North Korea to sever diplomatic ties with Malaysia over extradition

North Korea will sever diplomatic relations with Malaysia over the extradition to the United States of one of its citizens for alleged involvement in money laundering, state-run media said Friday.Later in the day, Malaysia ordered North Korean diplomatic staff and their dependents to leave the country within 48 hours, in a tit-for-tat move that would escalate already strained tensions between the two nations.Some foreign affairs experts suggest the latest development has taken on aspects of a U.S. proxy war with North Korea, which has started to adopt a tougher stance against the new admini…READ FULL ARTICLE