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The two sides announced further dialogue to ease tension between them, but the North still insists any talk of nuclear weapons is off the table.

The two sides announced further dialogue to ease tension between them, but the North still insists any talk of nuclear weapons is off the table.

North Korea's leader entered the talks with a strong hand. Researcher Ben Forney takes a look at Kim's endgame.

The U.S. Army is training thousands of soldiers in tunnel warfare as tensions rise with North Korea, which is known for its extensive military tunneling.

It was the first such talks between the two countries in two years, with Seoul hoping for further dialogue that might lead to reunions between families divided by decades-old standoff.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Tina Park, executive director of the Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, about whether sending North Korean athletes to the winter Olympics in South Korea, signals any significant change in relations.

South Korea says they will discuss North Korea's participation in February's Olympics — a sign of easing tensions after the North Korean leader announced he has a nuclear button on his desk.

In the latest tweet to ratchet up tensions with Pyongyang, the president responded to the North Korean leader's New Year's address in which he warned that his missiles could reach all of the U.S.

After trading bellicose barbs with North Korea throughout 2017, the U.S. heads into 2018 with an increasingly capable foe and no clear diplomatic exit ramps to temper the tensions.

NPR foreign correspondents weigh in on the politicians and political forces that helped shape the world in 2017.