Trump declares N.Korea 'extraordinary threat'
Washington, June 23 : US President Donald Trump cited an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to American national security as he maintained long-standing economic restrictions on North Korea, including the freezing of any assets in Washington, a media report said.
An official declaration, contained in a notice to Congress, came on Friday despite Trump's assertion this month that his June 12 historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended Pyongyang's nuclear weapons threat, reports The Washington Post.
Harsh economic restrictions will continue for one year under the declaration Trump signed Friday. The paperwork keeps in place restrictions first imposed a decade ago by President George W. Bush.
The ban on the transfer of any American assets by North Korea's leaders or its ruling party has been extended or expanded several times by former President Barack Obama and Trump himself in response to North Korean missile tests and other actions.
"The existence and risk of proliferation of weapons-usable fissile material on the Korean Peninsula (and_ the actions and policies of the government of North Korea... Continue to constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the US," Trump wrote in the declaration.
Friday's development comes in contrast to a tweet on June 13 where Trump said: "Just landed - a long trip, but everybody can now feel much safer than the day I took office... There is no longer a nuclear threat from North Korea."
The move follows as the US and South Korea cancelled two more training exercises on Friday, reports the BBC.
The Pentagon said the goal was to support diplomatic negotiations.
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Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Awards 2026 announced; Details here
Bengaluru: On the occasion of the 119th birth anniversary of Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram, a pioneer of the Green Revolution and former Deputy Prime Minister, the Karnataka government has announced the state-level ‘Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Award’ for 2026.
Five individuals who have made notable contributions in the fields of art, literature, and social service, particularly towards the upliftment of oppressed sections of society, have been selected for this year’s award.
Each awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a 20-gram gold medal.
The awardees are:
Chandramma (Bengaluru Central)
Dingri Narsappa (Kalaburagi Division)
Sarju Katkar (Belagavi Division)
Narayan (Mysuru Division)
Narasiyappa (Bengaluru Division)
The Commissioner of the Social Welfare Department said in a release that the awardees will be honoured at a special programme to be held on April 5, 2026, at the grand steps of Vidhana Soudha East Gate in Bengaluru, marking the birth anniversary of Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram.
