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This graphic shows all the events in the next 12 months that could shock...
Political events move markets like never before.You just need to look at the market fallout from Brexit, Donald Trump's election as US president, and Emmanuel Macron's first round victory in the French...
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China agrees the UN must 'take necessary measures' to crack down on North Korea
BEIJING/VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - China said on Thursday it agreed the United Nations should take more action against North Korea after its latest nuclear test, while pushing for more dialogue to...
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North Korea promises 'powerful counter measures' in response to UN-backed...
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - North Korea on Thursday pledged to take "powerful counter measures" to respond to U.S. pressure or any new sanctions against it over its missile program, accusing...
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Putin: Trump willing to resolve North Korean situation, but it's 'impossible...
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he thought the North Korea crisis would not escalate into a large-scale conflict involving nuclear weapons, predicting...
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North Korea is expected to launch an ICBM at full range on Saturday — here's...
On Saturday, North Koreans will celebrate the anniversary of their country's founding, and experts think the country may mark the holiday with a full-range test of an intercontinental ballistic...
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I interviewed 60 people who fled North Korea — here's what they said about...
There is no shortage of commentary on what should be done about North Korean weapons programs. Op-eds in major news outlets variously advocate for talks, a strategy of deterrence combined with progress...
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The US Navy will soon have an aircraft carrier full of F-35s on North Korea's...
The US Navy's USS Wasp helicopter carrier will replace the USS Bonhomme Richard in the 7th Fleet's forward-deployed base at Sasebo, Japan, thereby giving the US an F-35 compatible aircraft carrier...
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The US military wants permission to start hunting down North Korean ships...
In the aftermath of Pyongyang's ground-shakinghydrogen bomb test, the US has circulated a proposal around the UN Security Council that would grant its Navy unprecedented powers to use “all necessary...
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STOCKS GO NOWHERE: Here's what you need to know
The S&P 500 and Down Jones Industrial average slipped on Thursday, while the Nasdaq ended the slightly higher.A spike in jobless claims as a result of Hurricane Harvey caused both the dollar and...
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TRUMP: 'Sad day' for North Korea if US takes military action
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would prefer not to use military action against North Korea to counter its nuclear and missile threat but that if he did...
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Putin is reluctant to cut off North Korea's oil supplies
Amid rising tension over North Korea’s nuclear tests, South Korea’s president has pleaded with Russia to help it with its push to cut off oil supplies to Pyongyang’s regime, but Russian President...
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China's relationship with North Korea is no longer as close as 'lips and teeth'
BEIJING (Reuters) - When Kim Jong Un inherited power in North Korea in late 2011, then-Chinese president Hu Jintao was outwardly supportive of the untested young leader, predicting that "traditional...
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What North Korea thinks about Trump — according to the man who interprets his...
As Donald Trump prides himself on being unpredictable, he may well be pleased with a new New Yorker report from Evan Osnos that found North Korea couldn't make heads or tails of the US president.Pak...
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Japanese stocks slide as investors brace for more missile tests by North...
(Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to four-month lows on Friday while the broader Topix was almost flat as investors held off buying on concerns North Korea could launch another missile...
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Here's a super-quick guide to what traders are talking about right now
Dave Lutz, head of ETFs at JonesTrading, has an overview of today's markets.Safe haven investments are rising as traders await North Korea's celebration of "Founding Day."Most of the world is red.The...
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Why North Korea's latest nuclear weapons test may have been a game-changing...
North Korea on Sunday set off a nuclear blast under a mountain.The test was part of leader Kim Jong Un's campaign to make a "city busting" weapon small enough to fit on a rocket.Differing seismic...
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How Kim Jong Un's early childhood set him up to become North Korea's ruthless...
Though North Korea has been under the dynastic rule of the Kim family since the close of World War II, Kim Jong Un, the country's current leader, was never promised the throne after his father's...
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South Korea braces for possible weekend missile test from the North
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea is closely watching North Korea over the possibility it may launch another intercontinental ballistic missile as soon as Saturday when it celebrates its founding...
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As Trump threatens possible military action, most South Koreans don't think...
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - South Koreans feel increasingly doubtful that North Korea will start a war, a survey released on Friday showed, just days after its largest nuclear test and as President...
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How North Korea is ready for a nuclear war, according to a journalist who was...
North Korea is ready for nuclear war if the United States wages one, country officials told an American journalist when he visited in July.In an article for the New Yorker, published Thursday, Evan...
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