U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis hinted Monday that Washington retained military options against nuclear-armed North Korea that he said would not leave Seoul at risk of devastating retaliatory strikes. Mattis declined to elaborate when pressed, according to a transcript of his remarks, but echoed U.S. ...
Spain on Monday ordered North Korea's ambassador to leave the country by September 30 in protest over Pyongyang's nuclear tests, which it has criticized as "a serious threat to peace." "Today, the ambassador of North Korea DPRK in Spain has been declared persona non grata," ...
The U.S. military sent four of its most advanced stealth fighter jets, along with two heavy bombers, for joint drills with Japanese and South Korean warplanes near Japan and over the Korean Peninsula on Monday in a "show of force" after North Korea's missile ...
Late summer rains and the growing importance of privately produced crops mean North Korea will likely avoid acute food shortages this year despite earlier fears of drought and mounting international sanctions, defectors and experts say. The U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned in July ...
China and Russia began naval drills near North Korea on Monday amid continuing tensions over the isolated state's nuclear ambitions and ahead of a United Nations General Assembly meeting this week, where North Korea is likely to loom large. North Korea launched a missile over ...
Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have prompted a Hong Kong-based airline to delay flights between the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam and Japan. HK Express announced five weeks ago that it planned to start the flights on Oct. 29, but has since delayed ...
U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to mock North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over Twitter on Sunday, referring to him as "rocket man," a day after a teleconference with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in over Pyongyang's continued provocations. "I spoke with President Moon of South ...
As the U.S. and its allies look to impose even stricter measures against North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un could find inspiration from oppressive regimes of yesteryear in Nazi Germany and Apartheid-era South Africa. Both managed to survive oil blockades with the help of liquefying ...
Japan is facing an existential threat and needs to respond accordingly.
North Korea's latest missile launch over Japan set sirens blaring and triggered alerts telling people to seek shelter — yet neither Tokyo nor Washington tried to shoot it down. The test follows one in August that saw another missile soar over Hokkaido. In that case, ...
The leaders will focus on the threat posed by North Korea, including Friday’s missile launch over Hokkaido and Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3.
The Defense Ministry has said that it will conduct a drill in Djibouti for protecting Japanese nationals abroad, based on new national security legislation that entered into effect last year. The drill, slated for Sept. 25 to Oct. 2, will be the third of its ...
