•Labels Saudi Arabia, Iran, N/Korea countries of concern •Russia placed on special watch list Jude Johnson with Agency report The United States has announced the designation of the Boko Haram terrorist group as an entity “of particular concern”. The US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in a statement revealed the designation of Boko Haram
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North Korea to US: ‘There is no way we will denuclarize’
North Korea’s Foreign Minister said there is “no way” Kim Jong-un will denuclearize while the US continues to brutalise the reclusive nation with crippling sanctions. Ri Yong-ho said there was no way the country would give up its nuclear weapons unilaterally under such circumstances. The official told the UNGA that North Korea
US ready to resume north Korea talks, seek denuclearization by 2021
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he wants to restart nuclear talks with North Korea at the "earliest opportunity" in the wake of new agreements reached between the two Koreas at a summit in Pyongyang. The move comes after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pledged at the historic summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in to dismantle its
North, South Korea to hold 3rd peace summit September
Godsgift Onyedinefu The North and south Korean leaders have agreed to hold an inter-korean summit to discuss issues on the permanent settlement of peace and ways to ease tensions between the countries, Director, Korean Cultural Centre, Abuja, Sungrae Han announced on Tuesday. The summit which is set to hold spetember 18th - 20th
North Korea urges U.S. to drop sanctions immediately
North Korea state media called on the United States to immediately drop its sanctions against the communist country, accusing Washington of "acting opposite" to its plans of improving ties. Pyongyang said it has shown good faith by stopping its nuclear tests and handing over the remains of American soldiers killed in the 1950-1953
North Korea, U.S. at discord over nuclear programme
North Korea and the United States on Saturday sparred over an agreement reached at a landmark summit in June for the Asian country to end its nuclear program, as Washington called for maintaining sanctions pressure against Pyongyang, which in turn said it was alarmed by U.S. intentions. North Korea however accused
North Korea violates security sanctions, continues work on nuclear programme – UN report
Godsgift onyedinefu According to a confidential leaked report by the United Nations, North Korea continues to develop it's Nuclear programme and is violating international sanctions by clandestinely transferring weapons and fuel. By turning off tracking systems on ships, the North Asian nation was able to carry out illicit ship-to-ship petroleum transfers, an activity
Trump Doctrine? Chaos from order
John R. Allen Sydney J. Harris, the 20th-century American journalist and political progressive, famously observed that “the difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does …” His words
Trump pledges security guarantees to North Korea
President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit on Tuesday with the US president pledging unspecified “security guarantees” to the North and Kim recommitting to the “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” They coupled the summit agreement with lofty promises by Trump to handle “a
