China is seeking Russias help to cool surging tensions over Pyongyangs nuclear ambitions, the countrys foreign minister has told his Moscow counterpart, after Beijing warned of possible conflict over North Korea.
Fears over the North's rogue weapons programme have soared in recent days, with a US naval strike force deployed near the Korean peninsula, while President Donald Trump has warned the threat "will be taken care of" and Pyongyang has vowed a "merciless" response to any provocation.