KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has ordered all North Korean diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours. The announcement came after North Korea said it was terminating diplomatic ties with Malaysia to protest its decision to extradite a North Korean to the United States to face money laundering charges. North Korea called the case an absurd fabrication orchestrated by the United States. Experts say North Korea is taking a tough stance over the extradition because it sees it as a U.S. pressure tactic against the North as it ramps up pressure on the Biden administration over a nuclear standoff. Ties between North Korea and Malaysia have been virtually frozen since the slaying in 2017 of the estranged brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
