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US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AFP)

Why India, Pak can’t do a Trump-Kim on J&K

South Korea may be a US ally, but it is not the United States, represented by the man who shook hands with Mr Kim Jong-un on Tuesday.

13 Jun 2018 12:57 AM

Kim and Trump make history, raise hopes

The US leader was also criticised for ending military exercises, which he called wargames.

13 Jun 2018 12:13 AM

Trump said, 'We signed a joint statement that is an unwavering commitment to complete denuclearisation of North Korea.' (Photo: AFP)

India welcomes Trump-Kim summit; calls it 'positive development'

India hopes that any resolution on denuclearisation of Korean peninsula will address concerns over N Korea's nuclear proliferation linkages.

12 Jun 2018 9:27 PM

'We hope the summit will be a success and bring us a complete denuclearisation, peace and a new era' in relations between the two Koreas and the United States, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said. (Photo: AP)

South Korean President spent ‘sleepless night’ in excitement, says office

Moon, whose earlier meetings with Kim had paved the way for the Singapore summit, smiled and applauded alongside his cabinet ministers.

12 Jun 2018 1:46 PM

Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un share historic handshake

It's the first meeting in history between a sitting American president and a North Korean leader.

12 Jun 2018 6:49 AM

Expect the unexpected at Trump-Kim meet

Trump’s numerous tweets and impromptu remarks reveal his conviction that he holds all the cards.

12 Jun 2018 12:59 AM

What if N Korea didn’t have nuclear weapons?

North Korea’s quest for nuclear weapons capability started in the mid-1960s.

10 Jun 2018 5:24 AM

The President's statement comes a day after Singapore designated a special event area of the Sentosa island tourist resort for Tuesday's historic summit, which is expected to be covered by over 2,500 journalists from across the world. (Photo: AP)

Preparations for N Korea summit moving along very well: Trump

Multiple US and N Korean teams are holding simultaneous meetings ahead of the Singapore Summit.

06 Jun 2018 12:57 PM

Trump says North Korea summit could still happen

US defence secretary Jim Mattis said there was “possibly some good news” on the summit.

26 May 2018 6:23 AM

US president Donald Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AFP)

Trump was too hasty

Kim’s move to destroy some of his nuclear testing infrastructure buried in a mountain may be hollow as the process is not irreversible.

26 May 2018 4:50 AM

“The word is that recently the Border has become much more porous and more has been filtering in. I want this to happen, and North Korea to be VERY successful, but only after signing!” Trump said. (Photo: AP)

Trump asks China to be tough with North Korea on border

'China must continue to be strong & tight on the border of North Korea until a deal is made,' Trump said in a tweet.

21 May 2018 8:11 PM

US President Donald Trump (left), North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AFP)

All eyes on Trump-Kim summit: Will it happen or not?

The denuclearisation of North Korea can only be a process with major reciprocal steps by the United States and South Korea.

21 May 2018 1:00 AM

In a phone conversation on Sunday, Trump and Moon "exchanged views on various actions taken by North Korea recently", Moon's office said in a statement. (Photo: File/AP)

Donald Trump, Moon Jae-in discuss North Korea's threat to cancel summit

Pyongyang abruptly threatened to pull out of the planned summit next month because of US demands for 'unilateral nuclear abandonment'.

20 May 2018 5:21 PM

In a five-minute video entitled 'Tel Aviv is Also a Land of Muslims,' the Egyptian doctor who took charge of the global terror group after its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011 referred to the Palestinian Authority as the 'sellers of Palestine' while urging followers to take up arms. (Photo: AFP)

Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri calls for jihad on eve of US embassy move to Jerusalem

Top US officials have meanwhile insisted they could still push forward the troubled peace process despite outrage across the Arab world.

14 May 2018 2:24 PM

Since the Winter Olympics in the South, Pyongyang and Washington have agreed to the unprecedented Singapore meeting. A woman walks by a huge screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Photo | AP)

North Korea will never fully give up nuclear weapons: Top defector

US is seeking the 'complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearisation (CVID)' of the North and stresses that verification will be key.

14 May 2018 12:16 PM

Pledging a ‘no more war’ scenario, the historic Panmunjom declaration, released at the third inter-Korean summit on April 27, promises a 'new era' of national reconciliation, peace and prosperity. (Photo: AP)

China’s role in the region will continue to remain a defining element in the Korean Peninsula

Politics in the Korean Peninsula is witnessing rapid changes, with both N and S Korea coming together after decades of mutual isolation.

13 May 2018 10:57 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in embrace each other. (Photo: AP/File)

Chinese revisionism in Korean corridor

Expectations in the Korean corridors are high on the prospects and outcome of the forthcoming meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un.

13 May 2018 6:01 AM

Talking to reporters at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the US State Department, he said Donald Trump and the world have set the 'conditions' for a successful outcome from the June 12 summit between the US President and Kim in Singapore. (Photo: AP/File)

US ready to provide N Korea with assurances if it denuclearises: Mike Pompeo

Mike Pompeo, who returned from North Korea a day earlier after meeting with Kim, said he had 'good conversation' with the leader.

12 May 2018 10:49 AM

As of now, only one day has been kept for the meeting between Trump and Kim Jong-un, adding that planning was still in progress. (Photo: AP)

Trump seek complete, irreversible denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula: WH

The White House cautioned against any new provocative behaviour by Pyongyang. Such a move might force US to halt the meeting.

11 May 2018 9:04 AM

'You know what I want to do? I want to get it finished. The prize I want is victory for the world, not for even here. I want victory for the world. Because that's what we're talking about. So that's the only prize I want,' Trump said in response. (Photo: AP)

Not interested in Nobel prize, want victory for world: Donald Trump

Asked by a journalist if he deserved a Nobel Peace prize, Trump said although everyone thought he did, he would never say it himself.

10 May 2018 11:40 AM

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