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Trump on quest for foreign wins - and drama - in election year
Trump closes 2019 with a stain as the third president in US history to be impeached yet also with perhaps his two biggest achievements on the international stage - the US commando raid that killed the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and a new trade pact with Canada and Mexico.
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Trump warns Kim has 'everything' to lose through hostility
The announcement of Saturday's test came just hours after Donald Trump said he would be 'surprised' by any hostile action from the North, emphasizing his 'very good relationship' with Kim Jong Un.
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Kim and Trump have 'special' relationship: KCNA
The report came just days after Donald Trump said of Kim Jong Un: 'I like him. He likes me. We get along. I respect him. He respects me.'
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North Korea says Pompeo's remarks make talks with US more difficult
North Korea has stepped up its criticism of Pompeo lately, calling him a 'diehard toxin', and casting doubt on attempts to restart talks.
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N Korea solidifies Kim Jong Un's 'monolithic' power
Kim is officially chairman of the ruling Workers' Party and chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the top government body, although his late grandfather remains the country's Eternal President despite dying in 1994.
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N. Korea's Kim supervised 'new weapon' test again - KCNA
Friday's launch was the North's sixth test in recent weeks as it protests the annual US-South Korea military exercises which Pyongyang considers rehearsals for invasion.
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Trump says Kim made 'small apology' for missile tests
Donald Trump, hours after North Korea carried out the fifth such test in two weeks, tweeted that Kim Jong Un made these statements in a letter to him. Trump said he looks "forward to seeing Kim Jong Un in the not too distant future!"
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North Korea threatens to take 'new road', launches more missiles
Analysts believe the tests are designed both to improve North Korean military capabilities and to pressure Washington to offer more concessions.
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles - South Korean military
North Korea test-fired two new short-range ballistic missiles on 25 July, its first missile tests since leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump met on 30 June and agreed to revive stalled denuclearisation talks.
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North Korea fires missiles into sea, fresh nuclear talks in doubt
The firing of ballistic missiles will cast new doubt on efforts to restart denuclearisation talks after Trump and Kim met at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas at the end of June.
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North Korea hails 'historic' Kim-Trump summit
The impromptu meeting in the DMZ - where the US president said they agreed to resume working-level talks within weeks on the North's nuclear programme - was full of symbolism.
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Trump becomes first-ever sitting US president to set foot in North Korea
Donald Trump on Sunday stepped into North Korean territory, the first time a sitting US president has ever set foot in the former enemy country.
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Trump confirms to meet Kim at DMZ
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he would also go to the DMZ but the "focus" would be on the Trump-Kim encounter, with a possibility of a more formal sit-down at a later date.
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Xi meets North Korea's Kim ahead of Trump talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping is the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years after relations between the Cold War era allies deteriorated.
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Nuclear stalemate one year after Trump-Kim summit - analysts
In Singapore, the first-ever summit between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader, Kim signed a vaguely-worded deal on denuclearisation, touted by Trump as a historic breakthrough.
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North Korea state media hits out at 'imbecile' Biden
Joe Biden has been on the campaign trail since announcing last month his candidacy for the Democratic Party nomination in the 2020 presidential election.
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North Korea says ship seizure by US violates spirit of Trump-Kim summit
The North’s foreign ministry said in a statement that it rejected UN Security Council resolutions against it which the United States cited in impounding the vessel, as a violation of its sovereignty.
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North Korea's missile tests not 'breach of trust' - Trump
Pyongyang fired two short-range missiles Thursday following an earlier drill the previous Saturday -- the first in 18 months.
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North Korea's Kim orders stronger strike power; US seizes cargo ship
News of the call for 'full combat posture' by Kim Jong Un follows a US announcement that it had seized a large North Korean cargo ship for carrying an illegal shipment of coal.
