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North Korea shrugs off Trump’s scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing
SEOUL, South Korea | North Korea said Wednesday that a U.S. decision to scale back military exercises with South Korea does not change what it see as their provocative nature, dampening hopes for a resumption of diplomacy between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump. The powerful sister of North Korean […]
South Korea president stresses US alliance as many baffled by Trump order to cut exercises
SEOUL, South Korea | South Korea’s president said Tuesday a solid alliance with the United States underpins national security, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt order to “substantially reduce” joint military exercises left many many South Koreans baffled and concerned. Trump made the surprise announcement in a social media post just before U.S. and South […]
Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea
WASHINGTON | President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the ally declined to help with the war against Iran and citing his good relationship with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. Trump said in a social media post that the exercises, which began Monday, […]
Russian attacks kill 10 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy says Moscow is getting more North Korean missiles
KYIV, Ukraine | Russia attacked Ukrainian cities with missiles, drones and glide bombs Tuesday, killing at least 10 civilians, officials said, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Moscow is getting new military help from North Korea for its more than 4-year-old invasion. Zelenskyy said Russian forces used ballistic missiles supplied by North Korea in an overnight […]
After years of planning, UN Heritage for Korean War Memorial unveiled in Aurora
AURORA | Few cities around the world could create and celebrate a Korean War memorial reflecting the nuance of the conflict that in so many ways matches the character of the U.S city home to the site. Aurora did. That was one of the key messages repeated Monday when nearly 200 elected and government officials, […]
Analysis: Chinese President Xi’s silence on nuclear arms is a gift to North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
TOKYO | Chinese and North Korean state-run media this week devoted thousands of words to Xi Jinping ‘s summit with Kim Jong Un, but made no mention of a key matter for Washington: the North’s steadfast pursuit of nuclear weapons that could threaten the United States and its allies in Asia. The silence says more […]
North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weapons
SEOUL, South Korea | North Korea on Thursday unveiled a new facility to produce nuclear bomb fuels, with leader Kim Jong Un announcing plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate.” Some experts still question whether North Korea has functioning nuclear missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland. But the nuclear plant’s […]