North Korea Rebukes U.S.-South Korea Joint Exercise

(MENAFN) Pyongyang has sharply criticized the joint war games conducted by the United States and South Korea, calling them a destabilizing threat to regional security. In a statement released by media on Tuesday, Kim Yong Bok, the first vice-chief...

North Korea Slams US Over F-35 Use: 'Yankee-Style Arrogance'

North Korea criticized the deployment of U.S. F-35 fighter jets for joint exercises with South Korea after Seoul's president visited the White House and pledged to raise the country's defense spending. The U.S. and South Korea are in the middle of...

Donald Trump Signals Willingness to Rekindle North Korea Talks as South Korean President Lee Jae Myung Visits White House

In a high-stakes summit at the White House on Monday, August 25, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed openness to resuming direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, reigniting hopes for diplomacy aimed at reducing tensions on the...

North Korea faces grain price surge as exchange rates soar amid economic turmoil

The price of grains such as rice and corn is on the rise at North Korean marketplaces as higher exchange rates drive up the price of imported goods. North Korean consumers are being overwhelmed by a “price tsunami” that is inciting considerable...

Trump hosts South Korea's Lee, discussing North Korea, trade

Donald Trump met with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House on Monday, with the topic of North Korea at the forefront of discussions as the US president said he'd like to meet with dictator Kim Jong Un "this year." Trump 'looks...

North Korea’s glossy new surface: Apps, beaches and a fake Starbucks

SEOUL – North Korea is taking inspiration from the West. In Pyongyang, elites drink coffee at a fake Starbucks and pay by mobile phone. About 100 miles away on the east coast, a seaside resort that’s a pet project of the country’s leader Kim Jong...

Kim Builds ’10-20 Nukes’? Lee Warns As Trump Hails ‘Capable’ North Korea, Hints At Pyongyang Meet|4K

Last Updated:August 26, 2025, 14:08 IST Crux Videos US President Donald Trump said Monday (August 25) he hoped to meet again with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, possibly this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea’s dovish new leader that...

Lee asks Trump to become 'peacemaker' on North Korea

Published: 26 Aug. 2025, 19:25 Updated: 26 Aug. 2025, 19:42 Korean President Lee Jae Myung, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump chat in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Aug. 25. The two leaders held their first bilateral...

Trump Tower in North Korea Suggested as Kim Jong Un Meeting Teased

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung floated the idea of building a Trump Tower in North Korea during a meeting at the White House this week, as U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in reviving direct talks with Kim Jong Un. The meeting...

Trump Embarrasses ‘Guest’ South Korea In White House? Hails North Korea’s Kim In Meeting With Lee

Trump says he will meet with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un 'at some point'

Baku, August 26, AZERTAC US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would sit down with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "at some point" again following their historic meetings during his first term, Anadolu Agency reported. Trump told reporters...

“South Korea looks forward to “construction of Trump tower in North Korea, [Trump] playing golf”: President Lee Jae Myung

Washington, DC [US], August 26 (ANI): President of South Korea, Lee Jae Myung, on Tuesday asked for US President Donald Trump's intervention in establishing peace in North and South Korea. Lee Jae Myung jested with Trump- an avid golfer- that he...

North Korea Could Produce 10 to 20 Nuclear Weapons Per Year, South Korean President Says

President Lee Jae Myung made this assessment on Monday while calling for efforts to lower tensions on the Korean peninsula, AFP reported. “An ICBM capable of reaching the United States is almost fully developed, and they are continuing to build...

What Trump’s improbable bid for ROK land reveals about his North Korea plans

U.S. President Donald Trump raised eyebrows on Monday with an unusual bid for ownership of the South Korean land that hosts American bases, a proposal that, while highly unlikely to come to fruition, may signal a willingness to commit to a...

North Korea could produce 10-20 nukes per year – S. Korea leader

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung attend a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 25, 2025. Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON — North Korea could soon produce 10 to 20...

'Build Trump Tower in North Korea, play golf with Kim': South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s has an unlikely pitch for Trump

In his first Oval Office meeting with Donald Trump, South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung mixed charm with diplomacy. He urged Trump to take the lead in reopening dialogue with North Korea and slipped in a light-hearted proposal. “I look forward...

world South Korea's Lee proposes meeting between Trump and North Korea's Kim later this year, Lee's office says

SEOUL — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has proposed a possible meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un later this year if Trump comes to South Korea for a regional forum meeting, Lee's office said. Lee...

U.S. President Trump Says He Wants To Meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un This Year

Addis Ababa, August 26, 2025 (ENA)— U.S President Donald, US President Donald Trump said Monday he hoped to meet again with North Korea's Kim Jong Un, possibly this year, as he held White House talks with South Korea's dovish new leader that got...

North Korea could produce 10 to 20 nuclear weapons per year

WASHINGTON: North Korea could soon produce 10 to 20 nuclear weapons per year according to South Korea’s dovish new president. President Lee Jae Myung made this assessment on Monday while calling for efforts to lower tensions on the Korean...

US Flexes Stealth Jet Muscles at North Korea

The United States has deployed F-35 stealth fighter jets for a military exercise in South Korea amid the threat posed by North Korea, according to photos released by the Pentagon. The war game, code-named Ulchi Freedom Shield 25, began on August...