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Trump-Kim summit preparation teams to focus on deal to ship North Korean nuclear warheads abroad
The United States and North Korea will focus on a proposed shipment overseas of nuclear warheads possessed by Pyongyang when the two sides hold preparatory talks for a summit between President Donald Trump and the North's leader, Kim Jong Un, U.S. officials said Sunday.
Venezuelan President Maduro expels top U.S. diplomat amid tensions
President Nicolas Maduro expelled the top U.S. diplomat in Venezuela and his deputy on Tuesday for allegedly conspiring against the socialist government and trying to sabotage the presidential election that took place over the weekend. "The empire doesn't dominate us here," Maduro said in a ...
Japan would be an "important partner" in South Korean President Moon Jae-in's economic cooperation initiative with the North if denuclearization becomes a reality on the divided Korean Peninsula, South Korea's unification minister said. Cho Myoung-gyon, a key player in the negotiations with Pyongyang, also said ...
Pyongyang blasts Japan for intervening in nuke talks with Washington
Comments come as Tokyo seeks to determine whether Pyongyang would be willing to resolve the abduction issue and ditch its weapons programs in return for economic aid.
Europe can no longer count on U.S. military umbrella: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe can no longer count on the U.S. for military protection and must "take its destiny into its own hands." Merkel's comments Thursday reprise a theme she first sounded last year in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" ...
Japan, China and South Korea are 'in sync' on North Korea, Japanese official says
At a trilateral summit in Tokyo, leaders from the three countries also advocated the promotion of free trade in an apparent dig at Donald Trump’s protectionist agenda.
Three Korean-Americans held by North Korea were expected to be released Wednesday during a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Despite years of hostility between Washington and Pyongyang, hundreds of Americans visited North Korea every year until the U.S. State Department finally issued ...
New Zealand announced Tuesday that it plans to significantly boost the amount of aid money it spends in the South Pacific, at a time that international concern is rising about China's growing influence in the region. Foreign Minister Winston Peters said the government plans to ...
Focus on human rights fades as U.S. and South Korea pursue North Korea deal
Absent from the recent summit between the leaders of North and South Korea was Pyongyang's human rights record, and the issue appears to have faded from U.S. President Donald Trump's public agenda as he prepares for his own meeting with Kim Jong Un. Rights activists ...
Japan tightens security ahead of three-way summit with China and South Korea
Police on Tuesday demonstrated patrol operations at Tokyo's Haneda airport as they tightened security the day before Japan, China and South Korea hold a trilateral summit in the capital. Police officers patrolling the airport's domestic terminal checked trash cans for suspicious items and conducted road ...
China hits back at U.S. 'Orwellian nonsense' jab over its Taiwan rule for airlines
Beijing has dismissed the White House's criticism of China's "Orwellian nonsense" — demands that foreign airlines not refer to self-ruled Taiwan as a country — saying foreign companies operating in China must respect the nation's sovereignty. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said "whatever the U.S. says ...
