Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is on a visit to North Korea, said Moscow respects and understands why Pyongyang is developing its nuclear program.

Thus far, however, he has said comparatively little about the growing strength of the Kim regime in North Korea, leading some analysts to suggest the administration is neglecting one of the most critical security issues in Asia.

Japan-talks KUALA LUMPUR/WASHINGTON, July 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed Friday their "resolute" commitment to the complete denuclearization of North Korea, as they held their first high-level diplomatic talks since the launch of the Lee Jae Myung government.

Top military chiefs have met to discuss a number of existential threats facing Asia and the West, as US President Donald Trump piles pressure on his allies. Welcome to our live coverage of US politics. Donald Trump has chosen an eccentric former Sydney councillor to represent the United States as its ambassador to Malaysia.

Russia and North Korea are meeting for a three-day visit that is already sending other countries into a tailspin, as World War 3 fears mount.

North Korea continues to give the United States the cold shoulder, despite President Donald Trump's apparent willingness to resume dialogue with the country's supreme leader, Kim Jong Un. State media has branded Washington a "hostile force" after Trump expressed confidence in his ability to end a potential conflict on the Korean Peninsula.

South Korea will follow terms previously agreed with the United States on defense cost sharing, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday, following a call by U.S. President Donald Trump for Seoul to pay more for the U.