North Korea’s Kim gives warning
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The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said her country will never see South Korea as a partner for diplomacy, according to state media Wednesday, in her latest taunt of Seoul’s new liberal government’s efforts to mend ties.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un demands nuclear buildup after calling joint US-South Korea military drills an expression of will to "provoke war."
Kim Jong-un has condemned South Korean-US military drills while touring his most advanced warship fitted with nuclear-capable systems. North Korea's leader vowed a rapid expansion of his nuclear forces to counter rivals, state media reported on Tuesday (August 19).
Volodin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, conveyed greetings from the Russian leader and thanked Kim for North Korea's support of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine. Putin held a phone call with Kim on Tuesday and updated him on planned talks with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday.