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From left, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Takehiro Funakoshi, and South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn pose prior to their talks on the North Korean situation in Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture, Japan Thursday, July 20, 2023. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)
Japanese, US and South Korean officials condemn the North’s weapons plans but urge dialogue
Japanese, U.S. and South Korean senior officials have condemned North Korea for its recent ICBM-class ballistic missile launches.
 
South Korean special representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn, left, shakes hands with Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Takehiro Funakoshi, right, as U.S. special representative for North Korea who is also U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, Sung Y. Kim, center, looks on at the star of their trilateral meeting on North Korea at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
US, S. Korea, Japan to curb illicit N Korea cyber activities
 
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, left, Japan Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Takehiro Funakoshi, center, and South Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn pose for media prior to their trilateral meeting on North Korea at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan, US, S Korea reaffirm joint response to N Korea threat
 
Sung Kim, U.S. Special Envoy for North Korea, speaks during a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Kim Gunn and Japanese counterpart Takehiro Funakoshi at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Friday, June 3, 2022. (Kim Hong-Ji/Pool Photo via AP)
Envoy says US, allies preparing for N. Korean nuclear test
 
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, left, shakes hands with South Korea's Special Representative for the Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk as they pose for a photo during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)
US, S Korea urge North’s return to talks after missile tests
 
Family of man killed by Atlanta officer grateful for charges
ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a man who was fatally shot by a since-retired Atlanta police officer is grateful for an indictment in the case, his father said Monday.
 
Former Atlanta officer indicted for murder in 2019 shooting
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia grand jury has indicted a now-retired Atlanta police officer on murder charges after the officer shot and killed a man in 2019 who was hiding in a closet after running away from a fugitive task force.
 
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, right, and South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk attend a briefing after their meeting at a hotel in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)
US urges NKorea to stop missile tests and return to talks
A senior U.S. diplomat has urged North Korea to refrain from additional missile tests and resume nuclear diplomacy, days after the North fired off its first underwater-launched ballistic missile in two years
 
Japanese Foreign Ministry's Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Takehiro Funakoshi, center, U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, left, and South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk prepare to attend their trilateral meeting on North Korea's issues at Foreign Ministry Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 n Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Japan, US, S. Korea urge N. Korea to return to arms talks
TOKYO (AP) — Senior diplomats from Japan, the United States and South Korea urged North Korea on Tuesday to return to talks over its missile and nuclear development, a day after it announced it successfully tested new long-range cruise missiles, indicating an advancement of its military capabilities
 
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea, Sung Kim, left, attends with South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk during their meeting at Plaza Hotel in Seoul Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Kim is in Seoul for discussions over stalled nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang. (Chung Sung-Jun/Pool Photo via AP)
Biden’s special envoy urges North Korea to return to talks
U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea has said he’s ready to meet his North Korean counterparts “anywhere and at any time” as he held discussions with South Korean officials over stalled nuclear talks with the North.
 
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim, center, arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. Sung Kim will meet with Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk and other officials. (Kim Do-hun/Yonhap via AP)
US envoy arrives in Seoul amid N Korean anger over drills
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea arrived in South Korea on Saturday for discussions over stalled nuclear diplomacy with Pyongyang.
 
From left, U.S. special representative for North Korea Sung Kim, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Noh Kyu-duk and Japanese Foreign Ministry's Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Takehiro Funakoshi pose for a photo during their trilateral meeting at a hotel in Seoul Monday, June 21, 2021. (Jung Yeon-je/Pool Photo via AP)
US envoy hopes N. Korea responds positively on offered talks
President Joe Biden’s special envoy for North Korea says he hopes to see a positive reaction from the North soon on U.S. offers for talks after the North Korean leader ordered officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation.
 
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a Workers' Party meeting in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, June 18, 2021. Kim ordered his government to be prepared for both dialogue and confrontation with the Biden administration — but more for confrontation — state media reported Friday, days after the United States and others urged the North to abandon its nuclear program and return to talks. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
North Korean leader swears to overcome economic hardships
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has solemnly sworn to navigate his country out of deepening economic troubles as he concluded a major ruling party meeting, acknowledging food shortages and urging officials to prepare for both dialogue and confrontation with the U.S.
 
The White House and West Wing are visible as Vice President Kamala Harris, left, meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, on a balcony of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex in Washington, Friday, May 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Biden, South Korea’s Moon ‘deeply concerned’ about NKorea
President Joe Biden says he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in remain “deeply concerned” about the situation with North Korea.