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,

"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.

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

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

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 ...

Donald Trump took office as the United States' 47th president on Monday, renewing his vow to "put America first" and tariff foreign countries to enrich Americans, while signaling an intent to refrain from military involvement in conflicts overseas.

Around 3,000 North Korea soldiers may be deployed for combat in Ukraine, officials said. The White House called it a sign of "desperation" and "weakness," but noted that it's "highly concerning."

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.