Donald Trump warned North Korea on Tuesday the United States was prepared to use the full range of its military power if needed to defend itself and its allies during a visit to South Korea that took him to the heart of the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang.

Hope to God we don't have to use US military capability against North Korea, says Trump in South Korea

WION morning news brief, November 7, 2017

'Getting ready to leave for South Korea and meetings with President Moon, a fine gentleman. We will figure it all out!' Trump tweeted

Trump promises to 'figure it all out' -- meaning North Korea -- with South Korean President

The North's nuclear programme is 'a threat to the civilised world and international peace and stability,' Trump said

Time for 'patience' on North Korea is over, says Trump

Abe recalled how his grandfather, then-premier Nobusuke Kishi, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower began the tradition of US-Japan golf diplomacy 60 years ago.

Trump wraps up Japan visit over golf, burgers and trade talks

'I would sit down with anybody,' Trump said. 'I don't think it's strength or weakness, I think sitting down with people is not a bad thing'

In U-turn, Trump says he's 'open' to meeting Kim Jong-Un

According to the Washington Post, Pentagon officials have warned that the only way to locate and secure North Korea's nuclear weapons sites would be via a ground invasion.

Trump: 'No dictator' should underestimate US resolve

The report detailing the prospect of war on the Korean peninsula comes as President Donald Trump embarks on a nearly two-week Asia tour, with the North's nuclear and missile program expected to top the agenda.

Securing N. Korea nukes would require US ground invasion: Reports

"Former prime minister Indira Gandhi refused to carry out note ban. Had she done note ban when needed, I would not have had to carry out this big task,'' said PM?Narendra Modi.

WION evening news brief, Nov 5, 2017

US?President Donald Trump heads to Japan on the first stop of his five-nation tour of Asia on Saturday, looking to present a united front with the Japanese against North Korea as tensions run high over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests.

Trump heads to Japan with North Korea on his mind

North Korea was set up with backing from the Soviet Union as a socialist state. The Soviet collapse in 1991 crippled the North Korean economy and brought down its centralised food distribution system. Those who survived were forced to forage, barter and invent meals from whatever they found

Fake meat, free markets ease North Koreans' hunger

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un a rare message

China's President Xi Jinping sends rare message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

Trump and the North's leader Kim Jong-Un have traded threats of war and personal insults against each other in recent months, heightening worries about a potential conflict on the divided Korean peninsula.

North Korea slams 'incurably mentally deranged' Trump

A second collapse during a rescue operation meant it was possible the death toll could have exceeded 200, TV Asahi said

Nuclear tunnel collapse may have killed 200 in North Korea: Report

The two heads of state are likely to discuss North Korea?s missile and nuclear programme as well as ways to develop bilateral ties

After THAAD fallout, South Korea, China would get relations back onto a normal track

The report mention of a large number of deaths due to lack of medicine, inadequate diet, and brutal labour

Brutal torture in network of prisons in North Korea: Report

'Any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with a massive military response, effective and overwhelming,' Mattis said

Mattis warns 'massive' response to North Korea nuclear weapon use

The moves staged in violation of UN resolutions banning the North from any use of atomic and ballistic technology, prompted new US-led UN sanctions against the impoverished state. Pyongyang reacted angrily to the new sanctions

Mattis says US goal is 'not war' over North Korea, bans use of atomic and ballistic technology

Security Minister Ben Wallace said Britain believed quite strongly?that the ransomware attack came from a foreign state.

Britain believes North Korea was behind ransomware 'WannaCry' NHS cyber attack

Pakistan is more dangerous than North Korea becuase it does not have centralised control over its nuclear weapons, making them vulnerable to theft and sale, said Larry Pressler

Pak more dangerous than North Korea: Ex-US Senator

North Korea?s growing nuclear power intends to destroy the US army bases in Korean region

Why North Korea's nuclear threat must be taken more seriously than ever

Green d?tente options could help South Korea ease the diplomatic tensions in the region

Tackling climate change could bring North and South Korea closer

The exercise is being held off the coasts of South Korea and Japan which is the southern side of the de facto maritime border known as the Northern Limit Line.

South Korea, US and Japan begin missile tracking drill

Abe called them Japan's two national crises

After election win, Shinzo Abe says his priorities are North Korea and ageing Japan

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