North Korea says Biden policy shows U.S. intent on being hostile, vows response

U.S. President Joe Biden’s speech said North Korea’s threat will be handled with diplomacy,deterrence

and members of his administration show he is intent on maintaining a hostile policy toward North Korea that will require a corresponding response from Pyongyang, North Korean officials said on Sunday. The officials’ comments came in a series of statements carried on state news agency KCNA, after the White House on Friday said U.S. officials had completed a months-long review of North Korean policy. In one statement, a Foreign Ministry spokesman accused Washington of insulting the dignity of the country’s supreme leadership by criticising North Korea's human rights situation.