US President Donald Trump said he plans to reach out to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un following his return to the White House. Trump was asked about his plans for Kim during an interview on Thursday and whether he would “reach out”.

North Korea’s state media reported on Donald Trump’s inauguration in its first direct acknowledgement of his return to the White House and adopted a neutral tone without referencing the president’s characterization of Pyongyang as a “nuclear power.

The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (2nd LD) Trump says he will reach out to N. Korea's Kim again WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will reach out to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un again,

North Korea defended its right to maintain a nuclear weapons program at a United Nations disarmament conference held shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump referred to the North as a "nuclear power.

North Korea’s second launch event of 2025 - following a ballistic launch last week - comes days ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration on a federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr Day

Propaganda so blatant it would make the dictator of North Korea blush,” one critic cracked about Karoline Leavitt’s praise of the president on Fox News.

South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event of 2025

US President Donald Trump has labeled North Korea leader Kim Jong Un a "nuclear power." Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said that he and Kim "got along very well." Trump said: "He is a nuclear power. We got along. I think he will be happy to see me coming back."

SEOUL, Jan. 14 (UPI) --North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, in a provocation staged just days before U.S. President-elect ...

The latest missile test coincided with Takeshi Iwaya’s visit, the first by a Japanese foreign minister in seven years, to Seoul for talks on trilateral cooperation with the US. Mr Iwaya met his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae Yul on Monday. He condemned the North’s nuclear and missile development, and pledged to boost security ties with Seoul.

Even if Trump returns to the White House, a quick resumption of diplomacy with North Korea could be unlikely. Kim’s strengthened position — built on his expanded nuclear arsenal, deepening ...