North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korea's Kim Jong-un, threatens South with military action over deteriorating relations, anti-Pyongyang leaflets

Describing South Korea as an “enemy,” Kim Yo-jong repeated an earlier threat she had made by saying Seoul will soon witness the collapse of a “useless” inter-Korean liaison office in the border town of Kaesong.

No breakthrough in Iran-US tensions at UNGA; Hassan Rouhani rules out talks with Trump, says 'negotiation under sanctions is negative'

Iran's president has closed the door on meeting Donald Trump despite last-minute European efforts to ease tensions as the United States again ramped up punishing sanctions

Malaysia frees 30-year-old Vietnamese woman accused of killing North Korean leader's half-brother Kim Jong-nam

Doan Thi Huong, 30, was charged along with an Indonesian woman with poisoning Kim Jong-nam by smearing his face with liquid VX, a banned chemical weapon, at Kuala Lumpur airport in February 2017.

China says it never recognised India and Pakistan as nuclear powers, rules out extending such a status to North Korea

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the statement at a media briefing.

Ahead of NATO summit, diplomats fear acrimony between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin may undermine bid to show unity

The NATO summit is likely to be dominated by Trump’s insistence that member nations step up and pay more for their joint defence.

Mike Pompeo holds talks with North Korea officials; seeks 'clarity' on parameters of denuclearisation agreement

Pompeo left Pyongyang for Japan early Saturday afternoon but it wasn't immediately clear if he met with leader Kim Jong-un, as had been expected.

Asian Games 2018: North Korea and South Korea to form joint teams for select sports at mega event

At their historic summit in April, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had agreed to joint participation in "international sports events such as the 2018 Asian Games".

Sensex climbs 209 points on global cues, Nifty closes above 10,800; IIP, inflation data eyed

The BSE Sensex surged 209 points to close at an over four-month high of 35,692.524 on Tuesday, taking positive leads from the global markets as investors largely welcomed a historic summit between the US and North Korea

Kim Jong-un praises North Korea's nuclear programme, promotes sister to senior politburo post

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has promoted his sister to a senior ruling party post, state media said on Sunday,

Kim Jong-un's sister Kim Yo-jong is North Korea's rising star and newest power player

On Sunday, North Korean state media reported that Kim Jong-un promoted his sister to a senior ruling party post, making her one of the most powerful women in the country.