Trump called the North Korean leader a "madman" on Friday, a day after Kim dubbed him a "mentally deranged US dotard." A combination photo shows US President Donald Trump in New York, US, September 21, 2017 and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, September 4, 2017. ReutersTrump announced new US sanctions on Thursday that he said allow targeting of companies and institutions that finance and facilitate trade with North Korea. It said the operation showed the seriousness with which it took North Korea's "reckless behaviour." Trump told the United Nations on Tuesday the United States would "totally destroy" North Korea if it threatened the United States or its allies.

Source: bd News24 September 23, 2017 18:15 UTC