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Stephen E. Biegun, envoy to North Korea, arrives in Seoul as Pyongyang tests missiles

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

North Korea, led by Kim Jong-un (center), accused the U.S. on Thursday of engaging in a "stupid" and "hostile provocation" by convening with a U.N. Security Council meeting on the rising threat of escalation posed by Pygongyang's recent military tests. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

North Korean defector’s comments sharpen debate over Pyongyang’s intentions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

North Korea defector warns Donald Trump on Kim Jong-un, nuclear weapons

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

"I am trying to get us back to a lean and efficient staff that can get the job done, can coordinate with our interagency partners, and make sure the president receives the best advice he needs to make the decisions necessary to keep the American people safe," said National Security Adviser Robert C. O'Brien. (Associated Press/File)

Kim Jong-un nuke test ‘big mistake,’ Robert O’Brien says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone in June 30, 2019. (AP file Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

U.S. must ramp up, not ease, pressure on North Korea, new report warns

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un take a walk after their first meeting at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, in Hanoi. Fears rise that North Korea's year-end deadline to the U.S. to offer some new initiative to the nuclear-standoff means that nearly two years of head-spinning diplomatic engagement might be in danger of falling apart. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Time running out on North Korea’s deadline to US on nukes

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

In this April 26, 2019, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends a wreath-laying ceremony in Vladivostok, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Khitrov, File)

North Korea ‘not interested’ in U.S. talks without more concessions

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

In this undated photo provided on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, front center, poses with pilots during his inspection of a flight demonstration of military aircraft at an airfield in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea’s Kim attends military air show, lauds pilots

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

U.S. and South Korean officials held a strategy meeting during the 2019 Moscow Nonproliferation Conference to discuss ways to renew talks between the U.S. and North Korea that broke down last month. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Signs point to renewed talks between U.S., North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump prepare to shake hands at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said it's running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and unilateral disarmament demands. It's warning that a close personal relationship between their leaders alone wouldn't be enough to prevent nuclear diplomacy from derailing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Kim Jong-un, Donald Trump North Korea denuclearization talks stalled

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test firing of a super-large rocket launcher by the Academy of Defense Science in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says it test-fired new multiple rocket launcher

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

People watch a TV showing a file image of an unspecified North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. South Korea's military said North Korea on Thursday fired two projectiles toward its eastern sea, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up pressure on Washington over a stalemate in nuclear negotiations. The sign reads: &quot;North Korea fired two projectiles.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea fires 2 missiles in the sea amid stalled talks

By Kim Tong-hyung and Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

In this June 30, 2019, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, right, and U.S. President Donald Trump prepare to shake hands at the border village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. North Korea said it's running out of patience with the United States over what it described as hostile policies and unilateral disarmament demands. It's warning that a close personal relationship between their leaders alone wouldn't be enough to prevent nuclear diplomacy from derailing. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Window for negotiated North Korean denuclearization closing

By Bruce Klingner

FILE- In this June 30, 2019, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the North Korean side of the border at the village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone. North Korea on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, accused U.S. officials of maintaining hostility against Pyongyang despite a &quot;special&quot; relationship between Kim and Trump and urged Washington to act &quot;wisely&quot; through the end of the year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

North Korea urges US to act wisely through year-end deadline

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2011, file photo, South Korean invested villas line the coastline of the Mount Kumgang resort, also known as Diamond Mountain, in North Korea. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the destruction of South Korean-made hotels and other tourist facilities at the North's Diamond Mountain resort, apparently because Seoul won't defy international sanctions and resume South Korean tours at the site, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Kim orders South’s buildings at resort in North be destroyed

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korean national soccer team player Son Heung-min answers a reporter's question upon his arrival after the soccer match against North Korea, at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. North Korea held South Korea to a 0-0 draw Tuesday in a World Cup qualifying soccer match played in an empty stadium in Pyongyang, but specific details of the game weren't immediately available. South Korean soccer officials were unable to watch a telecast of the historic game at Kim Il Sung Stadium and South Korean spectators and media were denied entry. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean soccer team tells of ‘rough’ match in Pyongyang

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Members of the South Korean football team pose for a photo before boarding an Air China flight to Pyongyang for a World Cup qualifier match against North Korea from the airport in Beijing on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

North Korea holds South Korea to 0-0 in World Cup qualifier

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

South Korea's Son Heung-min, center, kicks the ball past Sri Lanka's Mohamed Aman, left, during their Asian zone Group H qualifying soccer match for the 2022 World Cup at Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Hwaseong, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Tottenham star Son set for ‘Korean Derby’ in Pyongyang

By JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019, photo, South Korea national soccer team's Son Heung-min, center, warms up during a training session ahead of Asian zone Group H qualifying soccer match against Sri Lanka for the 2022 World Cup at Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Hwaseong, South Korea. (Hong Ki-won/Yonhap via AP)

Seoul unsure if North Korea will air World Cup qualifier

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

People pass by a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. North Korea on Wednesday fired projectiles toward its eastern sea, South Korea's military said, in an apparent display of its expanding military capabilities ahead of planned nuclear negotiations with the United States this weekend. The sign reads: &quot;North Korea launched an unspecified missile.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

UN meets on North Korea missile test which Europeans condemn

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press