North Korea, Donald Trump

Trump calls North Korea a 'nuclear power,' drawing a rebuke from Seoul
South Korea said denuclearization was still the goal after President Donald Trump used a phrase that could imply recognition of North Korea as a nuclear-armed state.
North Korea tells United Nations it is a 'responsible nuclear state'
North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.
South Korea Says Denuclearising North Korea Still Goal After Reports Trump Called It Nuclear Power
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the denuclearisation of North Korea must continue to be the goal necessary for lasting global peace, after reports that U.S. President Donald Trump had called Pyongyang "a nuclear power."
North Korea state media reports Trump inauguration, accuses US of Korean War atrocities
North Korea's state media on Wednesday reported U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration but without any commentary on his presidency, but did accuse the United States of committing atrocities during the 1950-53 Korean War.
Map Shows US Watching North Korea's Moves Ahead of Trump Inauguration
The U.S. Pacific Air Forces told Newsweek that the RC-135 spy planes were conducting planned, routine operations.
Trump jokes about North Korean leader on inaugural ball call with Eighth Army commander
Special, virtual guests took centerstage at the Commander-in-Chief Ball, one of several held to mark President Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday in Washington.
North Korea Uses Neutral Tone After Trump ‘Nuclear Power’ Remark
North Korea’s state media reported on Donald Trump’s inauguration in its first direct acknowledgement of his return to the White House and adopted a neutral tone without referencing the president’s characterization of Pyongyang as a “nuclear power.
US Ally Reacts as Pete Hegseth Declares North Korea a 'Nuclear Power'
John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the incoming team will—how they'll characterize it. We've not gone so far as to make that recognition."
South Korea bristles at Trump calling North Korea ‘nuclear power’
South Korea rebuked President Trump’s remarks calling North Korea a “nuclear power,” raising concern about the relationship between the two countries. “North Korea’s denuclearization remains a consistent principle upheld by the international community,

Trump Asks U.S. Troops in South Korea

North Korean Soldier Speaks After Ukraine Capture: 'I Didn't Know'
"I didn't even know who we were fighting against," the captured soldier from Pyongyang told Ukraine's Security Service.
North Korea stands to lose all 12,000 of its troops in Kursk by mid-April if its casualty rate holds, analysts say
A South Korean lawmaker said Seoul's intelligence showed some 3,000 North Korean troops have been wounded or killed in Kursk.
North Korea tests 'several' missiles, South Korean military says
North Korea launched "several short-range ballistic missiles," that landed in the Sea of Japan Tuesday morning local time, ...
South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in first public appearance since arrest
The assembly impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol last month, but the Constitutional Court will decide whether to formally ...
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North Korea to send reinforcements to Russia’s Kursk region within two months — NYT
North Korea will send reinforcements to join its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine in the next two months, The ...
North Korea warns of responding ‘more intensively’ to U.S. drills with South Korea, Japan
North Korea warned Friday that it would exercise its right to self-defense "more intensively" as it condemned recent joint ...
Supporters of South Korea’s Yoon storm courthouse. Some see hope in Trump’s return
As South Korean authorities extended President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention, his supporters stormed the courthouse that issued ...