N Korea

S Korean newspaper says Kim Hyok Chol, four others, executed by firing squad for 'betraying supreme leader'

Says he and the Russian leader discussed efforts to persuade N Korea to give up nuclear weapons

North Korea's first public weapons test since a second summit with US ended without agreement in Feb

Only interested in meeting Trump again if the US comes with the right attitude, says Kim

Continues operations and infrastructure works at Yongbyon nuclear site

Critics say unprecedented encounter seems to be more style than substance

Tensions have soared in recent weeks following Pyongyang's nuclear tests

The United States had three basic choices: military action, diplomacy or acceptance

N Korea responds to the unanimous UN decision to impose even stricter sanctions on the country

North Korea in July carried out its first two successful tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile