Politics What we know about Kim Jong Un's train — a slow-moving bulletproof fortress On Monday, a dark green train with yellow trim was spotted at the border where Russia, China and North Korea meet. It runs with one passenger in mind: the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un. Noah Caldwell Sarah Handel
World North Korea's Kim Vows To Be Ready For Confrontation With The U.S. Earlier this week, the U.S. and other leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations issued a statement calling for North Korea to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks. The Associated Press
World North Korea's Kim Alludes To 1990s Famine, Warns Of 'Difficulties Ahead Of Us' Kim Jong Un calls for the country to prepare for another "arduous march" — using a phrase that has come to describe the disastrous and prolonged food shortages of the '90s. Scott Neuman
World North Korea's Kim Talks Of New Weapons, But Leaves Door Open For Biden Kim Jong Un calls for beefing up his country's nuclear and military capabilities, but appears to be leaving open the possibility for negotiation with the incoming Biden administration. Anthony Kuhn
World In Rare Display Of Contrition, North Korean Leader Admits Failures At a party congress gathering in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un acknowledged that policies of the past five years had been an abject failure. Anthony Kuhn
World 'No Unusual Signs' That Kim Jong Un's Health Is In Danger, South Korea Says The North Korean leader's public absence and reports of a recent surgery have prompted a flurry of rumors about his health. But South Korean officials said Tuesday, "There is nothing we can confirm." Colin Dwyer
World North Korea's Kim Jong Un Says He Is No Longer Bound By Nuclear Missile Moratorium He stopped short of saying he was breaking off nuclear negotiations with the U.S. President Trump has repeatedly touted the testing moratorium as a political victory. Anthony Kuhn
World Bolton: Trump Administration Could Be Making 'Big Mistake' On North Korea In an exclusive interview with NPR, former Ambassador John Bolton criticized his ex-boss' strategy, saying "there's no serious chance" North Korea will voluntarily give up its nuclear weapons program. Colin Dwyer Steve Inskeep
Politics Trump And Kim's Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal Talks between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ended early Thursday. Trump cited continued sanctions against North Korea as a sticking point. Matthew S. Schwartz
National Second Trump-Kim Summit Kicks Off In Hanoi With A Handshake President Trump and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un are going for round two as the U.S. seeks denuclearization by the North. Amy Held
