US President Donald Trump has, in the end, found a way out of the situation he created by embarking on a reckless war against Iran. The threat of destroying an entire civilization provided him with the pretext to step back.

Indirect negotiations between Tehran and Washington, conducted through intermediaries, primarily Pakistan and, behind it, China]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278971688/iran-has-prevailed-and-the-middle-east-has-changed 278971688 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:29:43 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278971688/iran-has-prevailed-and-the-middle-east-has-changed BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and minister of foreign affairs, will visit the DPRK from April 9 to 10, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson announced on Wednesday.

Spokesperson Mao Ning said at a daily news briefing ]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278971080/update-wang-yi-to-visit-dprk 278971080 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:16:03 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278971080/update-wang-yi-to-visit-dprk Tokyo [Japan], April 8 (ANI): North Korea conducted a suspected ballistic missile launch on Monday, prompting swift alerts from Japanese authorities, the Japanese Prime Minister's Office said in posts on X.

In its initial announcement, the office stated, 'North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile. More updates to follow.' The posts triggered immediate attention from Japan's security and defence agenc]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278970880/north-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missile 278970880 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:31:49 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278970880/north-korea-launches-suspected-ballistic-missile Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 8 (ANI): With a ceasefire now in place between US and Iran, former MoS for External Affairs MJ Akbar, says the obvious advantage has fallen to the Iranian side.

Former Union MoS for External Affairs said that the said that the war has ended with Iran possessing 'advantage plus.'

'In the simplest terms, the war has ended with Iran possessing what I call 'advantage plus.' T]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278970874/war-has-ended-with-iran-possessing-advantage-plus-former-union-mos-for-external-affairs-mj-akbar 278970874 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:31:22 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278970874/war-has-ended-with-iran-possessing-advantage-plus-former-union-mos-for-external-affairs-mj-akbar The ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran could render large parts of the region uninhabitable

A war launched by the US and Israel with the stated aim of preventing a nuclear crisis could end up causing one.

With repeated strikes reported near the Russian-built Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran, discussions about the US potentially forcibly taking Iranian uranium reserves, and seemingly zero roo]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278969753/how-close-is-the-middle-east-to-a-nuclear-catastrophe 278969753 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:08:48 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278969753/how-close-is-the-middle-east-to-a-nuclear-catastrophe Washington DC [US], April 7 (ANI): President Donald Trump said that the United States could secure the Iranian oil as the war in West Asia continues to expand, saying, 'if I had my choice, I'm a businessman first'.

Trump's remark came when he was asked about securing Iran's oil during a press briefing at the White House. Trump referred to US actions in Venezuela to justify the idea.

'If I had my choice. Y]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278967994/if-i-had-my-choice-im-a-businessman-first-trump-eyes-iran-oil 278967994 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:58:26 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278967994/if-i-had-my-choice-im-a-businessman-first-trump-eyes-iran-oil Washington DC [US], April 7 (ANI): US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth warned that, as per President Donald Trump directions there will be 'largest volume of strikes' on Monday (local time) since the beginning of Operation Fury, adding that tomorrow's strikes will surpass today's if Iran doesn't make the deal to put an end to the war.

Addressing reporters at the White House, Hegseth cautioned Iran to 'choose wisely]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278967950/today-will-be-largest-volume-of-strikes-us-secy-of-war-pete-hegseth-warns-iran 278967950 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:58:32 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278967950/today-will-be-largest-volume-of-strikes-us-secy-of-war-pete-hegseth-warns-iran Sending UAVs beyond the 38th parallel was "reckless," President Lee Jae Myung has admitted

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has apologized to North Korea over drone incursions into the neighboring country.

Last week, South Korean prosecutors indicted three people - an employee of the National Intelligence S]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278967428/south-korea-apologizes-to-north-over-drone-incursions 278967428 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:16:51 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278967428/south-korea-apologizes-to-north-over-drone-incursions ROK President Lee Jae Myung (C) speaks at a cabinet meeting at the Blue House in Seoul, ROK, April 6, 2026. /VCG

President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the drone incident.

Lee told a cabinet meeting that, although it was not the intention of the ROK government, he, in his capacity as president,]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278968329/rok-president-expresses-regret-to-dprk-over-drone-incident 278968329 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:38:58 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278968329/rok-president-expresses-regret-to-dprk-over-drone-incident Since the 1990s conflicts in the Balkans, Croatia suffered from the scourge of landmines, with hundreds of civilians killed and thousands of acres of land inaccessible due to contamination. In March, the country celebrated becoming mine-free, following a US$1.38 billion, 30-year  PYONGYANG, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) made a positive response on Monday to the regret expressed by President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae Myung over drone incursion into the DPRK airspace, calling his latest statement "a wise behavior," state media said.

Kim Yo Jong, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Kor]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278967493/dprk-calls-s-korean-president-statement-over-drone-incursion-wise-behavior 278967493 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:15:37 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278967493/dprk-calls-s-korean-president-statement-over-drone-incursion-wise-behavior SEOUL, April 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the drone incident.

Lee told a cabinet meeting that, although it was not the intention of the South Korean government, he, in his capacity as president, expressed his regret to the DPRK for the unnecessary military tension caused by the irresponsible and reckless act]]> http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278965931/1st-ld-writethru-s-korean-president-expresses-regret-to-dprk-over-drone-incident 278965931 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:15:08 GMT http://northkoreatimes.com/news/278965931/1st-ld-writethru-s-korean-president-expresses-regret-to-dprk-over-drone-incident SEOUL, April 6 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday expressed regret to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over the drone incident, Yonhap News Agency reported.