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President Trump Declares North Korea a 'State Sponsor of Terrorism'

President Trump has announced that the US is re-designating North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, nine years after it was removed from the list. In a cabinet meeting, he said the move would trigger "very large" additional sanctions to be announced on Tuesday

North Korea withdraw from 2022 World Cup in Qatar

North Korea has withdrawn from next month's qualifying tournament for the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar. This was confirmed by the Asian Football Confederation on Sunday. North Korea had already pulled out of the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer, because

South Korea star Son Heung-Min Appointed New Tottenham Hotspurs Captain

Tottenham Hotspurs will have a new skipper in the person of Son Heung-Min, following confirmation by manager Ange Postecoglou. The 31-year-old attacker has a wealth of captaincy experience at international level with South Korea, for whom he has 111 caps.

EPL: Son Heung-min becomes younger following changes in South Korea

Tottenham star Son Heung-min is now one year younger after South Korea changed how they count their citizens' ages. Before now, the Asian country's method of age counting saw all babies counted as one-year-olds at birth; this included their gestation period

American Student Released By North Korea Last Week, Has Died

United States student Otto Warmbier, who was imprisoned in North Korea for 17 months before being returned home in a coma less than a week ago, has died in a Ohio hospital, his family said in a statement. The 22-year-old was detained in North Korea for allegedly

North Korea Fires Missile After Being Sanctioned By The US

North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile, according to South Korean military. The missile was launched around 11.30am Seoul time (2.30am UK time) in waters east of the Korean peninsula, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. It comes after

South Korea passes bill to ban consumption of dog meat

South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the eating and selling of dog meat, a move that will end the controversial centuries-old practice amid growing support for animal welfare. The National Assembly passed the bill by a 208-0 vote in a move

North Korean Soldier Running for His Life Escapes to South Korea

South Korea fired warning shots at North Korean border guards on Thursday when they approached the demarcation line between the two countries after a soldier defected to the South, the Defence Ministry in Seoul said. Around 20 shots were fired, the ministry

Trouble Looms! North Korea Dares US with Latest Missile Warhead Test

North Korea claims it fired a new type of ballistic missile Monday, demonstrating its ability to carry out a highly accurate strike. Experts, however, have expressed skepticism, noting there is no way to independently verify the test results. The warhead atop

North Korea Warns Of Tough Response After U.S. Blacklisted Leader

North Korea warned on Thursday it is planning its toughest response to what it deemed a "declaration of war" by the United States after Washington blacklisted the nuclear-armed country's leader, Kim Jong Un, for human rights abuses. Pyongyang described the

South Korea opposition leader, Lee Jae-myung. stabbed in the neck

South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung has been hospitalised after being attacked during a visit to the southern port city of Busan, sustaining injuries that health officials said were not life threatening. Lee, 59, was stabbed on the left side

U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles crash out after defeat to Korea Republic

Nigeria have been eliminated from this year's FIFA U-20 World Cup, following a 1-0 defeat to Korea Republic on Sunday. The Flying Eagles failed to score in over 120 minutes of the encounter. However, the Koreans grabbed the winner in the 95th minute through

US and Japan Develop New Plan to Dismantle North Korea... See Details

President Donald Trump has been finding it very difficult to stop North Korea and its nuclear exploration as he has now teamed up with Japan. President Donald Trump Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and agreed

Politics: North and South Korea agree to pursue signing a peace treaty

Inset: null (Screenshot/ Reuters TV) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have agreed to seek an end to the armistice agreement and sign a peace treaty. The announcement was made at the end of a historic day. Though it was

S/Korea starts process to suspend licences of 4,900 striking doctors

South Korea said Monday it had started procedures to suspend the medical licences of 4,900 junior doctors who have resigned and stopped working to protest government medical training reforms, causing healthcare chaos. The walkout, which started February 20

Sound of a Barking Dog: North Korea Mocks President Trump's Speech at the UNGA

North Korea has mocked the speech made by President Donald Trump threatening the country as another "sound of a barking dog." North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho has described U.S. President Donald Trump's speech to the UN as "the sound of a barking

World War III? North Korea is Now a Global Threat - United Nation Declares

North Korea has evolved from being a regional menace to a "global threat," the head of the UN's nuclear watchdog has said. Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Authority, told CNN that North Korea's claim that it had tested a hydrogen bomb

U.S Sanctions North Korea leader Kim Jong-un Over Human Right Abuses

The US has sanctioned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the first time over his "notorious abuses of human rights". The sanctions, the first to target any North Koreans for rights abuses, affect property and other assets within the US jurisdiction. They