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Donald Trump warns Hassan Rouhani to 'be cautious', says 'never, ever threaten US again or you will suffer consequences'

Donald Trump's response came after Hassan Rouhani earlier issued his own warning to the US leader not to "play with the lion's tail."

G20 Summit: MoS VK Singh and US deputy secretary of state John Sullivan discuss strategic partnership, ministerial dialogue

India's Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh and US deputy secretary of state John Sullivan discussed the strategic partnership between the two countries at their meeting in Buenos Aires on Monday.

US to continue working with Russia on issues concerning national security, says White House

Maintaining that Russian interference would not be tolerated, the White House said the onus lies with Russia as to what type of relationship they want with the US.

Japanese town holds evacuation drill amid fears that North Korea could launch ballistic missile

Tokyo: A Japanese town conducted an evacuation drill Sunday amid rising fear that a North Korean ballistic missile could hit Japanese soil.

Second day of North, South Korea talks: Rivals still divided on crucial issues

North and South Korea started the second day of high-level talks at a North Korean border town on Saturday, a promising sign of reconciliation efforts after stepping away from a military standoff in August.

North Korea warns foreigners to leave South amid new threats of war

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea intensified threats of an imminent conflict against the United States and the South on Tuesday, warning foreigners to evacuate South Korea to avoid being dragged into "thermonuclear war". The North's latest message belied an atmosphere free of anxiety in the South Korean capital, where the city centre was bustling with traffic and offices operated normally

North Korea's peasant army gets ready to farm, not wage war

SEOUL (Reuters) - As a North Korean army signaller near the tense sea border with the South, Lee So-yeon was given live ammunition and a steel helmet during a 1993 crisis, but soon found herself back doing what she and her comrades did most - farming. It's a vital service in a country where millions cannot find enough to eat. That crisis 20 years ago - Pyongyang announced it was quitting a global nuclear pact - eventually passed

China's top paper goes to town with "sexy" N.Korea's Kim

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top newspaper went to town on Tuesday with a 55-page online picture spread of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un being named The Onion's "Sexiest Man Alive for 2012", appearing to fall for a spoof by the U.S. satirical website

Opticians make witty ad out of N Korean flag mix up

Opticians Specsavers took out adverts in national newspapers with the North Korean flag above the South Korean one and, written in Korean, a message suggesting the officials should have visited them for an eye test.

Timeline: North Korea's missile programme

North Korea announced Friday it plans to launch a long-range rocket mounted with a satellite next month. Here's a timeline of its missile programme.