South Korea just showed how its stealth cruise missile can hit a tiny target...
South Korea conducted its first live-fire drill for an advanced air-launched cruise missile on Wednesday, it says the missile will strengthen its pre-emptive strike capability against North Korea in...
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Here's what China might do if the US and North Korea went to war
This is an edited excerpt of an interview with Singapore’s ambassador at large, Bilahari Kausikan, by the international affairs magazine Global Brief. Bilahari served as the permanent secretary of the...
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The White House has readied an executive order that would stop trade with any...
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin told Fox News anchor Bret Baier on Wednesday that he has drafted an executive order for President Donald Trump that would stop trade with any country doing business...
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North Korea threatens to 'sink' Japan, reduce US to 'ashes and darkness'
SEOUL/JAPAN (Reuters) - A North Korean state agency threatened on Thursday to use nuclear weapons to "sink" Japan and reduce the United States to "ashes and darkness" for supporting a U.N. Security...
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During tour of nuclear-weapons base, Mattis sends subtle message to North Korea
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — He inspected a mock-up nuclear warhead, but there was no Kim Jong Un-like posing for photographs. He chatted with nuclear missile launch officers in their underground...
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There's a $10 trillion resource that North Korea can't tap
North Korea may not have proved petroleum reserves, but it’s estimated that the secluded belligerent nation sits on reserves of more than 200 minerals—including rare earth minerals—worth an estimated...
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North Korea fires another missile, less than 2 weeks after nuclear bomb test
North Korea fired another missile, less than two weeks after its suspected hydrogen bomb test, South Korea's Yonhap News said on Friday morning local time.South Korean military officials reportedly...
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North Korea secretly makes its older missiles deadlier
North Korea’s been busy not only making new missiles, but also making its older missiles more dangerous.The rogue regime launched three missiles into the East Sea/Sea of Japan a few days before it...
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European markets give North Korea 'a shrug' as missile tests loose impact
LONDON — Markets are seemingly uninterested in continued North Korean sabre rattling, after the state engaged in another missile test that has been widely condemned by global leaders and international...
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Markets are shrugging off North Korea's latest missile launch
Markets were little changed after North Korea conducted a new missile launch, less than two weeks after testing what it called a hydrogen bomb. The Japanese yen, traditionally considered a safe-haven...
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Petraeus says Trump's 'madman' approach to North Korea could be effective —...
Trump is employing the "madman" strategy to dealing with a nuclear North KoreaIt's an approach straight from his own heart — and the "Art of the Deal"And while it's a legitimate strategy, it may end up...
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America can't avoid it any longer — we need to start talking to North Korea
The complaint about the U.N. Security Council’s new sanctions against North Korea is that they aren’t strict enough to force Kim Jong-un to dismantle his nuclear program. But here’s the thing: Nothing...
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'Rocket man': Trump has a new nickname for Kim Jong Un
SOMERSET, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (jah-yihn) have discussed North Korea in their latest call.And Trump tweets that he's asked Moon about...
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US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley says the UN has exhausted options on...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea's nuclear program and the United...
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The US just flew 6 jets over the Korean Peninsula in an epic show of force to...
The US, South Korea, and Japan conducted joint military exercises over and near the Korean Peninsula on Monday in a show of force to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Six American jets — two bombers and...
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China and Russia begin naval drills near North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) - 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...
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Germany's foreign minister is calling for direct talks with North Korea
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's foreign minister is calling for direct talks with North Korea in the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.Officials in Germany, which holds an election Sunday,...
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Here are 3 issues that will take center stage at this week's UN summit
The United Nations convenes this week for its annual General Assembly speeches and meetings, with President Donald Trump making his debut appearance before the general assembly.While Trump commended UN...
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North Korea's biggest trading partner is China — and it's not even close
The United Nations Security Council adopted a US-drafted resolution to levy new sanctions on North Korea last week.The latest sanctions cap North Korea's oil imports, ban textile exports, end...
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Some African countries risk getting hit with sanctions for their 'friendly'...
North Korea has had friendly relations with many African countries since the anti-colonial struggles of the 1960s, which it supported.Several African countries risked getting slapped with sanctions and...
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