The United States has blocked efforts by a UN agency to improve civil aviation in North Korea at a time when Pyongyang is trying to reopen part of its airspace to foreign flights, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

US blocks North Korean air traffic revival ahead of Trump-Kim summit: Sources

The BSE benchmark Sensex Monday fell over 150 points, led by weakness in auto, IT and financial stocks amid heavy selling by foreign institutional investors, as investors turned cautious ahead of RBI's board meet.

Sensex drops over 150 points ahead of RBI board meet

North Korea is facing a "significant, historic turning point", state media said on Monday, ahead of a highly-anticipated second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un.

North Korea faces 'historic turning point': State media ahead of US summit

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits South Korea from February 21 to 22, his 30-hour visit to the North East Asian country will see many engagements with Korean leadership, businesses and other stakeholders.

PM Modi to visit South Korea, will launch India-Korea start-up hub

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will arrive in Vietnam on February 25 ahead of a planned second summit with US President Donald Trump, three sources with direct knowledge of Kim's schedule told Reuters on Saturday.

Kim Jong Un to arrive in Vietnam on February 25 ahead of Trump summit

The US State Department announced Friday that the special US envoy for North Korea will meet again with Pyongyang officials before a second summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un — hours after he returned to Seoul from talks in the North on the summit's agenda.

US envoy to meet North Korea counterpart again ahead of Trump-Kim summit

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President Donald Trump told Americans in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that he will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un February 27-28 in Vietnam to continue his efforts to persuade Kim to give up his nuclear weapons.

I will meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam on February 27-28: Trump in State of the Union address

The US special envoy for North Korea will meet with his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday in Pyongyang to prepare for a summit later this month between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the US State Department said on Monday.

US envoy to hold talks in North Korea on Wednesday

North Korea is working to ensure its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities cannot be destroyed by military strikes, UN monitors said ahead of a meeting between US and North Korean officials to prepare a second denuclearisation summit.

North Korea protecting nuclear missiles, UN monitors say, ahead of summit talks

A US negotiator called Thursday on North Korea to provide a detailed account of its weapons to seal a peace deal, saying President Donald Trump was ready to offer a future that includes diplomatic relations and economic aid.

US calls on North Korea to provide full list of weapons programs to seal peace deal

US should stop unreasonable suppression of Huawei: China China on Tuesday accused the United States of "political motivations" behind sweeping charges against Chinese telecom giant Huawei in a case that has ratcheted up tensions between the two superpowers.

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North Korea said on Tuesday that relations with the United States will develop "wonderfully at a fast pace" if Washington responds to its efforts on denuclearisation with trustworthy measures and practical actions.

If US responds to denuclearisation with trustworthy measures, relations will develop fast: North Korea

US, regional powers say they recognise Maduro's opponent as leader of Venezuela The United States and major South American nations recognised Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim leader Wednesday while the EU called for free elections to restore democracy, leaving President Nicolas Maduro increasingly isolated.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un spoke highly of US President Donald Trump, state media said on Thursday, and expressed satisfaction over the results of talks between officials from both countries about a second summit between Kim and Trump.

North Korea's Kim says he 'believes in' Trump ahead of second summit: State media

One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published on Monday.

Report reveals undeclared North Korean missile base headquarters

A top North Korean general opened talks with the US leadership Friday on a rare visit to Washington, in a sign of progress towards arranging a new summit with President Donald Trump aimed at denuclearization and easing decades of hostility.

Top North Korean holds rare Washington talks to prepare Trump-Kim summit

A North Korean envoy arrived in Washington on Thursday for expected talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and a possible encounter with President Donald Trump aimed at laying the groundwork for a second US-North Korea summit.

North Korea envoy in US for talks with Pompeo, possibly Trump

North Korea's top envoy involved in talks with the United States arrived in Beijing on Thursday and is thought to be en route to Washington, South Korean news agency Yonhap said on Thursday.

Pompeo's North Korea counterpart arrives in Beijing for talks: Report

A top North Korean diplomat was travelling to Sweden Tuesday, she told reporters, as speculation mounts over the next summit between the isolated state's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump.

North Korean official heads for talks in Sweden: Report

The United States and North Korea plan to hold high-level talks in Washington this week to discuss a second meeting between their leaders, South Korean media said on Tuesday, as the old enemies seek an "interim" deal to revitalise nuclear talks.

US, North Korea to hold talks this week seeking 'interim' deal: Report

The second meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may happen sooner than expected, recent reports have stated. According to a Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, Trump has proposed holding the second summit with Kim in mid-February.

Second Trump-Kim Summit likely in February: Report

Nepal on Friday strongly pitched for convening of the SAARC summit, saying differences should be resolved through dialogue and the grouping should collectively deal with terrorism and other key challenges facing the region.

If Trump and Kim can meet, why not other countries: Nepal on stalled SAARC summit

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's surprise trip to China could herald a new round of summitry on and about the peninsula, analysts say, but may also be an attempt to pressure US President Donald Trump as negotiations between them falter.

'Kim Jong Un meeting China's Xi to up pressure on Trump'

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US blocks North Korean air traffic revival ahead of Trump-Kim summit: Sources

Sensex drops over 150 points ahead of RBI board meet

North Korea faces 'historic turning point': State media ahead of US summit

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Kim Jong Un to arrive in Vietnam on February 25 ahead of Trump summit

US envoy to meet North Korea counterpart again ahead of Trump-Kim summit

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I will meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam on February 27-28: Trump in State of the Union address

US envoy to hold talks in North Korea on Wednesday

North Korea protecting nuclear missiles, UN monitors say, ahead of summit talks

US calls on North Korea to provide full list of weapons programs to seal peace deal

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If US responds to denuclearisation with trustworthy measures, relations will develop fast: North Korea

News brief: Big stories of the day

North Korea's Kim says he 'believes in' Trump ahead of second summit: State media

Report reveals undeclared North Korean missile base headquarters

Top North Korean holds rare Washington talks to prepare Trump-Kim summit

North Korea envoy in US for talks with Pompeo, possibly Trump

Pompeo's North Korea counterpart arrives in Beijing for talks: Report

North Korean official heads for talks in Sweden: Report

US, North Korea to hold talks this week seeking 'interim' deal: Report

Second Trump-Kim Summit likely in February: Report

If Trump and Kim can meet, why not other countries: Nepal on stalled SAARC summit

'Kim Jong Un meeting China's Xi to up pressure on Trump'