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North Korea says ‘no interest’ in nuclear talks unless US stops ‘escalating hostile military moves’
•North Korea said that it has "no interest" in dialogue unless Washington stops "escalating hostile military moves", as a senior US envoy visited Seoul with an eye on reviving nuclear talks with Pyongyang.
Day after US, South Korea end military drills, Washington says ready to resume nuclear talks with Pyongyang
•Donald Trump says 'nobody's happy' about North Korea's missile launch, claims US authorities looking at it very seriously
•At a White House event, Trump said US authorities were looking 'very seriously' at the launch of the 'short-range missiles' by North Korea.
Ahead of proposed Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un meet in Vietnam’s Danang, UN monitors say North Korea protecting nuclear missiles
•North Korea is working to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities cannot be destroyed by military strikes, UN monitors
Mike Pompeo says North Korea ready to let inspectors into Punggye-ri nuclear and missile testing site
•Mike Pompeo declined to comment whether there was progress on a shutdown of the Yongbyon site.
Russia to oppose US bid for UN blacklist of its ships over Moscow dealing with sanction-hit North Korea
•Russia will oppose a US request to the UN Security Council to blacklist two Russian shipping firms and six Russian-flagged vessels over their dealings with sanctions-hit North Korea