North-South Korea relations on a renewed cold war
North Korea is to cut all relations with South Korea, Pyongyang’s official news agency reports.
North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said it would “abrogate the agreement on non-aggression” amid heightened tensions on the divided peninsular over the sinking of a South Korean warship earlier this year.
An official South Korean report [...]
US warns Pyongyang over ship’s sinking
The United States warned North Korea of “consequences” yesterday for its “clear act of aggression” after an international investigation blamed Pyongyang for the sinking of a South Korean warship, with the loss of 46 lives, in March.
South Korea’s president told his security chiefs the response to the sinking must be “very prudent”.
He also firmly [...]
White House works with South Korea’s clash with North
The White House is working with South Korean officials “as they contemplate their next steps” in response to the sinking of a naval ship by North Korea, said Obama administration spokesman Robert Gibbs
Gibbs declined to specify what those next steps might be, nor did he comment on North Korea’s threat that retaliation would trigger “all-out [...]
