Australia dismisses North Korea letter as rant against Trump

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia's prime minister on Friday dismissed an extraordinary letter from North Korea to the Australian Parliament and other countries as a "rant" against President Donald Trump and a sign that Pyongyang was "starting to feel the squeeze" of escalated sanctions.

The letter from the North Korean Foreign Affairs Committee, titled "Open Letter to Parliaments of Different Countries," attacked Trump over his speech to the United Nations General Assembly last month in which he threatened to "totally destroy North Korea" if provoked.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said t...

 

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