The Missile Defense Review report, introduced by President Donald Trump during a speech at the Pentagon, was released just hours ahead of a top North Korean envoy’s arrival in Washington to discuss a potential second summit between Trump and Nort…
Author: Thomas Maresca, Special to USA TODAY
Pence: US is still waiting for North Korea to take ‘concrete steps’ toward denuclearization
The vice president’s remarks came amidst growing signs that a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in the works, possibly in Vietnam.
North Korea’s harsh human rights record could undermine US nuclear deal, UN official says
U.N. human rights official says any deal would remain ‘fragile’ if Pyongyang does not address issues of political prisoners, enslavement.
Kim Jong Un hopes second summit with Trump will achieve results ‘welcomed by the international community’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged to pursue a second summit with President Donald Trump “to achieve results that will be welcomed by the international community,” Chinese state media reported.
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Trump teases second summit with Kim Jong Un, touts his diplomacy with North Korea
Negotiations are underway on the site for a second summit between the U.S. and North Korea, President Donald Trump said on Sunday, although he didn’t specify when the meeting would take place.
What may be easing long-standing tensions between North and South Korea? A passion for soccer.
North and South Korea had cut off all official communication since 2016, but the two Koreas participated in a soccer tournament in China.
Video shows the haunting moment tsunami sweeps away Indonesian band
Members of Indonesian pop band Seventeen were among those swept away by an Indonesian tsunami,a moment captured in a terrifying video.
North Korea warns US sanctions could ‘block the path to denuclearization forever’
The North’s warning came days after the Treasury Department imposed freshsanctions on three top officials, includingChoe Ryong Hae – who is seen asKim Jong Un’s right-hand man.
China detains second Canadian in fallout from Dec. 1 arrest of tech executive Meng Wanzhou
The Chinese government confirmed on Thursday that Michael Spavor was under investigation by the Dandong Bureau of Chinese State Security for “suspicion of jeopardizing China’s national security,” Chinese newspaper Global Times reporte…
US imposes new sanctions on three North Korea officials, including Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man
The United States imposed new sanctions on three top North Korean officials – including Kim Jong Un’s right-hand man – over the country’s continuing human rights abuses, brutal censorship and the death last year of American pris…