“A funny lady, who is by no means intelligent.”

Pyongyang describing former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

“A bunch of tricksters and political imbeciles who are the centre of a plot breeding fraud and swindle.”

Pyongyang on the administration of former US President George W. Bush

“A half-baked man in terms of morality and a philistine whom we can never deal with.”

Pyongyang’s description of former US President George W. Bush

“[Obama should go] live with a group of monkeys in the world’s largest African natural zoo and lick the breadcrumbs thrown by spectators.”

Pyongyang on former US president Barack Obama.

“Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime.”

US President Donald Trump on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un

“I will surely and definitely tame the mentally deranged US dotard with fire.”

North Korea leader Kim Jung-un on US President Donald Trump

“Together with China we’ll continue to strive for a reasonable approach and not an emotional one like when children in a kindergarten start fighting and no one can stop them.”

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the war of words between North Korea and the US.