Top US diplomat slams North Korea's rights condition
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) â Americaâs top diplomat on Wednesday criticized North Koreaâs human rights record and reiterated a vow to strip the country of its nuclear program, a day after Pyongyang warned Washington to ârefrain from causing a stinkâ amid deadlocked nuclear negotiations. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in South Korea with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin earlier Wednesday as part of their regional tour aimed at boosting Americaâs Asian alliances to better deal with growing ...