Showman Trump abandons cautious Obama approach to North Korea When President Barack Obama counseled his successor Donald Trump on the global threats he should expect to face once he assumed office last year, a nuclear North Korea and its unpredictable leader were at the top of the list. But while […]
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U.S. seeks ‘concrete actions’ from North Korea before planned talks U.S. President Donald Trump will not meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unless Pyongyang takes “concrete actions,” the White House said on Friday as it faced criticism for agreeing to talks that would boost Kim’s standing. “The president […]
China tries to gauge North Korea nuclear offer President Trump praised China for helping drive North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s toward potential denuclearization talks with Washington, but a cautious Beijing has barely even reacted to reports this week that Mr. Kim is offering to halt all nuclear and missile […]
South Korean officials prepare to reassure partners ahead of North Korea summit South Korean officials who met with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un this week will depart for Washington on Thursday, seeking to reassure their U.S. ally ahead of negotiations about ending Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program and preventing the outbreak […]
North Korea warns of ‘dark clouds of WAR’ if USA carry out post-Olympics drills with South NORTH Korea has warned US President Donald Trump of a “dark cloud of war” and it will “counter” the United States plans for joint military drills with South Korea as the hermit state steps […]
Senior U.S. diplomat for North Korea to retire The U.S. State Department’s special representative for North Korea policy, Joseph Yun, plans to retire on Friday, just as signs are emerging that Pyongyang may be willing to talk with Washington. The South Korean-born Yun has led the U.S. outreach to North […]
Pence rallies conservatives with call to fight hard at 2018 elections Vice President Mike Pence rallied thousands of conservative activists on Thursday to fight back against a Democratic drive to take over the U.S. Congress in 2018 elections, calling a Republican victory at the midterm votes crucial to advancing President […]
North Korea sanction SECRET ship-to-ship transfer with China SNEAKY North Korea have ignored strict UN sanctions after a ship marked with Chinese characters was spotted in an apparent cargo transfer with Kim Jong-un’s men, the Japanese foreign ministry have claimed. This incident marks the third time this year that Tokyo […]
North Korea Dropped Out of Meeting With Pence at Last Minute, U.S. Says Vice President Mike Pence had planned to secretly meet with a high-level delegation of North Korean leaders while he was at the Winter Olympics in South Korea this month, but the North Koreans canceled at the last […]
Signs of progress in Trump’s North Korea pressure campaign Even as fears of open conflict have increased in recent months, the Trump administration has in fact made strides in its strategy against North Korea. The North Korean economy is contracting, trade volume with China is plummeting and economic ties with […]
