North Korea accuses the US of trying to build an Asian NATO
The US, Japan, and South Korea concluded their biggest ever three day military exercise on Sunday. North Korea termed it “reckless and provocative” and warned it can have “fatal consequences”
The Korean War continues with Biden’s renewal of travel ban to North Korea
The draconian travel ban prevents as many as 100,000 Koreans in the United States from visiting family members in North Korea. It is another weapon of war, part of the broader US strategy to further isolate North Korea and inflame tensions between both halves of the peninsula
Joint US-South Korea military exercises conclude, with an eye on North Korea and China
The military exercises point towards a more aggressive US presence in the Pacific and increasing encirclement of China
China, Russia blame US for stoking tensions in Korea, call to ease sanctions on DPRK
The two nations defended their earlier veto against the UN Security Council resolution to impose further sanctions on North Korea and argued that the US has played a major role in stoking tensions in the peninsula
South Korea declares multilateral agreement to end Korean War
South Korean president Moon Jae-in announced that the four parties in the Korean War, which ended in a stalemate in 1953, have agreed “in-principle” to formally declare its end, indicating a major step towards peace
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