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‘Nukes are here to stay’: Kim unlikely to shift strategy after Biden win

  Kim Jong Un is one of the few world leaders who has yet to congratulate — or even acknowledge — the president-elect North Korea has greeted the last two U.S. presidents with tests of missiles or nuclear bombs within weeks of taking office. And experts see the same happening with Joe Biden, whom the regime has called “a rabid dog.” Kim Jong Un is one of the few world leaders who has yet to congratulate — or even acknowledge — the president-elect, particularly after Chinese President Xi Jinping did so on Wednesday. While it’s not unusual for North Korea to stay silent on the results of U.S. elections, Kim held unprecedented meetings with President Donald Trump that broke the mold of relations between the long-time adversaries. Ties now are poised to revert to the frostier days of the Obama administration, when the U.S. deployed “strategic patience” to avoid rewarding  North Korea  for provocations — a policy that stayed in place after Kim took power in 2011. For North Kor...

President-elect Biden speaks with leaders of France, Germany, Ireland, UK

  Modi was among the first few foreign leaders to congratulate Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris over Twitter US President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday had congratulatory calls with leaders of France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom, during which in addition to bilateral issues they discussed efforts to address global challenges like COVID-19 together. On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was the first foreign leader to have spoken over the phone with the US President-elect. In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among the first five world leaders to have a congratulatory call with the then president-elect Donald Trump. Modi was among the first few foreign leaders to congratulate Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris over Twitter. Unlike Trump, Biden has not responded to the Twitter greetings of world leaders. During the call, President-elect Biden thanked President Emmanuel Macron of France for his congratulations and expressed his desire to...