North Korea
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BREAKING NEWS: Trump, Kim begin high-stakes summit in Singapore
Photo: Dan Scavino Jr./Wikimedia Commons All eyes on the Singapore summit. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong un went into much-anticipated talks in Singapore Tuesday morning. The two leaders were escorted into the...June 12, 2018 1061 0 -
Friday Blog: Finally, a positive North Korea news for the Trump White House
Photo: An aerial view of Washington Monument. Credit: U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway/Wikimedia Commons Thanks God it’s Friday (TGIF) Somewhat chill in the Air… کچھ کچھ خنکی سی Altogether it’s a lovely Friday evening...March 9, 2018 1954 0 -
Winter Olympics begin with a rare display of truce
Photo: ATR1992/Wikimedia Commons shows PyeongChang Dravon Valley Ski Resort The 2018 Winter Olympics began in PyeongChang with a rare display of unity between hosts South Korea and North Korea on Friday amid festering nuclear tensions and...February 9, 2018 1000 0 -
Trump declares North Korea a state sponsor of terror
President Donald Trump Monday said the United States is declaring North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism, in the face of Pyongyang hurling nuclear and missile threats. The move, to be formally enforced on Tuesday, will...November 20, 2017 966 0 -
Trump says he doesn’t blame China for trade imbalances
Photo: Screenshot/White House official YouTube video President Donald Trump, long a critic of US-China trade imbalances, Wednesday said he does not blame Beijing but the past American administrations “for allowing this out-of-control trade deficit to take...November 9, 2017 1139 0 -
Trump warns North Korea, Iran; seeks world cooperation against terror
In his first address to the UN General Assembly, President Donald Trump Tuesday sought international cooperation against terrorism, and warned of dire consequences for North Korea in the wake of Pyongyang’s highly provocative missile and nuclear...September 19, 2017 1298 0 -
After North Korean nuclear test, Trump says appeasement will not work
Image of North Korea’s ICBM missile test on July 4, 2017 Photo: Screenshot/CNN-KCTV Reacting to North Korea’s nuclear test on Sunday, President Donald Trump said Pyongyang’s actions pose a danger to the United States and that...September 3, 2017 1295 0 -
UN condemns North Korean missile launch over Japan
The Security Council has strongly condemned the latest ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which flew over Japan, as well as the series of launches that took place last week. The...August 29, 2017 1243 0 -
Why North Korean threat is not going away
In early August, the world watched with growing anxiety as the governments in Washington and Pyongyang ramped up a war of words; each exchange was louder and more strident, each threat was more determined than the...August 16, 2017 1299 0 -
What should drive policy on North Korean threat-Diplomacy or Fear?
Late July and early August have brought new attention to a long and still-growing international concern – that of the developing nuclear arsenal being built by the unpredictable regime of North Korean dictator Kim Jung-Un. A...August 9, 2017 1738 0