N Korea refuses to give up nuclear weapons, calls push 'hostile'

The Quad nations, which include India, Australia, Japan, and the US, issued a joint statement for "complete denuclearisation" of North Korea. In response, North Korea's foreign ministry accused the Quad of acting as "nothing but a political and diplomatic tool" for the US. Calling out "US-led" Quad's "hostile stance", it said, "There'll never, ever be any denuclearisation of [North Korea]."