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Otto Warmbier's Parents
Sue North Korea Over His Death

Apr 26, 2018 5:34 PM CDT

Otto Warmbier's Parents Sue North Korea Over His Death

Wrongful death lawsuit may prove largely symbolic

(Newser) - The parents of US college student Otto Warmbier filed a wrongful death lawsuit against North Korea on Thursday, saying its government "brutally tortured and murdered" their son, the Washington Post and the AP report. Fred and Cindy Warmbier filed the lawsuit in the US District Court in Washington, DC,...

Kim Jong Un Bringing
'Personal Toilet' to South Korea

THE RUNDOWN

Apr 26, 2018 8:54 AM CDT

Kim Jong Un Bringing 'Personal Toilet' to South Korea

It's not an issue of hygiene at carefully planned summit

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un won't be taking any chances Friday when the North Korean leader crosses the border for a historic summit with his counterpart in the South. Apparently that means bringing along his own toilet. Accompanied by his sister, Kim Yo Jong, top military officials, and armed soldiers from...

A Dot on a
Mousse Dish
Is Angering Japan

Apr 25, 2018 10:20 AM CDT

A Dot on a Mousse Dish Is Angering Japan

And more on the meal that will be served to Kim Jong Un Friday

(Newser) - Ahead of Kim Jong Un's high-stakes meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in over the future of his nukes comes the repetition of one word: rosti. It has nothing to do with nukes. Rather, it's a Swiss fried potato dish that South Korea plans to "re-interpret" and...

Did Kim Jong Un Give Up a Useless Nuclear Test Site?

Studies: There Was a Collapse
at North Korea's Nuke Test Site

Apr 25, 2018 8:45 AM CDT

Studies: There Was a Collapse at North Korea's Nuke Test Site

But whether that means it's unusable remains up for debate

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un on Saturday said nuclear tests would no longer be conducted at the underground Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Facility; a new report from the Wall Street Journal suggests the move may not be as benevolent as it appears. It flags an about-to-be-published study by Chinese researchers who say that...

Kim Expresses 'Bitter Sorrow'
After Crash Kills 32 Tourists

Apr 24, 2018 4:48 AM CDT

Kim Expresses 'Bitter Sorrow' After Crash Kills 32 Tourists

Chinese citizens died when bus plunged off bridge

(Newser) - A crash that killed 32 tourists from North Korea's chief ally brought "bitter sorrow" to the heart of leader Kim Jong Un, according to Pyongyang's official KCNA news agency. The agency—in a rare admission of bad news—said the Chinese tourists and four North Koreans were...

S. Korea Mutes Propaganda Loudspeakers Before Summit

S. Korea Just
Tried to 'Create a
Peaceful Mood'
With the North

Apr 23, 2018 8:36 AM CDT

S. Korea Just Tried to 'Create a Peaceful Mood' With the North

Propaganda loudspeakers near border silenced before summit between 2 nations this week

(Newser) - The last top-level meeting between North and South Korea took place 11 years ago, and tensions have since "risen dramatically," per the Los Angeles Times . And so South Korea is offering an olive branch ahead of this week's summit, silencing the speakers it uses along the border...

Oops: Trump Tweet Says North Korea Agreed to 'Denuclearization'

Trump Gets
'Denuclearization'
All Wrong in
Tweet

Apr 22, 2018 12:30 PM CDT

Trump Gets 'Denuclearization' All Wrong in Tweet

Just a little fumble of the fingers?

(Newser) - President Trump on Sunday claimed North Korea has agreed to "denuclearization" before his potential meeting with Kim Jong Un, the AP reports. But that's not the case. North Korea said Friday it would suspend nuclear tests and intercontinental ballistic missile launches ahead of summits with the US and...

Trump Aides
Aren't Buying
North Korean
Olive Branch

Apr 22, 2018 9:50 AM CDT

Trump Aides Aren't Buying North Korean Olive Branch

It's just a modest offer, they say

(Newser) - President Trump's aides aren't exactly buying all the good vibes around Pyongyang's offer to freeze nuclear weapons testing, the Washington Post reports. Unnamed by the Post, these aides see Kim Jong Un's promise to stop tests and close a nuclear facility as important for what it'...

North Korea
Makes Big
Move on
Nukes

Apr 20, 2018 6:06 PM CDT

North Korea Makes Big Move on Nukes

Kim Jong Un suspends missile tests, will close site

(Newser) - North Korea says it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the suspension of nuclear and ICBM tests went into effect Saturday local time, per the AP .The country says it's making...

Seoul: North Korea Dropped
Key Denuclearization Demand

Apr 20, 2018 1:03 AM CDT

Seoul: North Korea Dropped Key Denuclearization Demand

They only want a 'guarantee of security,' Moon says

(Newser) - North Korea wants "complete denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula and is willing to drop its key demand that American troops fully withdraw from South Korea, according to Seoul. South Korean president Moon Jae-in, who is scheduled to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on April 27, said Thursday...

Pompeo Secretly Visited
North Korea, Met Kim

Apr 18, 2018 12:47 AM CDT

Pompeo Secretly Visited North Korea, Met Kim

Talks took place over Easter weekend

(Newser) - CIA Director Mike Pompeo secretly travelled to Pyongyang over Easter weekend to meet Kim Jong Un for the highest-level direct talks between the US and North Korea since Madeleine Albright's visit as secretary of state in 2000, sources tell the Washington Post and the AP . Pompeo made the highly...

Trump: US Has
Held Talks With
North Korea at
'Extremely High Levels'

Apr 17, 2018 4:20 PM CDT

Trump: US Has Held Talks With North Korea at 'Extremely High Levels'

And locations are being explored for his meeting with Kim Jong Un, he says

(Newser) - President Trump revealed Tuesday that the US and North Korea have already held "direct talks" at "extremely high levels." He also said, during an appearance with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, that five different locations are being considered for his...

Report: Formal End
in Sight for Korean War

Apr 17, 2018 10:44 AM CDT

Report: Formal End in Sight for Korean War

South Korean newspaper says leaders from North and South may agree at summit

(Newser) - In 1953, North and South Korean leaders met at the "Peace House" in the border village of Panmunjom to sign an armistice ending hostilities in the Korean War. Some 65 years later, a historic meeting at the same spot may finally mean the war's official end. In a...

Film Icon Kidnapped
by North Korea Dies

OBITUARY

Apr 17, 2018 8:07 AM CDT

Film Icon Kidnapped by North Korea Dies

Choi Eun-hee later shared recording in which Kim Jong Il apologized

(Newser) - Choi Eun-hee led a fascinating life—even before the actress was kidnapped by North Korean agents and forced to make films for the state. A film icon, Choi died Monday at a South Korean hospital, where she was receiving dialysis, her son tells Yonhap News . She was 91. Beginning her...

Can North Korea's Planes
Actually Get Kim to US Summit?

Apr 11, 2018 10:15 AM CDT

Can North Korea's Planes Actually Get Kim to US Summit?

The 'Washington Post' takes a look at potential aviation limitations

(Newser) - Kim Jong Un on Monday finally acknowledged the planned North Korea-US summit, but there's still no word on where it will take place. At the Washington Post , David Nakamura looks at an interesting wrinkle: whether Kim has a plane that can actually get him to wherever it will be...

Kim Jong Un
Has Something
to Say About
US Summit

Apr 10, 2018 7:07 AM CDT

Kim Jong Un Has Something to Say About US Summit

He publicly acknowledged it in a Monday meeting

(Newser) - President Trump has acknowledged a planned meeting with North Korea, but Kim Jong Un hasn't done the same—until now. Kim made his first public acknowledgement of a meeting with the US, though the BBC reports he did not mention Trump by name. Yonhap reports that state news agency...

Report: US, North Korea
Holding Secret Talks

Apr 7, 2018 11:28 AM CDT

Report: US, North Korea Holding Secret Talks

It's sign plans for summit between Trump, Kim Jong Un are progressing

(Newser) - North Korea and the US are apparently considering Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, for the site of an unprecedented summit between Kim Jong Un and President Trump. That's one of the tidbits revealed to CNN by "administration officials familiar with the discussions" between the two countries. The main...

Kim Jong Un Goes
to K-Pop Concert

Apr 2, 2018 12:13 AM CDT

Kim Jong Un Goes to K-Pop Concert

He was 'deeply moved' by South Koreans' performance

(Newser) - North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un clapped his hands and said he was "deeply moved" as he, along with his wife and hundreds of other citizens, watched a rare performance by South Korean pop stars visiting Pyongyang. The concert highlights the thawing ties between the rivals after years of...

For 3rd Time
Since Korean War,
a Historic Summit

Mar 29, 2018 2:45 AM CDT

For 3rd Time Since Korean War, a Historic Summit

Koreas set April 27 as the date for rare meeting

(Newser) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at a border village on April 27, the South announced Thursday after the nations agreed on a rare summit that could prove significant in global efforts to resolve a decades-long standoff over the North's nuclear program....

China, North Korea
Aren't Describing
Secret Visit the Same

the rundown

Mar 28, 2018 12:41 PM CDT

China, North Korea Aren't Describing Secret Visit the Same

Here's what we can infer from that

(Newser) - Now that North Korea and China have confirmed Kim Jong Un's first trip abroad since becoming his country's leader, the analysis has commenced. The Wall Street Journal pores over how the respective state media are covering the visit—noting such accounts "serve as official readouts for such...