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US and South Korea Agree on New Cost-Sharing Deal for Troops
The United States and South Korea have reached an agreement in principle on a new arrangement for sharing the cost of the American troop presence
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Protectionism Around Natural Resources Is Surging, and Could Spell Danger for Commodities
Countries rich in natural resources have become increasingly protectionist over the past year as Covid-19 threatened their economies, a new study has shown.
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US Charges North Korean Computer Programmers in Global Hacks
The Justice Department has charged three North Korean computer programmers in a broad range of global and destructive hacks, including targeting banks and a movie studio
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N. Korea Threatens to Build More Nukes, Cites US Hostility
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal while disclosing a list of high-tech weapons systems under development in response to what he called hostile American policy
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U.S. Should Freeze North Korea's Nuclear Program Before Pursuing Denuclearization, Think Tank Says
After getting an “interim freeze deal,” CSIS’ Victor Cha said the U.S. should then try to “transform the political relationship” with North Korea.
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North Korea May Use Missile Tests as a Way of ‘Forcing' Biden to Pay Attention
Experts said Biden’s primary concern would be to address the coronavirus and the economy, but that North Korea could test weapons to make its presence felt.
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Trump, Kim Shake Hands to Open Summit
President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands before their historic nuclear summit.
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North Korea May Be Prepping Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test, Experts Warn
U.S. weapons experts say they believe North Korea may be preparing to test a new strategic weapon system, NBC News reports.
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First-Ever EU Cyber Sanctions Hit Russian, Chinese, NKoreans
The European Union has imposed its first-ever sanctions over cyberattacks, naming six individuals and three organizations including Russia’s military intelligence agency
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North Korea Locks Down Border City Over Suspected Virus Case
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has placed the city of Kaesong near the border with South Korea under lockdown over coronavirus concerns
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US Envoy Issues Rare Public Criticism of N. Korean Official
The top U_S_ official on North Korea has accused a senior North Korean nuclear negotiator of being “locked in an old way of thinking.”
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North Korea Says It Has No Plans for Talks With US
North Korea is reiterating it has no immediate plans to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States unless Washington discards what it describes as “hostile” polices toward Pyongyang
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Kim Jong Un Urges North Koreans to Keep Up Virus Fight
North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un urged officials to maintain alertness against the coronavirus, warning that complacency risked “unimaginable and irretrievable crisis.”
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North: Kim Suspended Action Against South for Korean Impasse
North Korea says its leader, Kim Jong Un, has suspended planned military retaliation against South Korea for stalemated relations and anti-North activism
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North Korea Threatens to Pour ‘Leaflets of Punishment' Over South Korea
As tensions ratchet up between the two nations, North Korea is preparing to flood the South with “mountain-high” piles of propaganda leaflets denouncing the South Korean president and North Korean defectors, state media in the country reported Saturday. Many of the leaflets will feature the face of South Korean President Moon Jae-in smeared with cigarette butts, an insult insinuating he is trash,...
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South's Unification Minister Resigns as Korean Tensions Rise
South Korea’s president has accepted the resignation of his point man on North Korea, who had asked to quit after the North destroyed a liaison office while ramping up pressure against Seoul amid stalled nuclear negotiations
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North Korea Says It's Sending Soldiers to Joint Border Sites
North Korea says it will send soldiers to now-shuttered inter-Korean tourism and economic sites in its territory, reinstall guard posts and resume military exercises at front-line areas
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North Korea Destroys Empty Liaison Office With South
North Korea has blown up an inter-Korean liaison office building just north of the heavily armed border with South Korea
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S Korea's Leader Calls on North to Stop Raising Tensions
South Korea’s president has urged North Korea to stop raising animosities and return to talks amid mounting worries about potential provocation by North Korea
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S Korea Urges North to Uphold Deals Amid Rising Animosities
South Korea has convened an emergency security meeting and urged North Korea to uphold reconciliation agreements, hours after the North threatened to demolish a liaison office and take military action against its rival