Donald Trump speaks to acting leader of South Korea after Syria missile strike described by North as ‘intolerable act of aggression’The US navy has deployed a strike group towards the western Pacific Ocean to provide a presence near the Korean peninsula, a US official said on Saturday. On Saturday the White House said the US president had spoken to the acting president of South Korea, Hwang Kyo-Ahn. North Korea, meanwhile, called the US missile strike on Syria on Thursday night “an intolerable act of aggression”. The two leaders agreed to stay in close contact, the White House said, regarding North Korea and other issues of mutual concern. Pyongyang’s response on Saturday suggested the reclusive state was determined to continue with its nuclear weapons programme.

Source: The Guardian April 08, 2017 23:28 UTC