Reform UK leader Nigel Farage delivered a stark warning to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to confront growing censorship laws in Britain that he claims threaten free expression across the Western world. Speaking before the House Judiciary Committee, Farage compared the United Kingdom to “North Korea” and called on the United States to pressure its ally to uphold shared values of liberty and free speech.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un ordered an accelerated buildup of nuclear weapons on Monday, using annual U.S.-South Korea joint military drills as justification. Speaking at the launch of the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon, Kim labeled the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises an “obvious expression” of Washington and Seoul’s “will to provoke war.”
A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that North Korea constructed a missile base near the Chinese border that is capable of hitting the United States.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called for the buildup of the country's nuclear arsenal, demanding "rapid expansion" of the weapons program amid recent joint military drills between the United States and South Korea.
President Trump is open to discussions with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un surrounding the country's potential denuclearization, a White House official told Fox News.
Vice Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, warned the United States against engaging in talks surrounding denuclearization.
North Korea delivered a blunt rejection of South Korea’s new liberal government on Monday, as Kim Yo Jong, sister of dictator Kim Jong Un, dismissed diplomatic outreach and reaffirmed the regime's alliance with Russia. In a statement carried by North Korean state media, Kim stated there was “neither a reason to meet nor an issue to be discussed,” signaling no intention to resume engagement with either Seoul or Washington.
South Korea’s newly inaugurated leftist president, Lee Jae-myung, announced his intent Thursday to prioritize closer ties with North Korea, China, and Russia, signaling a sharp departure from the staunch U.S. alliance under his impeached conservative predecessor. Lee’s comments came during a press conference marking his first month in office.
