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- 1North Korea tells UN of 'mutual distrust' and rising tension●North Korea uses UN platform to lament 'mutual distrust' and tension
North Korean diplomats used a United Nations platform to complain about 'mutual distrust' and growing tension on the Korean peninsula. The remarks come amid longstanding friction over Pyongyang's weapons programmes, sanctions and stalled diplomacy with the United States and South Korea, with officials portraying hostility between states as the main obstacle to peace rather than addressing concerns over its own conduct.
- 2Trump calls Kim Jong Un a 'friend', plays down nuclear threat●Trump calls Kim Jong Un a ‘friend’ and plays down N Korea’s nuclear arsenal
Donald Trump described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a 'friend' and played down the significance of North Korea's nuclear arsenal, according to Al Jazeera. The remarks have drawn attention given Pyongyang's expanding missile programme and the history of fluctuating relations between the two leaders, from summit diplomacy to heated threats.
- 3Trump calls Kim Jong Un 'a friend', downplays nuclear threat●Trump downplays North Korea's nuclear weapons, says Kim is 'a friend'
Donald Trump has dismissed concerns over North Korea's nuclear arsenal, describing leader Kim Jong Un as 'a friend'. The remarks, reported by Reuters and carried widely across international outlets, revive debate over the former US president's unusually warm stance toward Pyongyang and what it could mean for future diplomacy and sanctions policy if he returns to office.
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Russia has appointed a new ambassador to North Korea, drawing attention from analysts tracking Moscow-Pyongyang ties. Coverage, including a profile in The Diplomat, examines the diplomat's background and what the appointment signals for the deepening relationship between the two countries, which has grown closer amid Russia's war in Ukraine and reports of North Korean military cooperation.