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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang October 8, 2017. (Reuters)
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FILE PHOTO: A guard walks along a platform past signs, which read “Russia” (L) and “DPRK”(Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), at the border crossing between Russia and North Korea in the settlement of Tumangan, North Korea July 18, 2014. REUTERS/Yuri Maltsev/File Photo
Russia Presents Pyongyang with Economic Support to Prevent Deposing Kim Jong-un
Moscow rushed quietly to propping up Kim Jong-un’s position as supreme leader in North Korea with added economic support, as it fears that US regional clout could threaten Russia’s eastern in the future. Although Russia has an interest in protecting North Korea, it...Caption:
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)
Trump Stands at the Edge of a Cliff with Kim Jong Un. Time to Start Dealing.
Top US officials have said repeatedly that America is seeking a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis with North Korea. But President Trump’s insulting comments toward North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appear to have made such a negotiated settlement more difficult....Caption:
The UN Security Council unanimously approved on Monday new sanctions against North Korea. (Reuters)
UN Unanimously Adopts Softer Sanctions on North Korea
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved on Monday new sanctions against North Korea that bans it from importing all natural gas liquids and condensates. The sanctions were not the toughest-ever measures sought by the administration of US President...Caption:
The Friendship Bridge that connects Sinuiju and the the Chinese city of Dandong, is the conduit for much of the trade between North Korea and China (AFP Photo/GREG BAKER)