Trump Warns Future of the West At Stake
US President Donald Trump warned that the future of the West was at risk and lashed out at Russia and North Korea on Thursday at the start of a high-stakes trip to Europe. On the eve of what is...
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Trump Weighs ‘severe’ Response To N. Korea ICBM Test
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he was considering a "pretty severe" response to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile test, even as China appealed for a scaling down of rhetoric....
N.Korea Says
Pyongyang warned it would be a "piece of cake" to destroy "gangster" South Korea, state media reported Thursday, as it raged against Seoul for a joint missile drill with the US following its landmark...
China Warns ‘words and Deeds’ Can Raise N.Korea Tensions
China on Thursday warned against "words and deeds" that could heighten tensions over North Korea, after Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that Kim Jong-Un dubbed a gift to...
China Warns Against ‘words and Deeds’ That Raise North Korea Tensions
China on Thursday warned against "words and deeds" that could heighten tensions over North Korea, after Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that Kim Jong-Un dubbed a gift to...
Japanese PM To Seal EU Trade Deal In Blow To Protectionism
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the EU's top officials will join forces Thursday and approve the broad outline of a landmark trade deal that would challenge the protectionism championed by US...
To Talk Or Not To Talk To North Korea?
Nuclear-armed North Korea has muscled its way onto the agenda of the G20 leaders' annual summit in Germany Thursday, with Pyongyang's first test of an intercontinental ballistic missile set to...
Energy Firms Hit By Oil Dive, N.Korea Crisis Fuels Uncertainty
Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North Korea's latest missile test and warnings from the US it would use force to deal...
Could America Shield Alaska From A N.Korean Missile?
It is every Alaskan's nightmare: finding themselves within range of a North Korean missile. As that fear came one step closer to reality this week, America's ability to block an incoming attack is...
Trump Kicks Off Fraught Europe Tour With Poland Speech
Donald Trump's high-stakes trip to Europe, where he faces a prickly G20 meeting and animosity from traditional US allies, kicks off on a comforting note Thursday -- in front of a friendly crowd...
Traders Say Business As Usual At China-N.Korea Border
Trucks still line up bumper-to-bumper on the "Sino-Korean Friendship Bridge" to bring goods from North Korea into China even as Beijing faces massive pressure to strangle its Communist ally...
N.Korea Seeks ‘driver’s Seat’ With ICBM Test
Newly equipped with an intercontinental ballistic missile, North Korea is looking to put itself in the "driver's seat" for any future negotiations with Washington, analysts say -- but may at the same...
Trump Arrives In Warsaw, Kicking Off Landmark Europe Trip
Donald Trump arrived for high-stakes visit to Europe on Wednesday, landing in Poland ahead of his first G20 summit in Hamburg and a closely-watched meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The...
US To Seek New UN Sanctions After N.Korea ‘escalation’
The United States will present to the UN Security Council a draft resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea after it launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, US Ambassador Nikki...
Pentagon Is Confident It Can Stop N Korean ICBM
The Pentagon is confident it can protect the United States against an incoming North Korean rocket, an official said Wednesday following Pyongyang's first successful test of an intercontinental...
Trump Takes Aim At China Over North Korea
US President Donald Trump lashed out at China Wednesday, pointing to a surge in its trade with North Korea as evidence that US reliance on Beijing to rein in Pyongyang was misplaced. "Trade between...
North Korea ICBM Launch: US and S Korea Respond With Drill
The US and South Korea have held a ballistic missile drill, after North Korea tested a long-range missile experts believe may reach Alaska. Self-restraint was “all that separated armistice and...
China Walks A Tightrope With Trump Over North Korea
The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how to deal with North Korea threaten to shatter the already-crumbling facade of their...
US, S.Korea Send North Missile Warning After ICBM Test
South Korea and the United States fired off missiles Wednesday simulating a precision strike against North Korea's leadership, in response to a landmark ICBM test described by Kim Jong-Un as a gift...
Trump Walks Diplomatic Tightrope In First Putin Encounter
It was a constant refrain on the campaign trail for Donald Trump in his quest for the US presidency: "We're going to have a great relationship with Putin and Russia." Now, weighed down by claims that...