentious South Korean Security Law
Efforts by South Korean police to charge a nationalist over a knife attack on the US ambassador have renewed debate about the use of a state security act as a political weapon and an attempt to gloss over security shortcomings.
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South Korea Police Probe US Envoy Attacker's Links With North Korea
South Korean police said today they were investigating possible links the man behind a shocking knife attack on the US ambassador may have had with North Korea, as Seoul voiced disgust at Pyongyang's reaction to the incident.
