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North Korea warned on Tuesday that the U.S. must accept new realities and that future talks will not lead to denuclearisation, signalling a hardened stance despite past summits with U.S. President Trump.
Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un and a key spokesperson, acknowledged that the personal relationship between Kim and President Donald Trump 'is not bad,' but she dismissed the idea that this rapport could lead to the end of North Korea’s nuclear programme as 'mockery.'
"If the U.S. fails to accept the changed reality and persists in the failed past, the DPRK-U.S. meeting will remain as a hope of the U.S. side," she said, referring to North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the geopolitical landscape have evolved dramatically since the three summits during Trump’s first term.She said that any attempt to deny North Korea’s status as a nuclear weapons state will be firmly rejected.
State media reported resumed direct flights between Pyongyang and Moscow, reflecting closer North Korea-Russia ties amid North Korea’s military support for Russia’s Ukraine war, which has drawn U.S. criticism.
A White House official said Trump remains committed to denuclearisation and open to talks with Kim.
"The president retains those objectives and remains open to engaging with Leader Kim to achieve a fully de-nuclearised North Korea," the White House official told Reuters.
The 2018 Singapore summit agreed on a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula, but later talks in Hanoi failed over sanctions.
Trump has highlighted his good relationship with Kim and willingness to engage.
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met King Charles III at Windsor Castle on 24 October, ahead of planned talks with European leaders in London.
Uzbekistan and the European Union (EU) are set to sign a new Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA), marking a major step in bilateral relations and placing Uzbekistan among the EU’s closest partners in Central Asia.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan said the United States and others must do more to push Israel to stop violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement, including the possible use of sanctions or halting arms sales.
Southeast Asian leaders and global partners, including U.S. President Donald Trump, will gather in Kuala Lumpur from 26 to 28 October to discuss trade, regional conflicts and global security, with East Timor set to join ASEAN as its 11th member.
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