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At UN, Tillerson Makes Case For Tougher Stance On N. Korea

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Friday to push for a tougher response...

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US ‘snubs AU Chief’

African Union chief Moussa Faki was snubbed by the US during a recent visit to the capital, Washington DC, the Foreign...

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North Korea Faces Tighter Sanctions Under Trump Strategy

The US is to tighten sanctions on North Korea and step up diplomatic moves aimed at pressuring the country to end its...

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US May Stay In Paris Climate Accord, With Caveats

Signs are mounting that US President Donald Trump's administration may stay in the landmark Paris climate change accord...

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N.Korea’s Kim Must Come To ‘his Senses’

A top US admiral said Wednesday that America wants to bring North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to "his senses," as...

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13 Big Businesses Urge Trump To Stay In Paris Deal

Thirteen big businesses, including oil giant Shell and retailer Walmart, on Wednesday urged US President Donald Trump...

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N. Korea Marks Military Anniversary With Firing Drill

Nuclear-armed North Korea on Tuesday marked a military anniversary with a massive conventional firing drill, Seoul...

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Iran Nuclear Deal Reviewed As Uncertainty Grows

Iran and major powers were set to review adherence to their 2015 nuclear agreement on Tuesday, as uncertainty grows...

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White House Calls Senate To Briefing

In an unusual move, the entire US Senate is being called to the White House for a briefing on North Korea. Washington...

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Senators Invited To White House For North Korea Briefing

US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual...

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Military, Other Leaders To Brief Senators On N. Korea

US defense leaders and other top officials will give a classified briefing on North Korea to all senators in an unusual...

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Russia’s Actions In Ukraine ‘obstacle’ To Improved Relations

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in a phone conversation Sunday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said...

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North Korea ‘ready To Sink’ US Aircraft Carrier Vinson

North Korea is "ready to sink" a US aircraft carrier heading for the peninsula, state media have said. A commentary in...

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North Korea ‘detains American Citizen’

An American citizen has been detained in North Korea as he tried to leave the country, South Korean media say. The man...

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US Businesses Getting Hammered By Venezuela Crisis

The political and economic crisis in Venezuela is costing US companies dearly, as General Motors can attest following...

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Russian FM Presses US’s Tillerson Over Syria Probe

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced "regret" in a phone call with his US counterpart at Washington's...

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Iran FM Mocks US Claims It Is Violating Nuclear Deal

Iran's foreign minister mocked US President Donald Trump's claim Tehran was "not living up to the spirit" of the...

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New Actor Trump Heightens N. Korea Drama

Geopolitical tensions flare every spring on the Korean peninsula, but analysts say the anxiety of recent weeks has been...

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Iran Not ‘living Up To Spirit’ of Nuclear Deal

Iran is "not living up to the spirit" of the nuclear deal struck with world powers in 2015, US President Donald Trump...