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Pyongyang slams Lee for having 'delusion' about denuclearization of N. Korea
Korea Herald
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August 26, 2025
North Korea on Wednesday denounced President Lee Jae Myung for being delusional about denuclearization of the North, stressing that the country will never give up nuclear weapons. The North's criticism came after Lee said during a speech in...
North Korea media criticises South Korea’s Lee as ‘hypocrite’
SRN News
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August 26, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean state media KCNA criticised on Wednesday South Korean President Lee Jae Myung for his remarks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula during his visit to the U.S. this week. “The South...
Governments, tech companies meet in Tokyo to share tips on fighting North Korea IT worker scheme
The Record
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August 26, 2025
Multiple governments and companies held a forum in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss ways of combating a years-long campaign by North Korea to have its citizens illicitly hired in information technology roles. The U.S. State Department said it worked...
N. Korea replaces uranium plant officials after satellite images expose environmental damage
Daily NK
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August 26, 2025
Officials at a uranium refinery in Pyongsan, North Hwanghae province, were recently replaced after the international community raised concerns about environmental damage following satellite images that revealed contaminated wastewater flowing from...
'North Korea is blushing': Trump official ripped for 'abject servility' during meeting
AlterNet
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August 26, 2025
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez‑DeRemer is facing backlash over her "sycophantic" remarks made to President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting Tuesday. “Mr. President, I invite you to see your big beautiful face on a banner in front of the...
Trump says he's willing to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
6 ABC Action News
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August 26, 2025
President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart during a meeting on Monday where they discussed peace in the Korean Peninsula and Pyongyang's nuclear weapon capabilities. South...
S. Korea, US, Japan co-host forum in Tokyo to counter N. Korean IT worker threats
The Korea Times
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August 26, 2025
WASHINGTON — South Korea, the United States and Japan, together with a U.S. cybersecurity firm, co-hosted a forum this week to help counter threats stemming from North Korea's overseas dispatch of its information technology (IT) workers, the State...
Trump wants to meet N Korea’s Kim this year
Daily Star
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August 26, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year and was open to further trade talks with South Korea even as he lobbed new criticisms at the visiting Asian ally. "I'd like to meet him this...
Trump willing to meet North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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August 26, 2025
By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae, Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he told his South Korean counterpart during a meeting on Monday, where they discussed peace in the Korean...
Trump Tower in North Korea? South Korea’s Lee Wants Trump to Play Golf in Kim’s Country
News18
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August 26, 2025
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung proposed building a Trump Tower in North Korea during his White House meeting with President Trump on August 25. The lighthearted remark coincided with Trump expressing interest in resuming direct talks with...
Trump repeatedly touts ‘great relationship’ with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Daily Gate City - Iowa
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At two White House events Monday — including during a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung — President Trump repeatedly boasted about his relationship with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. Trump said he hopes to meet with the leader...
Shots fired at North Korean troops after soldiers stray into demilitarized zone
The Mirror US
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August 26, 2025
Tensions along the North-South Korea border escalated to dangerous new heights after warning shots were fired when troops disregarded demands to stay out of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two nations. A UN Command investigation has...
S. Korea, U.S., Japan co-host forum in Tokyo to counter N. Korean IT worker threats
Yonhap News Agency
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August 26, 2025
By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan, together with a U.S. cybersecurity firm, co-hosted a forum this week to help counter threats stemming from North Korea's overseas dispatch of its information...
'No Murders in North Korea, Either'—CNN's Cornish Smears Trump's DC Success
NewsBusters
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August 26, 2025
DC under Trump = Pyongyang on the Potomac! That was the absurd analogy that CNN This Morning host Audie Cornish tried to make on Tuesday's show. Reacting to the news that there have been no murders in the capital for 12 days running under Trump's...
Governor Signs Bills Protecting Texans from Foreign Adversaries
Texas Border Business
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August 26, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott ceremonially signed House Bill 128, Senate Bill 17, and Senate Bill 1349 into law to protect Texans against threats from hostile foreign adversaries like Russia, Iran, and China. Photo: Office of The GovernorTexas Border...
North Korea cracks down on illegal housing sales as real estate market booms
Daily NK
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August 26, 2025
North Korean authorities have issued an internal directive targeting widespread illegal real estate transactions after discovering rampant home sales across the country. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK recently that the...
South Korea Prosecutes Six U.S. Citizens for Sending Rice and Bibles Toward Oppressed North Koreans
The Gateway Pundit
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August 26, 2025
Credit: Staff Sgt. Ken Scar South Korea has formally referred six American citizens to prosecutors for the “crime” of sending rice, dollar bills, and Bibles to starving and oppressed North Koreans. On June 27, 2025, six Americans, aged between 20...
‘Big progress’ with North Korea possible if South Korea works with US, Trump says
Hankyoreh
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August 26, 2025
President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea speaks to US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Aug. 25, 2025. (Yonhap) Monday’s summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald Trump took place in a cordial atmosphere...
International News Briefs for Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Havana Times
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August 26, 2025
HAVANA TIMES – We bring you some of the top international news stories compiled by Democracy Now on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Three More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza as Israeli Forces Kill 75 in a Day Aug 26, 2025 In Gaza, three more...
Trump Wants A Reunion With Kim, South Korea President Lee Blames Biden For Pyongyang's Nukes | 4K
News18
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August 26, 2025
Last Updated:August 26, 2025, 18:00 IST Crux Videos President Donald Trump teased the possibility of meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un to try and bring peace to the Korean peninsula. South Korean President Lee Jae-myung told Trump he...