North Korean defence minister Kang Sun-nam warns that the deployment of the USS "Kentucky" ballistic missile submarine to South Korea on July 18 could provoke his country to use its nuclear weapons under its law. 2023-07-20
North Korea says that U.S. President Donald Trump wrote a letter to Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un to express his willingness to work with him on dealing with COVID-19. 2020-03-21
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says his nation will be "developing a new strategic weapon" in the near future, after the United States misses a year-end deadline for a restart of denuclearization talks. 2020-01-1
North Korea warns of a "Christmas gift" if the United States does not come up with an agreement by the end of the year. 2019-12-23
North Korean state media Korean Central News Agency calls high-level talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "regrettable" and criticizes the United States' "unilateral and gangster-like" demands for denuclearization. 2018-07-7
North Korea has released the three remaining American detainees ahead of the upcoming summit meeting with Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. The news came after National Security Adviser John R. Bolton stated that they should be released as a way for North Korea to demonstrate its sincerity in talks. 2018-05-2
The United States says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has indicated willingness to discuss denuclearisation. 2018-04-9
North Korea says the United States has "crossed the red line in our showdown" after placing sanctions on its leader Kim Jong-un over human rights abuses, and considers the sanctions to be a "declaration of war" by the United States. 2016-07-28