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by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The crisis over North Korea’s nuclear program heated further Thursday, with President Donald Trump underscoring his threat to rain “fire and fury” on Kim Jong-Un, saying the stark warning maybe “wasn’t tough enough.” The latest escalation in the long-simmering stand-off has set the world on edge, with stock markets down and jittery observers now openly pondering whether the risk of nuclear conflict is real. […]
by Jerome Cartillier with Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday warned North Korea it should be “very, very nervous” of the consequences if it even thinks of attacking United States soil, after nuclear-armed Pyongyang said it was readying missile launch plans on the Pacific territory of Guam. The Republican billionaire dismissed any criticism of his “fire and fury” warning, saying it possibly “wasn’t tough […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union on Thursday expanded its North Korean sanctions blacklist as fiery rhetoric between Washington and Pyongyang sent tensions soaring. The 28-nation EU has steadily increased asset freezes and travel bans on North Korea over its repeated violation of UN resolutions on its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. After tests of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States mainland, the UN last week imposed the most […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella assured the public on Thursday the government had in place “contingency plans” for Filipinos in Guam, following North Korea’s pronouncements it was reviewing plans to strike United States military targets there. “As far as I know, especially regarding Filipinos there, the embassies and consulates also in Hagatna have contingency plans which are regularly updated to enable them to respond to emergencies,” Abella said in a press briefing in Malacanang. […]
North Korea is working on plans for a missile strike near the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam targeted at “mid-August,” according to Pyongyang’s state-run KCNA news agency which cited a North Korean army official. The army will complete its plans in mid-August, ready for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s order, General Kim Rak Gyom, commander of the Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army said on Wednesday (August 9). The news agency issued […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Thursday said United States President Donald Trump was “bereft of reason” and would only respond to force, as it elaborated on a threat to attack the US Pacific territory of Guam. Trump this week stunned the world with a bold-faced message to Kim Jong-Un, saying his country faced “fire and fury like the world has never seen.” Pyongyang then said it was working on a plan to […]
Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Nagasaki must be the last place to suffer an atomic bombing, its mayor said Wednesday, marking 72 years since the devastating American nuclear attack on the Japanese city with a passionate call for denuclearization. The anniversary comes as tensions over North Korea’s rogue weapons program and increasingly bellicose rhetoric from United States president Donald Trump rattle the region and put nuclear threats in the spotlight. “A […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, a major development sure to further inflame tensions. The Post cited parts of an analysis conducted by the Defense Intelligence Agency that says the intelligence community thinks North Korea has “nuclear weapons for ballistic missile delivery” — including in intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Post said the assessment’s broad conclusions were verified […]
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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it is considering strikes near US strategic military installations in Guam with its intermediate range ballistic missiles, state news agency KCNA reported. The threat came hours after US President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with “fire and fury” over its missile program and days after the UN Security Council levied new sanctions on North Korea over its growing nuclear arsenal. Pyongyang said it’s “now carefully […]
by Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump issued an apocalyptic warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying it faces “fire and fury” over its missile program, after United States media reported Pyongyang has successfully miniaturized a nuclear warhead. North Korea raised the stakes just hours later, saying it was considering missile strikes near US strategic military installations on the Pacific island of Guam. Once finalized, the plan could […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told Pyongyang “we would be a good dialogue partner,” a statement Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said meant the Philippine chief executive “welcomed the opportunity for dialogue in the Asean Regional Forum.” Duterte made the comment to North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho himself, as he welcomed the reclusive state’s high-ranking official to the 50th anniversary celebration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the Philippine International […]
