American officials reach out to Pyongyang but receive no response; secretaries of state and defense set to begin talks in Japan and South Korea in 1st Cabinet-level trip abroad

With Biden set to take office, North Korean leader insists US policy toward Pyongyang 'will never change, whoever comes into power'

US president to preside over signing ceremony between Israel and the UAE, but North Korea, China, Russia and Iran are still hot-button issues

Former national security adviser with insider White House tell-all says US president not fit for office, should be voted out

Incident north of border comes as nuclear diplomacy with US at an impasse; leader's sister, Kim Yo Jong, warned over weekend of building 'collapsing'

Foes, including China and Russia, use protests over George Floyd's killing to cast Washington as hypocritical for criticizing their own human rights abuses

US president's supporters say the real estate tycoon brings a fresh approach to intractable problems, but critics fret that his wildcard strategy may lead to devastating results

Comments come after Pyongyang gave US New Year's deadline to offer fresh concessions amid stalled negotiations

Unpopular overseas, the US president must deal with numerous global trouble spot as he struggles with a likely impeachment trial in the Senate and conducts a reelection campaign

Kim Jong Un has threatened to take unspecified action if sanctions are not eased by year's end; speculation has centered on possibility of nuclear warhead test