Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terrorism, triggers sanctionsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, a designation that allows the United States to impose more sanctions and risks inflaming tensions over Pyongyang s nuclear weapons and missile programs. The Republican president, who has traded personal insults with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but has not ruled out talks, said the Treasury Department will announce additional sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday. The designation came a week after Trump returned from a 12-day, five-nation trip to Asia in which he made containing North Korea s nuclear ambitions a centerpiece of his discussions.  In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil,  Trump told reporters at the White House.  This designation will impose further sanctions and penalties on North Korea and related persons and supports our maximum pressure campaign to isolate the murderous regime.  Trump, who has often criticized his predecessors  policies toward Pyongyang, said the designation should have been made  a long time ago.   North Korea is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programs in defiance of U.N. Security Council sanctions and has made no secret of its plans to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland. It has fired two missiles over Japan and on Sept. 3 fired its sixth and largest nuclear test. South Korea s spy agency said on Monday the North may conduct additional missile tests this year to improve its long-range missile technology and ramp up the threat against the United States. Experts say the designation will be largely symbolic as North Korea is already heavily sanctioned by the United States, a reality that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seemed to acknowledged while saying it would help dissuade third parties from supporting Pyongyang.  The practical effects may be limited but hopefully we re closing off a few loopholes with this,  he told reporters. The United States has designated only three other countries - Iran, Sudan and Syria - as state sponsors of terrorism.  Some experts think North Korea does not meet the criteria for the designation, which requires evidence that a state has  repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.  In his remarks, Trump remembered Otto Warmbier, the college student from Ohio who died in June shortly after his return from North Korea, where he was held for more than a year.  His death caused outrage in the United States and further inflamed tensions with Pyongyang.  A U.S. intelligence official who follows developments in North Korea expressed concern that Trump s move could backfire, especially given that the basis for the designation is arguable.  Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said Kim could respond in a number of ways, including renewing missile or nuclear tests in  a very volatile environment.  The move also could undercut Trump s efforts to solicit greater Chinese cooperation in pressuring North Korea to halt its nuclear and ballistic missile tests, the official said. In any case, it will do little to open the way for U.S. dialogue with North Korea, which China - Pyongyang s main ally -  and others have been pushing for.  I don t see how this helps, and it might just be an important miscalculation,  said Robert Gallucci, the chief U.S. negotiator during the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis. In February, plans for talks in the United States between former U.S. officials and North Korea were scrapped when the State Department denied a visa for a top envoy from Pyongyang after the murder of Kim s half brother, Kim Jong Nam, in Malaysia. North Korea was put on the U.S. terrorism sponsor list for the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air flight that killed all 115 people aboard. But the administration of former President George W. Bush, a Republican, removed Pyongyang in 2008 in exchange for progress in denuclearization talks. Some members of Congress had been pushing for years for North Korea to be put back on the list, but others questioned whether the reclusive regime met the criteria of actively sponsoring international terrorism. U.S. Representative Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, called the decision  an important step in our efforts to apply maximum diplomatic and financial pressure on Kim Jong Un.  Democratic Senator Edward Markey said the designation  ratchets up the rhetoric  but does nothing to hold North Korea  accountable for its weapons program. The designation could prove counterproductive, said Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the conservative Center for the National Interest.  Sadly, this action by the Trump administration just further cements a dangerous game of escalatory brinkmanship where neither side is giving the other any off-ramp,  he said. worldnews
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Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Trump declares North Korea state sponsor of terrorism, triggers sanctionsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism on Monday, a designation that allows the United States to impose more sanctions and risks inflaming tensions over Pyongyang s nuclear weapons and missile programs. The Republican president, who has traded personal insults with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but has not ruled out talks, said the Treasury Department will announce additional sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday. The designation came a week after Trump returned from a 12-day, five-nation trip to Asia in which he made containing North Korea s nuclear ambitions a centerpiece of his discussions.  In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil,  Trump told reporters at the White House.  This designation will impose further sanctions and penalties on North Korea and related persons and supports our maximum pressure campaign to isolate the murderous regime.  Trump, who has often criticized his predecessors  policies toward Pyongyang, said the designation should have been made  a long time ago.   North Korea is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programs in defiance of U.N. Security Council sanctions and has made no secret of its plans to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland. It has fired two missiles over Japan and on Sept. 3 fired its sixth and largest nuclear test. South Korea s spy agency said on Monday the North may conduct additional missile tests this year to improve its long-range missile technology and ramp up the threat against the United States. Experts say the designation will be largely symbolic as North Korea is already heavily sanctioned by the United States, a reality that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson seemed to acknowledged while saying it would help dissuade third parties from supporting Pyongyang.  The practical effects may be limited but hopefully we re closing off a few loopholes with this,  he told reporters. The United States has designated only three other countries - Iran, Sudan and Syria - as state sponsors of terrorism.  Some experts think North Korea does not meet the criteria for the designation, which requires evidence that a state has  repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.  In his remarks, Trump remembered Otto Warmbier, the college student from Ohio who died in June shortly after his return from North Korea, where he was held for more than a year.  His death caused outrage in the United States and further inflamed tensions with Pyongyang.  A U.S. intelligence official who follows developments in North Korea expressed concern that Trump s move could backfire, especially given that the basis for the designation is arguable.  Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said Kim could respond in a number of ways, including renewing missile or nuclear tests in  a very volatile environment.  The move also could undercut Trump s efforts to solicit greater Chinese cooperation in pressuring North Korea to halt its nuclear and ballistic missile tests, the official said. In any case, it will do little to open the way for U.S. dialogue with North Korea, which China - Pyongyang s main ally -  and others have been pushing for.  I don t see how this helps, and it might just be an important miscalculation,  said Robert Gallucci, the chief U.S. negotiator during the 1994 North Korean nuclear crisis. In February, plans for talks in the United States between former U.S. officials and North Korea were scrapped when the State Department denied a visa for a top envoy from Pyongyang after the murder of Kim s half brother, Kim Jong Nam, in Malaysia. North Korea was put on the U.S. terrorism sponsor list for the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air flight that killed all 115 people aboard. But the administration of former President George W. Bush, a Republican, removed Pyongyang in 2008 in exchange for progress in denuclearization talks. Some members of Congress had been pushing for years for North Korea to be put back on the list, but others questioned whether the reclusive regime met the criteria of actively sponsoring international terrorism. U.S. Representative Ed Royce, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, called the decision  an important step in our efforts to apply maximum diplomatic and financial pressure on Kim Jong Un.  Democratic Senator Edward Markey said the designation  ratchets up the rhetoric  but does nothing to hold North Korea  accountable for its weapons program. The designation could prove counterproductive, said Harry Kazianis, director of defense studies at the conservative Center for the National Interest.  Sadly, this action by the Trump administration just further cements a dangerous game of escalatory brinkmanship where neither side is giving the other any off-ramp,  he said. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: trump declares north korea state sponsor terrorism triggers sanctionswashington reuters president donald trump put north korea back list state sponsors terrorism monday designation allows united states impose sanctions risks informing tensions pyongyang nuclear weapons missile programs the republican president traded personal insults north korean leader kim jong un ruled talks said treasury department announce additional sanctions north korea tuesday the designation came week trump returned trip asia made containing north korea nuclear ambitions centerpiece discussions in addition threatening world nuclear devastation north korea repeatedly supported acts international terrorism including assassinations foreign soil trump told reporters white house this designation impose sanctions penalties north korea related persons supports maximum pressure campaign isolate murderous regime trump often criticized predecessors policies toward pyongyang said designation made long time ago north korea pursuing nuclear weapons missile programs defiance security council sanctions made secret plans develop missile capable hitting mainland it fired two missiles japan fired sixth largest nuclear test south korea spy agency said monday north may conduct additional missile tests year improve missile technology ramp threat united states experts say designation largely symbolic north korea already heavily sanctioned united states reality secretary state rex tillerson seemed acknowledged saying would help dissuade third parties supporting pyongyang the practical effects may limited hopefully closing loopholes told reporters the united states designated three countries iran sudan syria state sponsors terrorism some experts think north korea meet criteria designation requires evidence state repeatedly provided support acts international terrorism in remarks trump remembered otto warbler college student ohio died june shortly return north korea held year his death caused outrage united states inflamed tensions pyongyang a intelligence official follows developments north korea expressed concern trump move could backfires especially given basis designation arguable speaking condition anonymity official said kim could respond number ways including renewing missile nuclear tests volatile environment the move also could undercut trump efforts solicit greater chinese cooperation pressing north korea halt nuclear ballistic missile tests official said in case little open way dialogue north korea china pyongyang main ally others pushing i see helps might important miscalculation said robert gallucci chief negotiator north korean nuclear crisis in february plans talks united states former officials north korea scrapped state department denied visa top envoy pyongyang murder kim half brother kim jong nam malaysia north korea put terrorism sponsor list bombing korean air flight killed people aboard but administration former president george bush republican removed pyongyang exchange progress denuclearization talks some members congress pushing years north korea put back list others questioned whether reclusive regime met criteria actively sponsoring international terrorism representative ed royce republican chairman house representatives foreign affairs committee called decision important step efforts apply maximum diplomatic financial pressure kim jong un democratic senator edward market said designation matches rhetoric nothing hold north korea accountable weapons program the designation could prove counterproductive said harry kazianis director defense studies conservative center national interest sadly action trump administration cement dangerous game escalators brinkmanship neither side giving said worldnews